Welcome to the September Blog Carnival of Horses! This month we have a great selection of postings from some of my favorite blogs and a whole bunch of new ones that I can already see will become favorites. What this really drives home to me (and which mystifies my spouse) is that when it comes to horses, there is just so much to write about! Thanks to everyone who sent in a post. If you missed the September issue, don’t forget the October Carnival of Horses is just around the corner. Enjoy!

• Elise Fagerås presents Make the horse feel like a success posted at Kraften fra Hestene – The Power of Horses
• Kim presents Crazy Name = Common Sense: Journey of the Homing Pigeon posted at enlightened horsemanship through touch.
• Jane C. presents The Mother of All Road Trips posted at The Literary Horse, saying, “The Mother of All Road Trips, Pregnancy, and the Mafia, all in one day! Grab some fries and come visit.”
• Kerry Kelly presents How Horses Think posted at Hoofbeats.
• Dressage For The Rest Of Us presents What Have Horses Done To Us To Deserve What We’ve Done To Them? posted at Dressage For The Rest Of Us, saying, “A blogger who goes where no blogger has gone before.”
• Cassidy presents Endurance Day posted at C-Horse Event Team.
• CTG Ponies, Pennsylvania USA presents Surrounded by Girls posted at CTG Ponies.
• Jessica presents Traveling Back in Time posted at Hodges Badge Company’s Weblog, saying, “This entry is more photo than word focused, giving a glimpse of horse show awards and awards catalogs from the past 50 years.”
• Kelly Utter presents Ask and Ye Shall Receive | CANTER Mid Atlantic’s Calabria Rose posted at CANTER Mid Atlantic’s Calabria Rose, saying, “This is an old entry (2008!) but one of my favorites, starring one of CANTER’s favorite horses (who is now in retraining if you check the more recent entries).”
• Jennifer Williams, Ph.D. presents behs: Tough Decisions posted at Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, saying, “This blog is not the typical rescue blog – it talks about what goes on behind the scenes. This particular article talks about the tough decisions rescuers make daily.”
• Jennifer Quail presents Books, Horses, and the Male Mentor posted at ReRider Who’s Lucky To Cope.
• Amanda Geci presents Marguerite’s Misty Morning posted at Misty’s Heaven.
• Whiskey B. presents Say Again? | County Island posted at County Island.
• Whiskey B. presents The Bucket Bunny posted at County Island.
• Whiskey B. presents Git Along, Little Doggies | County Island posted at County Island.
• Tina Marconi presents 50 Wonderful Novels for the Ultimate Animal Lover posted at Vet Tech, saying, “Here are a list of wonderful novels for the ultimate animal lover that will make for great reads when you’re ready to unwind with a heartfelt story.”
• Susan Schreyer presents Teaching: The Art of Allowing Failure posted at Things I Learned From My Horse.
• Stacey Kimmel presents Tidbits about stall design posted at Behind the Bit.
• Winter Prosapio presents HorseCentric: The Tarp That Almost Killed Me By Canyon posted at HorseCentric.
• Amanda Herbert presents Clean As A Whistle: Grooming Tips posted at A Little Black Pony.
• Jen presents The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly posted at Equine Epiphanies…, saying, “Can’t say my submission will be considered “great” (that would be tacky ) but here it is!”
• theliteraryhorse presents Be Careful What You Ask For… | The Literary Horse posted at The Literary Horse, saying, “I’m convinced we live in a literal Universe. How do you explain your horse injuries (when you can’t hide them) to your spouse?”
• Fran Jurga presents Fran Jurga`s Hoof Blog: Up-to-the Minute News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal: Of Coal Mines and Horses: Sparkless horseshoes for safety long ago posted at Fran Jurga’s “HoofBlog”: Up-to-the Minute News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal, saying, “I wrote this for the West Virginia miners, but the Chile mining situation brings it back to mind. I don’t know if they use horses in the mines there but I am thinking of those poor guys! I’m also headed to the World Equestrian Games soon, and I know that the politics of coal mining are a hot topic in Kentucky lately. So maybe this story has legs! I really enjoyed writing and research it.”
• Fran Jurga presents Horses and Heat Waves: How Did City Horses Fare in the Old Days? posted at The Jurga Report: Horse Health Headlines, saying, “As I write this, the mercury is climbing into the 90s yet again. What must it have been like to have been a horse working on city streets in a heat wave in the old days? These photos show you a little bit, and I had a great time finding them!”
• Ralph Suarez presents WONDER posted at for the love of a horse…, saying, “In June, I visited the new Al Marah Arabian Horse Galleries, at the Kentucky Horse Park.”
• Fran Jurga presents Humor (I think): WEG Channels the Old Spice Man | discoverhorses.com posted at Discover The World Equestrian Games with Fran Jurga, saying, “The World Equestrian Games has a sense of humor? Who knew?”
• Jennifer Brookbank presents The dream turns into a nightmare posted at Horsefeathers.
• Mary H. presents Clicker Training Your Horse to Take a Bath at Liberty | Stale Cheerios posted at Stale Cheerios, saying, “Apollo is a young rescued horse who has not had a whole lot of training. This summer he learned how to stand quietly at liberty to take a bath. He caught on pretty quickly using clicker training and was happy to participate in the training!”

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