Miniature Horses as Service Animals: Small Size, Big Heart
Discover how miniature horses are making a big impact as service animals. Learn about their unique abilities, ADA recognition, and why they’re a fantastic alternative to traditional service dogs.
Horses in the Arctic: Life, Adaptation, and Care in Extreme Winters
The Arctic, with its breathtaking landscapes and extreme weather conditions, presents unique challenges and opportunities for horse owners. While these majestic animals are known for their adaptability, thriving in such an unforgiving environment requires more than just their natural resilience. In this blog, we’ll explore the life of horses in Arctic winters—how they adapt, the…
BUTTERFLIES, RAINBOWS AND WATERFALLS
Learn how to stay calm and positive with your horse in tense moments. Discover the power of projecting tranquility and visualizing ‘butterflies, rainbows, and waterfalls’ for better communication and outcomes with your equine friend.
Listening Without Words – How Horses Refine Our Communication
In a world where communication is mostly verbal, horses teach us the unique power of listening without words. Since they can’t speak, horses rely on our body language, tone, and energy. This creates a profound bond where understanding happens in the silence. Working with horses can refine our ability to communicate intuitively, helping us “hear”…
The Art of Patience – What Horses Teach Us About Waiting
Patience is a skill every equestrian learns—whether in a training ring, waiting for a nervous horse to relax, or helping a young foal learn to trust. Working with horses teaches us that sometimes, no amount of urging will speed up progress, and a true bond comes from allowing things to unfold naturally. Patience becomes a…
Ghost Stories from the Barn Part 2
As Halloween is just around the corner, I thought it was time to dig out those old classics, favorite Pony Club Camp tales, those creepy tales that made one huddle deeper into the sleeping bag, hardly daring to breathe. Of course, what is a scary story without a dark and stormy night, and a detour……..…
Ghost Stories from the Barn
I had just finished high school and was spending a few months at a riding academy along with twelve other girls. We stayed in ‘dormitories’ which were old, converted buildings in the stable yard. Our hot water came from a drum outside the bathroom that had a wood fire built under it in the evenings.…
A DAY IN THE LIFE………
‘FURY’ THE MOVIE HORSE My day starts early. If there is a night shoot, then the day is extremely long. Today is such a day. My day starts with breakfast in the inky pre-dawn darkness, when the morning choir of bird chatter is yet to begin. I had arrived in this place late the night…
If You Could Ask Him…….
If you could ask your horse any question, what would it be? Dear Person, I have always wondered what kind of questions a person would ask me; I know I would have an answer……probably not a ‘people’ answer, but definitely a horse answer. Would you ask a question about rather atrocious behavior towards the farrier…
My Horse, My Best Friend.
Oh yes, this BF can be a little needy and sometimes a little bossy – but hey! What best friend isn’t? This is a friend that you can pour your heart out to, and know your secrets are safe. This friend knows when you are feeling down, when the world is heavy on your shoulders.…
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