Maintaining a performance horse can be tough. They work so hard for us we want them to feel their best. We regularly have Fiddler, our barrel horse, magna waved. He …
Magic Mud for Horses
A Trip to Town and the Indoor Arena
Big storms came through Friday night. We watched our nice dry pasture turn into a lake. Luckily it’s the extra pasture that we don’t always have horses in. It was …
Between the Reins and the Rains
Hanna joined the Between the Reins program and started watching videos last night. She worked with Fiddler on a couple things today. I watched a few of the nutrition videos. …
The Road and Races
Goose and I had a nice ride this morning. She finally chose to go down the road. She walked out calmly and came back just as calm. Big step for …
And Today We Loped
Goose and I have come so far. We’ve been diligently following the principles of Warwick Schiller and I have gained so much confidence in my riding and Goose has become …
She Found the Road
Today we again worked on the destination addiction while walking exercise. The spot near the road that took us 20 minutes to get to yesterday… she walked right there today. …
First ride in Cavallo hoof boots
It’s been raining and raining. I admit I am more of a fair weather rider, but the morning was cool and we had new things to work on, so I …
After the rain
It’s been too many days with rain. Everything is still waterlogged and muddy but the breeze is cool and the sun is shining. Quiet time in the pasture with no …
The Best Horse Fly Sheet
It’s fly season. When we first got into horses I think this was our biggest surprise… flies. They just come out of nowhere with a vengeance. The first season of …
Homemade Fly Spray
We’ve been in a drought for a couple years now. It recently rained, and rained and rained… and now we are inundated with flies, and they HURT! I was watching …