Author Archives: Bill

About Bill

Long-winded horse newbie, aspiring amateur barrel racer and cowboy mounted shooter. Bill has a "horse problem" and regularly wears a t-shirt that reminds him "I don't need another horse." A favorite quote is from John Wayne: "Courage is being scared but saddling up anyway," which pretty much describes how he feels every time he gets on a horse.

Mud abatement, Part 3

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Bill

Third in a series of posts about our efforts to reduce mud around our horse barn and in our pasture. In this post we reveal an inexpensive solution that seems to be working. Continue reading →

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Fence building – replacing barbed wire part 1

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Bill

Barbed wire is bad for horses. Today we began replacing it. We’ve spoken of the dangers of barbed wire before. The biggest problem seems to be that horses get tangled in it when no one is looking and can end … Continue reading →

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Hay Consumption – Early Rain to Blame?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Bill

In my last post, I spoke of how quickly our horses are going through hay and the weather hasn’t even turned very cold yet. I spoke with a local large animal veterinarian about this and he mentioned that the weather … Continue reading →

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Hay consumption doubles

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Bill

I opened the back door to our house this morning to let the dogs out and the first thing I see is our horse Cash staring at me as if to say “hey human, our hay feeders are empty.” Nearby, … Continue reading →

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Horse Toys – Exercise Ball

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Bill

I’ve often wondered if our horses would play with one of these horse exerciser balls. We’ve tried the giant hanging apple with a treat in it and no one seemed to care about it. But here’s a video of one … Continue reading →

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Purina Goes Pink

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Bill

If you use Purina feeds, by now you’ve noticed the pink bags. About a month ago we noticed the first batch and ended up coming back from the feed store with a trunk full of pink (we primarily use Purina … Continue reading →

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