This week when my husband came out to the farm with me to be with Merlin, he saw something new. There was another horse in with Merlin and it was chasing him around the pasture. The farm owner had put a new mare in with Merlin and there was a bit of drama going on when we got there. Part of ...
Sometimes with the best intentions, life can get in the way. That’s how it was with me this past week. The end of last week, this week, and part of next week were swamped with “to do” projects. Stuff like all my annual doctor visits like a mammogram, colonoscopy, bloodwork, MRI, orthopedics, and the dentist. Yuck. But it was also the ...
On my second day at this facility, I washed Kit and realized that he had whip marks and scars. I couldn’t believe it. About 20 of them. He never had any of these before he was moved. I’m not sure when they happened or why. Kit is the most loving and gentle stallion I’ve ever handled. His problem was that he ...
Then she dropped a bombshell. I was so shocked at her arrogance and her lack of concern for Kit, much less a horse she was being paid to take care of, that I was dumbfounded and silent. And in that silence, she kept talking. She said that not only did he “starve himself” but that, “He was the most troublesome and ...
In the past decade I have seen a trend rising of people treating their horses with more care and concern. With people looking into ways to naturally work with their horse and see the world from their horse’s perspective. Natural horsemanship has evolved and more people are looking at ways to be softer, gentler, and more compassionate in their horsemanship. The ...
A friend of mine, Susan, was telling me about how wonderful her husband Jim was with one of her senior horses, Torney. Torney is a 38 year old Arabian mare. She has Cushings and has had it for a few years. Now that it has become harder for her to stand for long periods in the pasture, they put her in ...