Farriers
“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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