Category: horse ownership
After the Rain
The joys of owning a cribber
Cribbing 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 MoreThe horses are fine
It’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 MoreTwelve rules for buying a horse
Dr. David Ramey published a blog post today that has some great information in it called Seven Rules for Buying a Horse. Seriously, everyone should read it. I particularly like his statement, You Can’t Predict the Future, where he says (among other things), If you like the horse for how he is, and who he […]
Read MoreSettling In
Stage two of the big move took place today. Zelda and Curly joined Freedom and Willow at their new home. Zelda went over first (Curly has some stability issues standing in the trailer so I decided to take them separately). There was much rejoicing when she saw her old friends, including a good old run […]
Read MoreThe Big Move
15 years ago I moved my horse to a private barn 5 minutes from my house. After years of commuting a half hour or more to ride I was thrilled to be so close — even if it meant giving up an indoor arena, a jumping ring and access to trainers. And it’s been an […]
Read MoreSigns of Spring — At Last!
The Northeast is finally starting the great thaw and the promise of Spring is in the warmth of the sun, the welcome site of pavement on my driveway, and the massive amounts of horse hair coming off Freedom and Zelda in clumps. I’ve never been so glad to experience shedding! Yesterday the temperatures here in […]
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