Monthly Archives: June 2008

A scary colic story

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Bill

I don’t remember who said it but someone once said that horses are large animals that spend their entire lives trying to kill themselves. And it’s amazing how easy it is. Frequent Our First Horse reader Laura wrote on her … Continue reading →

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Our first horse trailer!

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Bill

We’ve been mooching off of our horse friends for too long! This weekend we made one of our regular trips to the big city (Atlanta in this case) for provisions and while we were down in Georgia we thought we’d … Continue reading →

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The hunt is on – candidate 2

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Bill

Yesterday we went to look at candidate 2 in our hunt for a new horse. This time we looked at “Misty”, a 7 year old (her birthday is today!) spotted Tennessee Walking Horse. She’s quite beautiful. Unfortunately although I took … Continue reading →

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The hunt is on – candidate 1

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Bill

Since Sinbad left, we’re in need of a new backup horse. I have to admit, I’m still nervous about riding Moonshine so I need another horse to ride until we figure out what to do with her. This is a … Continue reading →

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Farnam Coupons and Rebates

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Bill

If you have horses, it’s likely you’ve used Farnam horse products at one point or another. Many of the products you see at feed stores and Tractor Supply come from Farnam such as fly masks, fly sprays, horse soaps, shampoos … Continue reading →

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