Farriers
My natural barefoot horse trimmer came again last week! What a great job she did! I am so happy!
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“No hoof, no horse. ” Yep, I have heard that for years. I never had a problem with my childhood horse, Amoreena. I called the farrier, he came. Her hooves always looked good. When I got Brego, Arwen, Sassy, I didn’t know any farriers in the area. I looked in our local paper and found one. Brego was new to me then, and I admit I was still nervous and didn’t have a clue how to interact with him. I haven’t had a horse in years and years! Amoreena was 11 months old when my sister and dad bought her for me. I trained her by reading books and spent a lot of time with her! I had no extracurricular activities after school! I came home and spent time with her. Brego was different. Older, green broke, and not so easy-going. When the farrier...
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I rode Brego after work today. I wish I had gotten to the barn earlier..but couldn’t. I knew the ride would be short (and it was), but I just had to see if he would ‘head out’ without being too ‘buddy-sour’. Just the other day someone told me that a trainer she knew said that no horse really likes to go out alone. They are herd animals, and it goes against their nature. That is a valid point. I never had that problem until this spring, when Brego was so resistant that time I rode. Up until then, I never had an issue. Granted, I haven’t ridden much these past couple of years. He is 19 years old now, and maybe, like myself, doesn’t quite feel the same-a little more aches and pain. Brego walked on down the road with no...
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I believe I have mentioned before how busy life can be! I haven’t been able to ride as much as I would have liked. The weather has been warm and muggy after work. There have been a few days at the job that have totally worn me out, so I didn’t do much after coming home. I also made the choice one day to skip going on a ride and instead visit an old friend after work. I was fretting about how my horses are so out of shape, nowhere near the condition they should be. How can I make time to do all that needed to be done!? The stock trailer is parked in my field. I need to seal the floor with a water stain. I need to sand and paint some rust areas. There are weeds to be cut down in the pasture, the fence wire needs tightening…and so on! I also...
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My brother-in-law lost his fight with cancer on May 19th, 2016. Goodbye Charlie. I hope you get to ride in heaven! Charlie liked horses,even though he didn’t know much about them. He had expressed an interest in riding at one time. I regret that I never planned a day to have him come and ‘play’ with my horses, and to let him ride (with me leading). Maybe he wouldn’t have done it, but at least the offer was there. It is so easy to get caught up in the urgency of the day, the hour, the moment. I have felt that way my entire adult life! Then when something like this happens..I have to step back and reassess what is really important.
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Like other “ordinary” horse owners, we are busy people. Work, children, grandchildren, sickness, shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc…. I tried to ‘fit’ my horse time in there. I would brush, love on them…maybe ride in their pasture once or twice. Very boring, for everyone! Coulda, shoulda had a plan…and implemented it! I could have made it interesting, challenging. But I didn’t. Never really had a training schedule that I stuck to. I had the best intentions… Every Spring I would be able to get on Brego and go off for a nice ride. I brought Brego home Oct. 1, 2006. So there have been a lot of Springs I was able to do this! Until yesterday. I have a week off from work, and thought a little ride would be great....
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