My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
I was talking to someone once who complained that her horse’s back was sore. I asked if she had a saddle fitter look at it. Her response? She’d had it fitted when she bought it . . . three years ago! That begs the question, how often do you have your saddles fitted? Personally, I […]
Read MoreLove this post from Denny Emerson this morning. I see so many people posting on forums that you are not an accomplished rider unless you can ride your horse in a snaffle. Preferably a loose ring or egg butt snaffle. Bits and bitting—-A dose of reality— Much of training horses on a daily basis is […]
Read MoreAt my old barn, we had lots and lots of shelves. As with most things, the more space I had, the more I spread out. At the new barn, storage space is not quite so spacious. And my things need to be contained. I’m probably the last equestrian on the face of the earth who […]
Read MoreFreedom’s pasture-mate, Willow, was recently diagnosed with Equine Metabolic Syndrom (EMS) or Insulin Resistance (IR). What does that mean? According to the Department of Animal Science at the University of Connecticut, Glucose (sugar) normally functions to fuel many metabolic processes in the body and is the primary energy currency of the body. Insulin is normally […]
Read MoreMany years ago I shot a video for a client in Fort Worth, Texas. They knew I was an equestrian so they made sure to take me to the rodeo (where I saw my first reining horses and was blown away by them) and to ML Leddy’s a custom boot and saddlery shop. While I […]
Read MoreLast Friday I broke one of my cardinal rules: Always wear boots around horses that protect your feet. Not shoes. Not sandals. I’m pretty good about it, usually. But the one time I wasn’t, I got hurt. I was feeding Freedom and Willow in the morning. I’d just given Freedom his grain when something spooked […]
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