Answers Straight From The Horses Mouth!
My son and I went out to the races the other day, and we ended up chatting with a horse trainer that was there—off duty, of course. He was just enjoying the race as we were. However, it did come up that he loved his job as a horse trainer, and that he was making …
After many years of friendship, the first horse I ever owned sadly died last week. He lived to a ripe old age and we had many great years together, so while it’s of course very sad, we were all prepared for it. What I realized I wasn’t prepared for, though, was what to do with …
I’ve been teaching my son all the ins-and-outs of horse husbandry recently, and it’s been really great to see him getting fully stuck into to something. One of the things we did recently was hoof trimming, and I showed him how to do it. Not the most rewarding activity when it comes to horse maintenance, …
One of my horses went through surgery recently, and my son and I have been by his side as much as possible during the recovery. He seems to be in good spirits, but he is in a lot of pain—he twisted his ankle while on a trail, and the vets had to set it back …
While out with some friends the other night, we were having a discussion about some children that she teaches at her job. She works with children with special needs of many kinds, and some cases of children with down syndrome. It was a really interesting discussion, which naturally led us, a bunch of horse lovers, …