March 18, 2015
Jessie Salter
How do you go about introducing a new horse to the herd? I spend a lot of time watching how my horses interact with each other. Often I have a horse in the group that I know is assertive, but not mean. Or one that is great about protecting the youngsters. I also have ones […]
March 17, 2015
Rachel Larsen
If the title of this post hadn’t given it away, you might not guess the friendly horses pictured below are actually bucking horses. These photos were taken on January 1st, the day before a big WSRRA sanctioned stock saddle bronc riding in Torrington, Wyoming. My son was playing on the ice in the horse pasture, when […]
March 14, 2015
Jenn Zeller
I realize we are all busy, and don’t always have time to sit and watch hours of video, so I’ve tried to break these down into shorter sections where you can see the change happen. Listen close as Zach talks through what he’s after. You want to let the horse get used to wearing the […]
March 11, 2015
Lynn Kohr
A horse’s eye tells his story…where there is a soft look, he is content and light to handle, and his feet move easily and evenly. An eye with a strained, concerned, difficult appearance has sticky, glued to the ground feet that have rigidity to their move. Taking the lead rope in hand, can you just […]
March 9, 2015
Jenn Zeller
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I love to be organized. I’m sure if my other half is reading this right now, he’s laughing, a great, big, deep, belly laugh because I’m sure to him I seem scattered. And I am — because I don’t have enough storage places to put things […]
March 7, 2015
Rachel Larsen
Champ 1993-2014 Champ joined our family, as a four-year-old, with a trailer load of fellow Shetland/thoroughbred-cross ponies from Bozeman, Montana. Four ponies; buckskin, bay, black, and gray. We found new homes for them all, except for Champ the bay. He became my younger brother’s home school project. My brother and Champ’s relationship started off on the wrong […]
March 5, 2015
Jenn Zeller
In a previous post I wrote about doing groundwork, and why I believe it’s important. I’m often by myself around here though, and as such, it’s hard to get good video showing how to do it, plus I’m not nearly as good as some other folks when it comes to doing groundwork. So I figured […]
March 3, 2015
Jan Swan Wood
Handling bulls of any sort can usually be a bit risky, simply because they are bulls. Even a very gentle bull can surprise you with some sudden move, so they always bear watching. I was trailing a bull several miles across country, returning him to his cows. He had gone on a walkabout tour of […]
March 2, 2015
Jessie Salter
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March 2, 2015
Rachel Larsen
#1. Teaching your milk cow to lead (this is an expirimental process, results may vary). How many unusual uses do you have for your horse?