Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
When can I start training a horse? (or variants such as when can I ride my horse? how young is too young?) is one of… Read More »Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
Working Equitation Cow Clinic: Learning about the WE Cow Trial
Several weeks ago, I watched the Working Equitation Cow Clinic in El Reno, OK. Because I did not participate in the clinic (I had come… Read More »Working Equitation Cow Clinic: Learning about the WE Cow Trial
How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail
How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail is a recurring theme. Sometimes it’s about braiding for shows. Sometimes it’s about wrapping. Over a month… Read More »How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail
On the stress of being a vet(erinarian).
Last month NPR aired a short piece about the high rate of suicide amongst veterinarians (Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves). Shortly after, Time published a column… Read More »On the stress of being a vet(erinarian).
How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
I was not planning to blog about how to memorize dressage tests this week. Instead, I was looking for an online dressage court diagrammer (which… Read More »How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
Win a Warmblood baby (and donate to an equestrian charity)
The lucky 2019 winner was Heather Thomas of Lexington, KY!I will recycle this blog next fall to remind everyone to participate… Every year Avalon Equine… Read More »Win a Warmblood baby (and donate to an equestrian charity)
What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
What is a 40-mile ride? It cannot be LD (Limited Distance) because LD’s must be between 25 and 35 miles. But ENDURANCE RIDES must be… Read More »What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
How to discourage questioning in an online horse forum
Table of Contents Most popular technique: Do not read the question (or just read the first few lines)Runner-up: Read the question but ignore it and… Read More »How to discourage questioning in an online horse forum
Many songs about horses
A while ago I posted a blog with train songs that was probably unnecessary, given the quantity of train song lists. There are undoubtedly horse… Read More »Many songs about horses