My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
You might remember that Freedom stepped on his foot a few months back. It happened in the blink of an eye and the wound took forever to heal. Back in January, I reported that we were having issues with proud flesh (Bad Luck Comes in Threes). The good news is that it’s finally better. Two […]
Read MoreHow much fun you are having in this latest snow depends considerably on your size. Zelda loves it. She’s fully of energy and although she doesn’t race around for long, she gives some good bucks and rears, trying to convince Curly to join in. Curly was having none of it this morning, so Zelda tore […]
Read MoreJust when we’d almost dug out from the last storm, we’ve been hit by another. This one came with less fanfare, very few ominous warnings in the media, and no driving ban but it dumped almost as much snow on us and left the roads nearly impassible. Thankfully, I didn’t need to walk to the […]
Read MoreWhile we didn’t get quite as much snow as predicted — forecasters were making noise about 2-3 feet. We sure got plenty! We woke up to about 18″ of snow this morning and got another 2-3″ throughout the day. I live about a mile from the barn by road and about half a mile if […]
Read MoreIt was one of those weeks where I felt like I spoke to my vet more than my friends! I like my vet, but mostly I want to see her twice a year for shots. I’ve now seen her three times in the past month, so I’m hoping that my spell of bad luck is […]
Read MoreAlthough we’ve had plenty of cold weather this winter (too much), we’ve had practically no precipitation. That’s a problem for our water situation at the Red Barn, where we depend on rain water to fill our tanks. This week the front tank was down to just a few inches of water. Luckily, last winter my […]
Read MoreBlankets are one way to keep your horse warm during the winter, but you can also help your horse generate his own heat by feeding him more forage. We feed a lot of hay. Much more than my horses ever got at commercial boarding facilities. Long stem forage is good for a horse’s digestion and […]
Read MoreWe’ve had quite a run of cold weather. Okay, it is Winter and it is New England, but I am getting tired of waking up to single digit temperatures (or worse). Warming up to 16 degrees just doesn’t cut it for me. I’m not worried so much about the horses. They don’t seem to mind […]
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