By denu220 on Oct 1, 2008 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Hi,
One of my horses colicked today (mild), and the vet said he’s seen a lot of it lately and thinks it has something to do with the change in weather. I live in the northeast where we’re having warm days with very cool nights. I wasn’t able to speak directly to the vet [...]
By denu220 on Aug 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 29 Comments
I have a problem to throw out to this wonderful Morgan community. If you can help or offer constructive advice, please do so. In mid-July I moved one of my Morgans out of a full-service show barn (where my other horse trains) to a boarding barn closer to home—or so I thought.
The woman, a friend and [...]
By denu220 on Aug 19, 2008 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
No, it’s not for our Morgans… This week is the week of the World’s Championship Horse Show for American Saddlebreds (as well as hackney/harness ponies) at the Kentucky State Fair! If you go to their website, www.kystatefair.org/, there is a link to the horse show you can click and get results on a daily basis. [...]
By denu220 on Aug 4, 2008 in Uncategorized | 25 Comments
As some of you may remember, I have a (brand) new horse and just started showing again recently after a long break. I’m having a really difficult time coping with my nerves. I know most of us do get nervous, and we do so because we care about our riding and want to [...]
By denu220 on Jul 30, 2008 in Uncategorized | 63 Comments
While we’re on the topic of judges, I was curious to find out how many exhibitors actually keep a list of bad judges they would not consider spending their money to receive opinions from… Many of us are not showing 4-H here and have to spend considerable amounts of capital to take our horses to [...]
By denu220 on Jul 28, 2008 in Uncategorized | 33 Comments
Hi,
I have a brand-new show horse—two months with us—and one that shows some promise. But she’s new to us, and I just started showing again after a long hiatus. Since this is our “practice year,” we still have some rough edges to smooth off. I’m not a novice rider nor is she a novice horse.
Here’s [...]