Category Archives: Horse Leadership

Posts referring to training the horse the know you are the leader. Horses need to know in every encounter who the leader is. It’s a life and death instinct for them. If you don’t quickly establish yourself as the leader, your horse will become the leader for that encounter. It’s a new question for every encounter but over time your horse can learn that you are always the leader. Or so we’re told.

Introducing a new horse to an established herd

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Bill

Okay, so Jazzy is a mule and not a horse but the process and experience was the same when we introduced Cash and Romeo. Well, almost the same. Jazzy only weighs about 500 pounds, half the weight of most of … Continue reading →

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Bombproof horses in New Orleans

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Bill

We hear a lot of people talk about “bombproof” horses, especially when advertising one for sale.  While on vacation recently in New Orleans I captured this short video of what I think of when I hear that term. I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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More on Moonshine

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Mikki

We had the vet out to look at Moonshine yesterday. She had good news for us – she says it looks like just a sprain, and there’s no evidence of serious damage to either her leg or her insides. Both … Continue reading →

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We Have a Round Pen!

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Mikki

Yesterday evening we went over to our favorite horse friends’ house and picked up a portable arena they weren’t using. We loaded it onto our trailer when we got there, enjoyed a nice dinner with their family, and headed home … Continue reading →

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Purina Horse Owners Workshop

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Bill

Last week we attended a Purina Horse Owners Workshop presentation at one of our local feed stores here in east Tennessee. Purina seems to put these on annually and we attended a similar presentation last year at a different feed … Continue reading →

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Taking your horse for a walk

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Bill

Temperatures were in the upper 50′s today, warm enough to make me want to be outside, doing chores I’ve been putting off. One of the fun chores I’ve been putting off is saddling up my horse Moonshine to get her … Continue reading →

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