Sold My Horse

So I have had a horse since I was 5 years old and my mom had horses before then, so it’s safe to say that there really hasn’t been a day in my life that I haven’t had a horse.  Well, actually I didn’t have a horse for a few weeks a couple of years [...]

Why Horses Paw

Many people have horses who paw and they wonder why their horses do this. The answer is actually quite simple – YOU GIVE THEM ATTENTION FOR IT!  Yes, it’s true.  If your horse is pawing and you tell him to stop – you are actually reinforcing this bad behavior.  It’s like if you tell a [...]

Keeping Your Horse in Shape

As Fall is quickly coming upon us, Winter will be following quickly afterwards and it’s going to leave many horse owners in a position where their horses are not going to get as much exercise as they would like them to get simply due to the weather and poor riding conditions. This means that come [...]

Buying a Horse: Looking at Conformation

Conformation is perhaps the most important aspect to consider when you’re purchasing a horse. If a horse has bad conformation, he is usually going to have some sort of lameness issues or other physical conditions later on down the road that will inhibit its performance. However, there are those poorly conformed horses that do make [...]

First Ponies

You just have to love first ponies. They teach you the ropes of riding as well as horse care. They are excellent teachers and often very forgiving ones as well. Pictured is me at 5 years old with my first pony Buttercup. I had her until I was 13 years old and learned a plethora [...]