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First off what is a parade knot and what is its purpose? A parade knot is a fancy name given to the hangman’s knot or noose when used with horses. Obviously the other 2 names for this knot have a sinister history but we’re going to concentrate on the use for horses. The parade [...] Ms. Cotton’s Snowy Muzzle ==============================
The good stuff is always at the bottom of the Big Bale Buddy! ==============================
The foal was kicking at Cotton’s sides, she was telling it to STOP! ==============================
This week’s story I bring to you the hidden dangers of 5 gallon buckets. Now I don’t mean to scare anyone and to be honest I really haven’t changed my habits on the farm any since this incident. What am I talking about? Eyelids. Specifically rather gruesome semi detached eyelids. My late great arab [...] If you’re a small farm owner like me you know that managing work, chores and ride time is often hard and come winter riding at all practically stops. Just like humans horses get chunky and my 3 are all overweight. Ok 2 are overweight and one is REALLY pregnant but probably fat too. To [...] I’m flabbergasted every time I see a horse owner who doesn’t know how to safely tie their horse. I’ve seen double knots, incorrect square knots, some looped up thing that resembled a slip knot but turned into a mess as the horse pulled. I’m here to show you the emergency slip know I like [...] We’ve all seen it in the news or even know someone who had their barn burn down. Thankfully many times without loss of life to human or livestock but sometimes with disastrous consequences. So what should you do to help prevent fires and how to prep should one happen to you? Planning: - Fire [...] As I wondered out to the barn in blowing wind and single digit temperatures to give my mare her 7 month EHV shot it reminded me of all the craziness that got me to this point. To breed or not to breed? When I bought my mare I never initially intended on breeding her. [...] Yippy, there’s finally snow on the ground. There is just something about riding a horse through freshly fallen snow that I just love. Maybe it’s the muffled sound of hooves falling or the snow dust blowing off the tree limbs overhead but I get all excited about new snow. Winter is a hard time [...] |
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