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Wintertime Walkabout

    World clad in crystal Hooves ring out-insatiable Curiousity!  

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Lyons, Parelli and Clinton, Oh My!

The first time I visited the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center at the Kentucky Horse Park, one of the directors asked me, “who’s your guru?”

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Gracie’s New Career

    The farm family grew again. Ginny found her perfect horse: a rescued coming two-year old Belgian cross filly. The filly came to be known as Magdalene. She arrived loose in the horse trailer–she was unapproachable, virtually feral. They … Continue reading

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Winter Footware for the Equine Professional to Go the Extra Mile

Safety, mobility, dryness and warmth are the goals of any equine professional, whether training a horse, teaching a riding lesson, or simply running the farm. Let’s start from the bottom up: your feet. This is the “sole” of the matter!

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Lessons From Mailmen

Mailmen can teach equine professionals a lesson that will rocket us light years ahead of our competition.

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From the Web Whisperer: Iphone Desktop Links!

Greetings to our wonderful subscribers! I have great news! A first in the world of horses!

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New Horse for Training. The More Things Change…

…The more they stay the same. Wally the warmblood arrived safe and sound for 6 months or so of training board while his owner is out of the country. His owner’s goals: use Centered riding, natural horsemanship and classical training … Continue reading

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Clicker Training for Hoof Handling

One of the first things a horse learns when they arrive on the farm for training is a bridge signal. This simple tool becomes a powerful horse training accelerator.

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Everyday Horse Training: Gideon’s Abcess

Ginny called from feeding the horses tonight with news that Gideon was three-legged lame. Mark and I layered up and headed out to the pasture. A quick onceover and a careful feel revealed the most likely diagnosis of lameness– and … Continue reading

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Horse Expo: Health Considerations

The crowd stood enthralled in the Breed Aisle at the Horse Expo.

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