My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Considering how many horses are being treated for Lyme disease in the North East, you’d think that there would be more definitive research about Lyme and its treatment. In truth, there is still a lot that we (the royal we here, including veterinary researchers) just don’t know about how Lyme (and other tick-borne diseases) affect […]
Read MoreAbout a month ago I had a bad ride on Freedom. It was right around the time he got hives, back at the end of August. I took him over to the ring intending to hop over a few fences. He was unusually reticent and clumsy. Freedom hardly ever touches a fence and yet he […]
Read MoreNow here’s a TV commercial that accurately portrays something I do frequently. Okay, I might not be herding actual cats, but it sure feels that way!
Read MoreI’ve written before about people who turn old horse shoes into pieces of sculpture, A Better Use for Old Shoes. I recently came across another way to turn horse shoes into art — this one a bit more accessible for those of us not comfortable wielding a blow torch: Beaded horse shoes. Check them out. […]
Read MoreI’ve never had a vanity plate on my car but I’ve seen some cute ones out driving that proclaim the driver is an equestrian. I’ve compiled a list of vanity plates that people reported owning. Have you seen any funny ones? Some of the best ones that I’ve heard of include: 2DBARN EQ DOC JUMPER […]
Read MoreWhen I was growing up, my father collected antique signs. I loved some of the old images which were amongst the earliest commercial images. It’s not surprising, then, that I felt an immediate attraction to antique crate labels as soon as I saw them. Fruit and vegetable growers started using colorful labels on their caratesto […]
Read MoreOn Monday I was schooling for the hunt. In my warm up rides I generally do a few transitions from canter to gallop and back to make sure I have brakes and then hop over a few fences. If I find I’m having problems I want to make sure that I fix them at home […]
Read MoreFreedom needs to be ridden several times a week. Not to keep him fit (he’s always fit) but to quiet his mind. After a few days off he sees lions, tigers and bears in the woods when we hack out. He is startled by the most common objects (a wet rock, a tree branch that […]
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