Did you know that there are, on average, 450 different breeds of horses and ponies?! If you are interested in a list check out this site. It lists 353 horse breeds and 100 pony breeds in alphabetical order. As I began to look over the list I realised I didn’t know as many horse breeds […]
Keeping Horses on Full Time Pasture- the Pros & Cons!
It’s that time of year again, the grass is growing and the days are warming up, real soon the pasture will be ready for our horses. I know that my horses are ready to trade their dusty hay for the luscious grass. However, this time of year also causes me to evaluate my horse’s feeding […]
A Special Place in My Heart
Senior equines have a special place in my heart. They are trained to serve us; they work hard their whole lives, and when they come to their end days- it’s our turn to serve them. Sometimes that means spending money on medicine or a special diet, or sometimes that means ending their suffering. A few […]
Spring Cleaning
The days are getting longer and the grass greener, sure signs that spring is almost here! And what a better way to kick off spring than to have a SPRING BREAK! This is especially helpful for equestrians who have lots of preparations to make for the good weather and growing grass. Plus what a great […]
A Trip to the Vet
Hay! A week or so ago, my farriers told me that Chestnut’s, one of the horses in my care, neck needed to be popped and that he needed to see a horse chiropractor. *Let me say that this was really surprising because I didn’t know there was such a thing for horses* So we called […]