What Have I Learned This Year’
…too bad it’s also the emotionally hardest and least cost-efficient way to get horses to ride. Sam is a 15-year-old Thoroughbred who was Heather?s competitive partner and is now our…
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Get At That Blind Splint, High Suspensory
…But you can’t find anything wrong. If anything, he looks puffy on the opposite front leg. The leg you suspect has no heat, swelling, or pain on palpation. Examination with…
When Hay`s Hard To Find
…oz. of wheat bran per pound (dry weight) of the beet pulp balances the major-mineral profile. Because of the higher calorie density, 2.5 to 3 lbs. will substitute for 5…
What I Learned About Training From Riding At Galway Downs
…faults. But Heather and I believed then that preliminary would be the level at which she?d truly learn the game. We were right. Firebolt spent three years at preliminary level,…
Fencing That Reaches Luxury Levels
…and method of extrusion used to ensure quality. Vinyl planking is made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC. In the process of making the vinyl resins, which are heated and molded…
Being A Father Is Making Me a Better Horseman
it’s been just more than four years since my wife, Heather, informed me that she was, to our surprise, pregnant. So in these last few weeks I’ve been contemplating how…
Helpful Horsekeeping Hints: Making Your Horse’s Life Easier
…heat for poultices. You can soak the diapers in Epsom salts or any medication and wrap them with the absorbent side to the leg. They can be cut, fitted and…
Working In Water
…turned on, buoyancy improves and water resistance is reduced.? The horse can also get improved blood circulation since the water is heated. A normal workout for a rehab horse is…
Riding My Young Horse For the First Time
…first-ride honors. Part of me misses doing that, but the broken parts of my body don’t, and I don’t want to put Heather through watching me lying unconscious in the…
Fall: The Best Trail Riding Season
October in Montana: The summer heat has been put to sleep, the insects have been quelled by nightly frosts, and the woods are aflame with color. For those of us…