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Lucky the Arabian horse – his story continued
Background and prep work: Back in March I introduced Lucky, the youngest and latest addition to our equine family. Lucky’s real name is To Catch A Thief. A registered Arabian, Lucky was bred to race. A few years ago he…
Clearing emotional issues in horses
I’m often asked by clients what to do about old traumas. Many horses have come from abusive backgrounds, or had accidents, or even just the trauma of being ridden in badly-fitted tack. There are many things that can create emotional…
Supplements and diet for endurance & competetive trail horses
I have recently worked with several horse owners that compete in either endurance or competetive trail. I am also conditioning one of my older Arabian horses for competetive trail, and would like to compete in endurance with my young Arabian…
Foster, ulcers in horses and dropped pasterns
Jim’s horse Foster may be dealing with ulcers, according to my muscle testing. I have started him on a couple tablespoons of Dynamite Miracle Clay an hour before each meal. He refuses to be dosed by syringe, so I mix…
New members of the goat herd
We added a herd sire this spring. His name is Meadowinds Cocoa Puff (photo above). He is a polled (no horns) fainting goat buck. We are also getting another doeling to cross with Oak Hill Dreamer. Her name is Goat…
Goat update week 6
Oak Hill Dreamer mugging for the camera above… Oak Hill Anna’s Carlotta in front, Mimosa and Guy behind… Carlotta climbing high…Dreamer and Carlotta butting heads to win the high spot… New video clips at www.youtube.com/carrieeastman More posts later this week…
Goat baby update, week 4
The kids are now 4 weeks old. They are growing fast, nibbling grain and eating hay. Carlotta and Dreamer have both fainted, after jumping onto a slippery plastic lawnchair. Here are some new pictures: Dreamer’s first faint. Yum, jacket! Let’s…
Introducing Lucky, Arabian horse
For a change of pace from goats, I thought I’d introduce another family member. This is Lucky. His registered name is To Catch a Thief. He is a 9 year old Arabian gelding, bred to race but retired from the…
Goat baby update, week 3
Well, it’s not quite 3 weeks, but they are growing so fast I decided to post early. Carlotta and Dreamer are eating hay now, as well as nursing. Carlotta is very athletic and agile, able to leap several feet while…
Goat baby update
The kids are now almost 2 weeks old! They are growing fast. Jackie, the buckling (photo to right), has been renamed Dreamer. He is a cautious contemplative little buckling, and the action star name just didn’t fit his energy level.…
