Most of us are familiar with the crisis that has been facing our country’s horses for at least the past year. A poor 2007 hay crop, rising gas prices, increased costs of feed and care, and a downturn in the economy are making life hard for our horses. Many people can no longer afford to [...]

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of guest hosting the Stable Scoop radio show with Glenn the Geek. I’ve enjoyed getting to know Glenn over the last few months and was glad I was able to help out. We had a little time to catch up and then fun discussion of the newly unveiled [...]

The hardest decision I think you’ll ever make as a horse owner is choosing the right time to let go. Sometimes horses get sick or old or injured and go on their own. But other times, we have to make the responsible, kind decision to euthanize. But how do you know when the time is [...]

Nearly four years ago I was fresh out of college, officially living and working in a new city an hour and a half away from home, and getting married in two months. Throughout college, I rode, worked at my barn, and taught lessons when I was home on breaks. But now that I was living [...]

Don’t know that “just” and “abscess” necessarily go together in the same title, but that’s what was wrong with Ace. When I got home from Thanksgiving travels and went to see him on Saturday morning, he was nearly 100% sound. However, he did have a gunked up heel, and I could tell he had some [...]

Well, my boy Ace is officially [slightly] lame for the very first time since I bought him three months ago. I was in the midst of Thanksgiving preparations last night and I just had to sneak out to see Ace for 15 minutes since I hadn’t had much time for him over the last week [...]

Overall, I think my boy Ace is very happy in his “new” home at Dave and Tracie’s. There’s not a whole ton of land for the horses to live on, so we are incredibly efficient with what we have. There is a medium sized indoor Cover-All arena (which is amazing!) with four stalls in one [...]