There are a lot of basics that horses need to be truly healthy: lots of turnout, constant access to hay or grass and water, exercise, de-worming, regular veterinary and teeth care. The list of practical how-to’s for good horse care can go on and on (and if that’s what you’re looking for here’s a basic [...]

Well, that was about as anti-climatic as it gets when you discover your horse is dead lame. I know, that’s a good thing! Stopped out to stick Ace on the longe line and see how he was moving, even took my camera so I could video him and show all of you – but there [...]

Who needs kids when you have animals? They’re wonderful much of the time, but they all have moments where they give you some serious grief. I have three four-legged children with tails, and they have been conspiring to make me crazy this week. It all started with Luna and Rooney, my two cats. They are [...]

Ace was ticked at me on Tuesday. I suppose he had good reason; he had his teeth floated earlier in the day. As much as I hate going to the dentist for a simple cleaning, I can imagine how unpleasant a giant drill in your mouth must be. But that’s horse ownership – doing what’s [...]

I’ve had this blog longer than I’ve had the equine love of my life Ace, and some of you may remember that week a two and a half years ago when I unexpectedly went from horseless to owned by a horse. But if you weren’t around back then, I am an example of how not [...]

Since there really weren’t any Budweiser Clydesdales commercials to speak of during yesterday’s Super Bowl, I guess I’ll just have to move on to a subject that has been percolating in my brain for the last week … One of my biggest frustrations is owners who punish their horses’ lack of training as a discipline [...]

This has been one of those weeks where I am especially glad that I board my horse and am not solely responsible for his daily care. I came down with the holiday plague that has been passed around my family over the last two weeks and was incredibly glad I didn’t have to leave my [...]