Sheath Cleaning. That about sums it up. I feel like I’m about to introduce myself at an AA meeting: Hello, my name is Jackie. And until yesterday, I had never cleaned my gelding’s sheath. I know, I know. It’s an important part of every male horse’s regular care. But because I had never done it [...]
All is well in the world of Ace, despite some funky looking feet and having a pretty easy summer so far. He’s happy spending long nights out to pasture, and hot days in the shaded, bug-free barn. He’s sound and healthy, and most importantly happy. Where We’ve Been It’s been slow riding for the last [...]
It’s been an interesting week in horse ownership for me, with two pretty large revelations about Ace: my saddle doesn’t fit any more he’s allergic to … well … something I swear, with everything our horses put us through, it’s gotta be like raising kids sometimes. Saddle Selling and Buying Ace is a tough on [...]
It’s a good thing I like beans (well, green and black ones, but that’s besides the point) – because Ace is completely sound and full of them. His foot was looking good prior to my long weekend away at Equine Affaire (check out the main site for my review of the clinics and shopping at [...]
I am a very happy camper right now because Ace blew an abscess over the weekend. I am not a happy camper because Ace has been a royal pain in the you-know-what about letting me soak said hoof. If that sounds weird that I’m happy my horse blew an abscess, here’s what happened: Ace has [...]
You know that old saying, “time heals all wounds”? Even though I’m pretty sure it’s referring to broken hearts and the like, it sure does apply to our horses! From weight issues to hoof issues to injuries, time and patience seem to be the best thing we can give our horses. That’s certainly been the [...]
My bad boy got a bit of a belly ache on Saturday night and really scared his momma! Ok, he’s not bad. He’s actually pretty wonderful. We’ve had an awesome month filled with lots of riding. We now have a solid canter with snappy transitions and even have our leads mostly worked out. And we’ve [...]
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