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Top Tips for Keeping Your Horse Cool in the Summer Heat
Summer is tough on our equine friends. Here are my top tips for keeping your horse happy and cool in summer.
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Pony Conditioning Week 3
With two weeks of reconditioning under our belts, I'm excited for the next few weeks. This week the veterinarian will return for the spring shots and we can discuss his progress. More, Ferrous has done well with the 15-20 minute workouts so I am going to push for 30 minutes now while varying the difficulty and the type of work to continue strengthening different muscle groups and tendons and ligaments.
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Progress and Then…
Confession: Lately I feel I've been making such strides in my confidence under saddle. Then, suddenly, I'm not.
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Coarse Mane & Tail No More
I struggle with removing knots from my horse's coarse mane and tail. Finally, there is a natural product that really works for us!
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Pony Conditioning Week 2
I thought my pony was an easy keeper but it turns out when he isn't regularly exercised he is basically a jellyfish- nothing firm about him. Thank you for joining us on week two!
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Pony Conditioning- Week 1
7 weeks during pandemic lockdown and and my pony's top line just disappeared. This is week one of our rehabilitation diary.
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Equine Rehabilitation Diary: The Beginning
Pandemic forced my pony into vacation mode for almost two months. When I returned, his entire toppling disappeared. Now, we're building up from the bottom.
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Boss Barn Babe Business Giveaway!
Wow, that’s a mouthful! But like many woman I am not just one thing. I am a boss babe trying to run my own little empire through writing and animal bodywork. I’m also a bit of a barn babe when I make the effort (ha!). My favorite part of this journey that I’ve been on the last few years is meeting others who have the same hustle, passion, and drive to help others that I myself have. I want to surround myself with people who have the same views I do. Slowly but surely I have found my tribe. I have an amazing tribe of equestrian authors, a tribe of…
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Read Books When You Can’t Ride Horses
CONFESSION: I read a lot of books. They help me to experience new worlds and right now they are keeping me sane when I can't leave home.
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Six Mind & Body Apps to Help You Survive Your LockDown
Confession: I need a little non-pharmaceutical help with my anxiety while the barn is closed and I can’t get in the saddle. These are my favorites ways to help keep me calm, balanced, and active. It’s not easy to be on house arrest. Whether you are single, married, or with a full family all vying for your attention- none of us are quite at ease. After all, there is a terrifying new reality looming over us. Whether we want it to or not our world has shifted forever. The uncertainty is what I struggle with most. I am not in control, certainly. I do not know how long my family…