horses
3 horses, 3 training plans – Step 2 walking together & playing
Sugar, Lucky and Salty 3 very different horses Salty Lucky Sugar Lucky, featured previously on this blog, is an Arabian gelding in his mid-teens, very sensitive and intelligent. Lucky is easy to push away, and is quick to be turned…
3 horses, 3 training plans, same foundation. Step-by-step for you & your horse. Step 1 Just Being Together
Sugar, Lucky and Salty3 very different horses Lucky Lucky, featured previously on this blog, is an Arabian gelding in his mid-teens, very sensitive and intelligent. Lucky is easy to push away, and is quick to be turned off by aggression,…
Planting forages for browsers & grazers
The first step in planting or replanting your pastures is knowing the land use history. Talk to your neighbors, they will often be the best source of information. When I bought Oak Hill, the pastures were bare red clay soil,…
Updated annual nutrition program for my horses, including monthly checklist
Here is my updated annual checklist of products for my horses. Please contact me and visit the link at the bottom for my favorite brand. Jan – March: amino-acid chelated mineral and vitamin mix* free choice amino-acid chelated calcium-phosphorus* in…
My feelings about TTEAM & natural horsemanship
I recently had a student ask me about the differences between TTEAM and natural horsemanship. As I mulled over her questions later than night, I got to thinking about why I had chosen TTEAM, and why I returned to…
Time With The Herd
I trimmed all 4 horses tonight. I generally trim every week or two, and I’ve started trimming them loose in the pasture. I find that they are all more cooperative when I allow them freedom to stand without a halter.…
Beyond The Spook – Returning to Calmness & Courage (updated Nov 2015)
Previously, I discussed a variety of techniques to prevent anxiety and spooks in horses (and their riders). This post covers what to do during and after a spook. My inspiration for this article was a recent twilight ride on my…
Tips For Endurance & Competitive Trail Horses
As many of my clients have endurance or competetive trail horses, I have gathered together all the tips I have found over the years into one program. For the off season/winter:My favorite pelleted grain ration or organic corn/oats/barley to maintain…
A summer evening with the animals…
Spent some time with the goats & horses tonight. Just being. I sat down in the goat pen for a visit. Guy decided I needed sloppy goat kisses in my ear, then burped at me. He does that almost every…
Foster and DSLD
[updated September 2020] DSLD is short for Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis. My husband’s horse Foster has DSLD. Foster is a 13 year old Clydesdale/Appendix Quarter Horse cross gelding. He came to us overweight with pasterns that were horizontal at rest.…
