My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
If you’ve always thought your horse looked a lot like racing great Secretariat, here’s your chance to find out if he makes the grade. He doesn’t even need to be fast. Walt Disney Pictures is shooting the movie Secretariat later this year and the producer of the film, Mayhem Pictures is conducting an online “casting […]
Read MoreRecently I wrote a post about the cost of prescription drugs for horses (How to keep prescription drug costs for horses under control). One of my suggestions was to get your vet to write prescriptions which you can have filled at one of the myriad online pharmacies. But what if your vet will only fill […]
Read MoreI’ve never thought about training my horse to ride in my car. I’d have a hard time fitting Freedom into my Sequoia unless I could convince him to stick his head out the sun roof. Patches, however, seems to relish sitting in his owners’ convertible. He has a blissful expression on his face as he […]
Read MoreJudging by the videos I see on YouTube, lots of people ride their horses in shorts during the summer. Okay, it’s an appealing idea and maybe a way to stay cool. But in my experience is so darn uncomfortable! I’ve tried riding with full chaps (too hot and sticky, and if you zip wrong, it’s […]
Read MoreWith a rash of minor injuries at the barn lately it’s caused me to look carefully at our communal supplies. Having essential supplies at hand can make a difference when your horse is uncomfortable or injured and you can save money by ordering essentials in bulk and certainly it’s better to have them on hand […]
Read MoreAn article published today in The Horse, Cribbing is Not a Learned Behavior, supports many of the conclusions that I’ve come to as the owner of a cribber. While many people assume that cribbing is, essentially, contagious and don’t want their horses to be stabled near one, the research shows that genetic predisposition is a […]
Read MoreKoda is so small that he is often mistaken for a battery operated toy! He’s smaller than a Labrador retriever and only a little larger than a cat. Koda is a miniature horse that also suffers from dwarfism. He stands just 59 cm (23 1/4″) tall and is the smallest horse in Australia. Koda was […]
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On Monday night I showed up at the barn around 7:00 p.m. to ride once the day cooled off. To my dismay, I found that Freedom’s knee was hugely swollen with cellulitis. I had wrapped his legs because he’d felt a bit stocked up the night before and because the swelling had nowhere to go […]
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