Tag Archives: Winter Horse Care

Indian Summer- Warm Weather Natural Horse Care

Indian summer weaves its way between cold snaps here in wild, wonderful West Virginia. I welcome the warm sunshine which glows through the foliage. I can take off my winter coat, but the horses can’t. As I wait for the … Continue reading

Posted in clicker training, Natural Horse Care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Clicker Training for Hoof Handling

One of the first things a horse learns when they arrive on the farm for training is a bridge signal. This simple tool becomes a powerful horse training accelerator.

Posted in clicker training, Horse Trainer's Mindset, Natural Horse Care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Everyday Horse Training: Gideon’s Abcess

Ginny called from feeding the horses tonight with news that Gideon was three-legged lame. Mark and I layered up and headed out to the pasture. A quick onceover and a careful feel revealed the most likely diagnosis of lameness– and … Continue reading

Posted in clicker training, Horse Trainer's Mindset, Natural Horse Care, Natural Horsemanship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Supplying Warm Water

Most of us do not have access to warm water in our barns or fields. One way to supply warm water is to

Posted in Natural Horse Care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Horse Blankets

How quickly things change! Daylight savings time now has us out working in the dark, while bitter winds blow around us. I started my inventory of blankets last week. I pulled out my blanket barrels to see what’s what.

Posted in Natural Horse Care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ideas for Off-Season Fun And Improvement!

The Knock family wanted some suggestions for some off-season goals that went beyond what the horse shows demand. Here are some possible goal ideas to get all your creative juices flowing!

Posted in Natural Horse Care, Winter Horse Riding | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment