The other morning, Ginger and I were standing in the sun facing the gate, the bent gate. “I remember the day you bent that gate, Taco,” she said with a sigh. “I never saw a horse jump that high before.”
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Fall is here. I can feel it in the crisp evening air! It makes me feel young again. So young, in fact, that I have been enjoying some sprint races across the dry lot with…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. When traveling with a horse trailer, flat tires are…
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One thing I really need in my life is friends. I have moved around a lot so I can’t say I have had any lifelong friends, but I always seem…
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I hate to say it, but I got myself into a little trouble Saturday night and cut my leg again. Yes, again. No, I wasn’t partying…
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Several people have asked me, “How do you like being retired? Retirement took some getting used to. Luckily for me it came in increments.
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I wandered out after I finished my dinner and met Oreo in the pasture. As I walked up to him I smelled something familiar…
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You learn a lot about your barn mates at mealtime. I, of course, am a gentleman at all times (well, unless I have a…
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Nutrition is an important part of your horse’s overall program. It is particularly important for high-performance horses to get the appropriate…
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It just isn’t as easy to stand on three legs as it used to be. “The mind is willing, but the body has other ideas”: isn’t that how the saying goes?
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Add a capful of purple shampoo to a bottle of rubbing alcohol and place in…
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I saw them first. They were creeping along the pasture fence at the edge of the woods, silently sneaking through the tall…
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I have had a lot of human friends in my lifetime. For the most part I like humans just fine. I love the ones that…
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As you all know, I am a horse. As a horse, I love to roll in the dirt. It is hard work, all that rolling, particularly for an old guy…
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It is hot… and humid… and buggy. So very buggy. I know we are in for a scorcher when those pesky insects start buzzing…
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There is never a dull moment when you have fallen in love with a little cutie like Ginger pony. We get to spend every night together in the…
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Hellooooo, yoo-hoo, yoo-hoo! You in the barn… hey short one… come out here and help me! It seems I have a fly sheet problem…
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OUCH! No, it isn’t a fly biting me (and thank goodness, because flies are the WORST!) It was my good friend Dr. Jackie sticking me with a needle. Ouch, there she goes…
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I was snoozing in my stall yesterday when my mom’s trailer came rumbling up the drive. She had some dude in the trailer. He was a…
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I just have to say, as far as I am concerned, good housekeeping is essential. I do not like standing in a dirty stall. Whew, the smell alone…
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Inquiring minds want to know: Why are my bell boots on upside down all the time? And no, my hooman is not incompetent. The fact is, my mom is really pretty darn clever…
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By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm Every riding horse needs to be able to stop and go when told. I teach all my horses that whoa means whoa, whether I am on the ground or in the saddle. No ifs, ands, or…
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Slurp, slurp, nibble, nibble, slurp… I really do love my breakfast. I had a run-in with a little issue called choke a few years back, so now I get porridge for…
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By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Need to have a school over brush jump but don’t have access to any? Or maybe…
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