Trailers well, good for vet, farrier..
Trailers well, good for vet, farrier, stands, ties, bathes …
That’s something I see in almost every single advert for horses for sale.
And it’s great, as far as it goes.
Teach your horse to ground tie – a VERY good idea!
I have gotten to the point where my arthritis is bad enough to make it very difficult to get on to Chips. Once I’m on, I’m OK, but it’s that first step that’s a doozy!
About older riders
I prefer to be called a “vintage” rider but the fact remains, I am probably the oldest person riding at the barn where I keep my horse.
Huh. I almost wrote “who still rides” but I just don’t like the implication that it’s some kind of amazing accomplishment to “still” be riding at my age.
“They can tell you’re afraid”
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone tells me flat out that they know horses can sense fear in humans and take advantage of it to behave badly.
Usually it’s someone who says with a certain amount of pride ” I rode a horse once – but never again!”.
Winter Vacation Viewpoints
First of all, you have to know that I hate winter.
Not a normal, “Jeez, it’s cold and I don’t really want to go out” kind of hate, but a deep down, dismal, depressing, demoralizing, dark and doleful, all-consuming hatred that leads me every year to wish I had married that nice young man from Kentucky instead. (Sorry, Steve.)
How Not To Sell Your Horse
This is a time of year when many horses will be changing hands for all sorts of reasons.
I can’t give you a sure-fire method to successfully sell your horse, but I can give you some pointers on how NOT to sell your horse..
Barn friends
Recently in a conversation about life and things in general, someone said to me “but they’re only your barn friends, not your real friends”.
I’d like to set the record straight.