I just learned about a highly nutritious grass that may be suit itself to a warming climate. Teff

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We tackled Luna’s hooves today, beginning what we hope will be an uneventful recovery process.  When we first looked at her, her owner told her reluctance to move forward was due to the added weight of pregnancy.  Forget the foal, her feet were a mess!  Every step must feel like walking on glass shards! Flares [...]

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Indian summer weaves its way between cold snaps here in wild, wonderful West Virginia. I welcome the warm sunshine which glows through the foliage. I can take off my winter coat… but the horses can’t. As I wait for the wash bucket to fill to sponge off a very sweaty Bogey, I think about the [...]

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I just found this great site that rents horse videos. They have a ton of stuff I would love to see, but buying them all would break the bank. A perfect solution? I think we’ve found it! Great selection of natural horsemanship videos, too. You name the clinician, they got ‘em: Clinton Anderson, Buck Brannaman, [...]

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Spring has sprung, the daffodils tell us. The horses agree as they gaze out over the hayfields that are growing so fast you can hear it. Riders’ thoughts are turning to, well, riding, and the increased freedom encouraged by good footing, beautiful weather and woods exploding back into life. Several of our boarders have new [...]

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Water. All horse trainers know water is not only natural, but necessary. Water is a source of life to all organisms–except when it carries death.

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Maggie the rescue filly got her first worming today. It was amazing to remember when she first came about a month ago, you couldn’t even get close to her. What a transformation! Today she

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One of the first things a horse learns when they arrive on the farm for training is a bridge signal. This simple tool becomes a powerful horse training accelerator.

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Ginny called from feeding the horses tonight with news that Gideon was three-legged lame. Mark and I layered up and headed out to the pasture. A quick onceover and a careful feel revealed the most likely diagnosis of lameness– and revealed a great training opportunity.

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The crowd stood enthralled in the Breed Aisle at the Horse Expo.

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