http://www.YourHorseSports.com/taxonomy/term/374/0 en http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-top_five_barn_chores_you_love <p>1: Not just cleaning my bridle, but taking it apart and cleaning it. Reminds me of rainy days at summer camp. I love a clean bridle, and I don't do this often enough.<br /> 2. Morning feeding. Quiet, birds, munching horses.<br /> 3. Raking the barn aisle. Love to see it all tidy. Doesn't happen often enough.<br /> 4. Dragging the arena. There's something zen about going around in circles.<br /> 5. Mucking stalls. Good exercise. Keeps that middle aged flapping under my upper arm to a minimum.</p> <p>What are yours? </p> http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-top_five_barn_chores_you_love#comments horse training horsecare horsekeeping horses Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:38:52 -0600 emily 424 at http://www.YourHorseSports.com http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-belles_fear_of_needles <p>This morning, we're conquering Belle's fear of needles. She's really ready to get to work, and it's almost time to sit on her. She looks more "horselike" every day and less like a bratty teenager. </p> <p><a href="http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-belles_fear_of_needles">read more</a></p> http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-belles_fear_of_needles#comments equine veterinary training Horse health horse health horsecare vaccines Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:31:02 -0600 emily 391 at http://www.YourHorseSports.com http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-horses_and_fourth_of_july_a_bad_match <p>Scot and I are in the midst of our bi-annual ritual: Twice a year, during the fourth of july and on New Year's Eve, we spend the evening in the barn feeding the horses hay. That's because, where we live, not only do people have all kinds of fireworks (mostly illegal), but they also really love shooting off their guns. And somehow they think the law of gravity doesn't apply to them. What goes up, stays up. </p> <p><a href="http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-horses_and_fourth_of_july_a_bad_match">read more</a></p> http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-horses_and_fourth_of_july_a_bad_match#comments fourth of july horsecare horses Independence day riding training Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:34:32 -0600 emily 333 at http://www.YourHorseSports.com http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-great_riding_day <p>It was a wonderful weather day for riding, so I got both V and B out for a little stretching. Both horses were totally energetic (even B, after his busy weekend), with the cool breeze blowing and a bit of cloud cover. Right now I'm concerned that my arena is just too darn hard, but I can't figure out how to get a load of sand in there. I'm going to have to figure that out soon, or we'll be having problems.</p> http://www.YourHorseSports.com/blog-great_riding_day#comments Dressage horseback riding horsecare Tue, 15 May 2007 20:50:28 -0600 emily 223 at http://www.YourHorseSports.com