My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Recently I was in California visiting family. As part of the trip we attended a fund raiser for a charity that my mother has supported for many years. The dinner was held at a spectacular house that overlooked the Napa Valley. The views were magnificent. But what really caught my eye was the Deborah Butterfield […]
Read MoreWeaving is mostly just an annoying habit, but many people wonder if the repetitive action will cause damage. As far as I’ve been able to tell, the jury is out on this. Some people report that the action puts excess stress on their leg joints that can lead to ring bone and knee problems or […]
Read MoreHere’s a cool YouTube video that was prepared for a competition. Hope you enjoy it!
Read MoreBack in the old days I remember that people pulled their horse trailers with their station wagons. That was before everyone decided that you needed a one-ton pick up (don’t think you can get away with a half ton or, god forbid, an SUV). Of course, there are dangers to pulling an overloaded trailer with […]
Read MoreThis Craig’s list ad has been posted on several forums . . . it’s certainly caught a lot of eyes and made many people laugh. I hope it helped this gelding find the perfect home. Big Gelding/Are you Cowboy Enough? Big grade gelding. Been used as a pickup horse until he got hooked by a […]
Read MoreWeaving is a stereotypical behavior like cribbing. Although it is usually considered a “vice” it’s a behavior that horses don’t choose — its another obsessive compulsive behavior — but for which they are often punished. Just like some humans who have OCD behaviors, some horses are prone to stereotypies. Although researchers have not found a […]
Read MoreThere’s some good news for the Pryor Mountain horses. Fifteen of the older horses have been resettled on a 3000-acre ranch at the foot of the range. Members of the Cloud Foundation, an organization that worked to save the herd, worked hard to ensure that all of the 57 horses removed from the herd were […]
Read MoreEddie, a horse in Wyoming, survived a 3.3-mile swim through an irrigation tunnel after being sucked into the intake valve. Eddie was found — relatively unscathed — two days after disappearing under water. The 9-year old Arabian gelding was being ridden along the Shoshone river when he and his 16-year old rider, Joshua Black, and […]
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