Hello and happy Friday, everyone! Here are some conversation starters for your group trail ride this weekend.My favorite story of the week is about this Morgan horse in Amish country who has charmed tellers...
Horses have been...
Ever visit a building site before the walls go up? There’s plenty of activity as construction workers install plumbing and electric and pour the foundation, which are all essential—although hidden—aspects of a well-built house.
Once you’re in the completed...
Q: I’ve heard that it’s better for my horse if I use a mounting block, but he moves away before I can get my foot in the stirrup. How can I teach him to stand still?
A: A horse...
Lord knows our non-horse-obsessed friends and family have to suffer through more than their share of equestrian chatter. After years of involuntary education, I wondered how mine would do with some basic horse questions. So I polled a few...
Have you ever developed an unreasonable attachment to a piece of grooming equipment? If yes, then you’ll know how I feel about my old sweat scraper.
I love its sturdy red wooden handle, its lovely copper arc and the black...
Like many trainers, Nikki Egyed finds great joy in rehabbing & re-training off-the-track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs). But where many others guide their new charges into new careers in English disciplines—dressage, jumping, hunters, eventing—Egyed has discovered their enjoyment of and talents...
Q: After every lesson I dutifully cool out my horse. But while my instructors have all told me that this is very important, no one has told me why. What are the dangers of putting a hot horse into...
Imagine a Sunday drive through a vineyard: the clippity clop of little hooves as you trot along, able to easily maneuver places a full-sized horse and cart could never venture. For champion Miniature Horse trainer Bryce Baker and his...
Everything about him seems impressive. He’s a Welsh Cob (section D) stallion—strong, robust, and athletically built. He has the most amazing, floating trot. In the spring, his bay coat blossoms with dapples, and during the summer his long black...
