Posts Tagged ‘horse care’

How to Freeze Brand your Horse

December 8, 2016
Lynn Kohr

Freeze branding your horse is an alternative to the traditional hot brands. The actual branding irons for freeze brands are made of brass, keeping the cold from the liquid nitrogen, and transferring the cold better than traditional iron branding irons. We order our freeze branding irons from a company in ND. L & H Branding […]

Take Care Of Your Horse

July 27, 2016
Jolyn Young

When a cowboy catches a horse for the day, he catches a horse for ALL of the day. Depending on the work to be done, he and his equine partner might start their day at 4:30 AM and not get done until well into the afternoon. Sometimes, the cowboy crew will return to the ranch […]

Cavvy Behavior

June 29, 2016
Jolyn Young

I’m about to tell a “back when I was a kid…” story. Because I’m turning 30 later this summer, and that makes me old. Depending on where you are in your life’s journey, you may or may not agree with that statement. Either way, back when I was a kid, my mom took my older […]

War Knot Series, Part Four: Figure Eight And Rooster Tail Knots

March 16, 2016
Jolyn Young

In the final installment of this four-part series, learn how to tie the figure eight and rooster tail knot. As mentioned in the previous installments, buckaroo traditions were handed down from the California vaqueros, who learned their skills and customs from the Spanish conquistadors. In keeping with tradition, many modern-day buckaroos tie certain knots in […]

A Bronc, A Smart Horse, And Cholla

March 11, 2016
Jan Swan Wood

Years ago when I was working on a ranch in New Mexico, I had an experience that I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it for myself. When I went to work on the outfit, I was told I could have one personal horse. I had a string of horses assigned to me when […]

War Knot Series, Part Three: Spanish Ring Knot

March 7, 2016
Jolyn Young

In the third installment of a four-part series, learn how to tie a Spanish ring knot. As mentioned in Parts One and Two, buckaroo traditions were handed down from the California vaqueros, who learned their skills and customs from the Spanish conquistadors. In keeping with tradition, many modern-day buckaroos tie certain knots in their horse’s […]

Joint Infections. 5 Reasons to Act Fast

February 23, 2016
Jessie Salter

It happens all the time… We head out to catch our horse and notice a limp, or maybe some slight swelling.  The handy cowboy or cowgirl in us all goes through our past experience list.  Assess the damage, run cold water over it, maybe even put a sweat wrap on it, and give some butte. […]

Shoeing Horses for Winter Conditions

February 2, 2016
Lynn Kohr

Snow balling up in horses’ feet is a treacherous and common situation in snowy winter conditions. Even barefoot horses have serious snow balling in their feet, often turning to hard ice balls. But what does one use when there is a need for shoeing horses? Forever barefoot was the way to go in these wintery conditions. […]

Why the World Needs More Equine Therapy…

January 29, 2016
Richelle Barrett

Spend enough time with horses, and they become a part of you. The horsehair, the sweat, their smell-  it covers the body and fills the soul. Just like a drug, it only takes one encounter to become hooked for life. There have been so many horses that have left their footprints on my heart. Horses […]

Winter Water for Horses

January 10, 2016
Lynn Kohr

Water is a concern in winter feeding. Chopping ice, plowing ways to water, thawing automatic waters, carrying buckets…ahh winter time. What about good old eating snow? When asked, Dr. Marshall Kohr, DVM, commented, “Although not optimal, eating snow can keep a horse alive through the winter. Eating snow does take more energy and it burns […]