At the Barn

On Kissing Horses

If it’s not too personal let me ask… Have you ever French Kissed…. a HORSE?!  Equine Affaire 2023, Ohio: Julie Goodnight tells spectators not to kiss on their horses faces… that’s not the way horses show affection, and you run the risk of being bitten. The only incident I’ve encountered while nuzzling my horse’s muzzle […]

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Mud & Ice

Well, I did it AGAIN Or rather, it happened again….. When you fall off your horse it’s one thing. You’ve got an excuse. After all you’re dealing with a thousand-plus pound animal with a mind of its own, and misunderstandings happen. When you fall while just walking around the grounds that’s quite another matter. To

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Waiting

Keeping a Horse Can Be a Waiting Game As I drove to the barn recently on a cold, damp, rainy, miserable morning I wondered if the vet would arrive on time. And if not, I wondered how long I would have to wait in the damp barn on this cold, rainy, miserable morning. Stopping at

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Almost Winter

A Tough Time of the Year This is always a tough time of the year for me – the transition from fall’s waning to winter’s approaching, to oops not here just yet let’s have a little more fall, to yep NOW it’s winter! Fluctuating winter temperatures when you live in the City far from your

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Treats

A Word on Horse Treats It seems appropriate just days after Halloween, one of the candiest times of the year, to think about horse treats. There are a lot of options: home grown (apples & carrots), home made (there are lots of recipes online), store bought or of course ‘people’ treats like peppermint candies. I recently

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