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Rochester Trail Riders

Foal Training Diary – Month 5

Goliath Update

I’m happy to say that the big guy is back to 90% this week.   He looks sore and stiff still in his movement which leads me to believe my initial theory of him wearing himself ragged from a blanket adventure was correct.

He only has 2 more days left to wean him off the [...]

Do you know when your horse is in distress?

Today turned out to be rather eventful one on the farm.

6am: With the weather being cold and crappy I ended up turning out Fay and Goliath in their rain sheets last night. This morning when I went out to give them breakfast I noticed Goliath had made a mess of his sheet.  It [...]

Hump Day Horse Photos

The 1 sunny day we had on Saturday and you can already see the flies are a bother.

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Tips and Tricks – Shedding Season

Ah spring! If you’re a horse owner this means shedding season. Here’s some tips on how I make it through this hairy season.

1. Blanket! I turn my horses out in a nylon sheet or rain sheet. Not only does it help keep the mud off their coats but as they move the nylon [...]

Trail Tails: Saying Goodbye

February 26th 2007 a date which will forever be stuck in my mind.  Why? That was the day I had to make the awful decision to euthanize my mare Hobbie.  Here’s our story on how we got to that point and what planning had to be one.

Mahaba Ghinwa (Hobbie) was a purebred Egyptian [...]

Adventures in Breeding AI – Artificial Insemination

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.  [...]

DIY: How To Build a Horse Run In Shed for Under $300

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My weekend was a busy one.  With winter coming so are my winter horse boarders.  This year I ended up filling up my 20×35 run-in shed with hay which means I needed a place for the horses to get out of the wind, rain, and snow. The problem?  Yeah I’m broke.  [...]

Big Bale Buddy – Round Bale Feeder Part 2

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Hello again everyone! Well this is year 2 of using my Big Bale Buddy. Yes it’s still in one piece with no rips or tears (that I didn’t purposely put there). Click Here for Year 1 Review

This year I have a new hay supplier and the bales I’m feeding [...]

Big Bale Buddy – Round Bale Feeder

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This year (Fall 2009) I decided to feed round bales to the horses to help keep my chores to a minimum and to make sure the skinny boys have hay 24/7 so they fatten up for me.   Last year I fed the bales as is and had a ton of [...]