My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Most years by the beginning of January, the horses have been wearing blankets pretty consistently. This year, they’ve only warn blankets two nights, when the temperatures dipped into the single digits. Otherwise, we’ve had unseasonably warm weather coupled with the fact that the new barn has less blanket storage and it’s harder to blanket them […]
Read MoreCribbing is one of those stable vices that can easily make your horse equis non grata at boarding facilities. In fact, many boarding barns won’t accept cribbers at all. Cribbing and wood chewing can be destructive (although they are different) and there’s a concern, mostly unfounded, that the vice will spread like a virus through […]
Read MoreToday I got to the barn to find that the horses were playing musical pastures again. Curly was in with Freedom and Willow and Zelda was on the other side of the fence looking annoyed. It turns out that Curly is a limbo dancer. Someone had pulled down two rails of fencing and she had […]
Read MoreIt’s never a good sign when you wake up to an email from your Barn Owner with “The Horses are Fine” as the message heading. It means your horses have survived, but that they did their best to tempt fate. This morning, all the horses were involved in a grand adventure, but Zelda was the […]
Read MoreAre you an equestrian with the burning urge to share some of the things you’ve learned over the years? Are you looking for an outlet to write about all things horses? I’d like to talk to you! No, not for Equine Ink. This is more of my personal space. But I’ve started a new website/blog […]
Read MoreUC Berkeley and Durham University optometry scientists have discovered the reasons for the horizontal pupil shape of some animals’ eyes — after analyzing 214 species of land animals, they have concluded that species with vertical pupils are more likely to be ambush predators that are active both day and night. Animals with horizontally elongated pupils […]
Read MoreSapphire the horse has shown a remarkable talent on the electric keyboard, enjoying both the sounds and the feeling of the keys. He’s got quite a riff going! But he’s not the only horse that likes music. Researchers at Hartpury College in England tested the effects of different types of music on eight stabled horses. […]
Read MoreFreedom’s mysterious hind end lameness took an accelerated curve to the left when I arrived to find him literally standing on three legs. He will put weight on that hoof/leg when asked to walk, but it’s pretty obvious that it’s painful. It’s pretty horrific to find your horse standing like that. He wasn’t favoring it […]
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