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Laura F. Another crazy year for horses! Memorable News Stories 2009

This is a great wrap-up of memorable horse news from 2009! Another crazy year for horses Neil Clarkson/Horsetalk NZ It's been another crazy year for horses Horses with big hair, My Little Ponies that look like Darth Vader, and even a confused pony paying a visit to a cinema. Is there no end to the way innovative horses around the world have managed to grab headlines in 2009? 'Horses get a taste of the world of supermodels' While most horses have been happy to graze quietly in their paddock… Continue

Added by Laura F. on December 22, 2009 at 10:01am — No Comments

Equine Nutrition @ Purina Carbs … good, bad or necessary? Part 2

Last week we told you in part one of this blog that there were five factors that influence starch digestibility in the small intestine. Here they are in more detail. 1) Source of starch Over 80% of the starch in oats is digested in the small intestine, whereas less than 30% of the starch in whole-corn and barley is digested in the small intestine. Starches are made of sugars, predominantly glucose. So why is glucose from oat starch digested differently than glucose from corn starch? It is due t… Continue

Added by Equine Nutrition @ Purina on December 22, 2009 at 8:57am — No Comments

Paige Cerulli Paige Presents: This Week in Horse History - December 21st Through December 27th

December 21st Through December 27th December 22, 1991- At age 21, jockey Kent Desormeaux won his 2,000th race. Desormeaux’s victory was on Saron Lake at Hollywood Park. At age 21, Desormeaux was the youngest jockey to reach the mark of 2,000 victories. He also holds the record for the most victories by a jockey in a single year – he won 598 times in 1989. Desormeaux was also the youngest jockey to earn 3,000 victories. Information courtesy of… Continue

Added by Paige Cerulli on December 21, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Christianna Capra Thank God for Mid Atlantic Equine Medical Center

My beloved healer horse, Spring Thaw had a bit of an emergency last week/this weekend... He started swelling on Thurs 12/17, local vet Dr. Fazio came out and found a puncture wound in the fatty pocket above the eye (don’t know name). He flushed it and gave iv antibiotics, ban-amine, and bute. Dr. Fazio came Friday AM to check it and it was worse and pussing, he wasn’t willing to mess with it and said to get him to clinic for x-rays, etc. Friday. 12.18.09 Spring was transported to the clinic,… Continue

Added by Christianna Capra on December 21, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Jackie Cochran My Jumping Cavesson Brings out Cooperation

We barely missed out the blizzard of 2009 down here in Stanly Co., NC. We got some sleet, a little snow, an inch of rain and lots and lots of puddles and mud. In spite of the drama with the weather I rode three times this week. I got tired of warming up my bits before I ride so I dragged out my old Jumping Cavesson bridle (you can see it in my pictures, Numbers 5, 6, and 7,) and used it all week. Mia LIKES my Jumping Cavesson bridle more than any other head gear I've used on her. The minute I p… Continue

Added by Jackie Cochran on December 20, 2009 at 3:47pm — No Comments

Chloé Sharrocks Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - December 18, 2009

Seasons Greetings Barnmice readers – I hope you’re all enjoying the Christmas period. This week I’ll be talking about genetics, human health and finally how science could provide you with a novel Xmas present this year. First, new research has found that humans could be genetically closer to horses than our canine friends. Scientists from over 30 research groups combined their work in producing the equine gene sequence (as previously discussed in this blog) and found that horses often s… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on December 18, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Jane Savoie Sit Centered and Balanced for Effective Horseback Riding

Horseback riding is all about balance and staying centered. You always want to keep your horse in good balance for his stage of training no matter what your discipline. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a dressage rider, a western pleasure rider, a trail rider, or an event rider. Correct balance is essential to effective riding because the center of your balance directly affects your horse’s balance. Your goal should be to have an independent seat so you can effectively influence your horse as… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on December 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Thomas Ritter Thomas Ritter: On the Bit 3.0

On the Bit 3.0 ©Thomas Ritter 2009 After discussing a couple of paragraphs from Gustav Steinbrecht’s “Gymnasium of the Horse”, I would like to share a very interesting account of his own personal riding. It’s very rare to find eyewitness reports on the way the old masters rode. We usually only have their books, but no way of finding out how they actually rode themselves. We are lucky that Paul Plinzner wrote a brief characterization of Steinbrecht’s riding in a short homage to his teacher. It’s… Continue

Added by Thomas Ritter on December 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

William Micklem BEST OF WILLIAM MICKLEM – 4 – Racing towards a ‘fifth leg’ (Part Two)

'Hannoverian' Butts Leon - German Senior Team '08 & '09 - 97% Thoroughbred. Convincing people of the need for thoroughbred blood in the event horse is should not be difficult. Ireland has been the World Breeding Federation leading country for event horses for the past 15 years wi… Continue

Added by William Micklem on December 18, 2009 at 4:00am — 3 Comments

Susan Equestrian Dictionary

Definitions of common equestrian terms. Auction A popular, social gathering where you can change a horse from a financial liability into a liquid asset. Azoturia (Monday Morning Disease) a condition brought on by showing horses all weekend. Symptoms include the feeling of dread at having to get out of bed on Mondays and go to work. Barn Sour An affliction common to horse people in northern climates during the winter months. Trudging through deep snow, pushing wheelbarrows t… Continue

Added by Susan on November 22, 2009 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Michelle Miller ATTN all WINTER RIDERS

Hi there, I hope this got your attention because I sure do need your help! I live in Houston, Texas, and if you know Houston, Texas - Houston has nasty winters sometimes that snow, and rain, and are humid, and gross and FREEZING all at the same time!! So I was wondering.. Does anyone know of any kind of Winter Boot that I can ride in? One that is snug and cozy and hopefully looks good too. I love my regular "Tall Boots" (that's what I dubbed them, they are black pleather zip ups that go to my… Continue

Added by Michelle Miller on December 15, 2009 at 4:56pm — 7 Comments

Equine Nutrition @ Purina Carbs … good, bad or necessary? Part 1

With all the things we hear and read about cutting our carbs we automatically assume that these things apply to our horses too. When in fact, carbohydrates are a fundamental part of any horse’s diet and therefore cannot be cut out of their ration. Carbs should make up anywhere from 55 to 75% of a horse’s diet. So this means that we really need to understand the way carbs are broken-down and metabolism when making our horse’s ration. Firstly, carbohydrate (CHO) is a chemical term that describes… Continue

Added by Equine Nutrition @ Purina on December 16, 2009 at 11:59am — No Comments

Jochen Schleese Saddle fitting at the pommel

This blog is in response to Valerie’s question from a few weeks ago: If the question is relating to the pommel area specifically, I have pretty much already addressed this in a previous blog about withers clearance. There are exceptions to this rule for mutton-withered horses and extremely high withered horses (many saddles have lots of clearance on top of the withers, but not on the side of the withers). On a high withered horse you are lucky if achieve 1-2 fingers clearance all the way around… Continue

Added by Jochen Schleese on December 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Colette Sossaman Bomb Proof Your Horse Before The Show:Tackle the Monsters before they Tackle You.

Bomb Proof Your Horse Before The Show Tackle the Monsters before they Tackle You With over 35 years show experience I’ve come to know exactly what is going to upset a horse new to competition. If the horse eating monsters are handled on the front end, you will have a huge advantage while competing, and definitely have a much,much better over all show experience and confidence builder for both you and your partner. Just because your horse appears to have a relaxed attitude doesn’t give you any… Continue

Added by Colette Sossaman on December 8, 2009 at 9:59am — No Comments

Susan A Christmas Horse Story

I don't know who the author is, but the story is lovely. The young couple had made their usual hurried, pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt their elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm had been named Lone Pine Farm because of the huge pine which topped the hill behind the farm, and through the years had become a talisman to the old man and his wife, and a landmark in the countryside. The old folks no longer showed their horses, for the years had taken… Continue

Added by Susan on December 13, 2009 at 3:07pm — 4 Comments

Teresa Williams Starting over again

When I was in High School, about a thousand years ago, I was an AVID trail rider. Nothing in my life has ever felt so wonderful as when I was riding through the woods with my Buckskin Quarter Horse, Wendy. Needless to say, after graduation, life started to happen and I stopped riding. I'm at a point in my life now where I can begin the process of owning horses again. Luckily, my boyfriend grew up around horses his entire life. His father was a trail boss for decades, and they had a barn full of… Continue

Added by Teresa Williams on December 13, 2009 at 1:11pm — 7 Comments

Diana Icing on the Cake!

Well Loosi's (Bask N Coins) 2009 fantastic season just keeps getting better and better. While we didn't expect to get any awards other than mileage accomplishments (Mother, Loosi and I all got our 1500 miles) at the OCTRA banquet due to the fact that we spent the majority of the season stateside. We completed only 3 Endurance rides and 1 CTR within OCTRA, well Loosi was 15th Endurance Horse and 19th Overall (combined CTR and END) - wow, guess everyone else had short seasons as well due to the e… Continue

Added by Diana on December 12, 2009 at 6:03pm — 1 Comment

Julie Goodnight How to Become a Professional Horse Trainer

Dear Julie: I have a 13 year old daughter who has been in 4H Pony Club since she was eight years old. She has become a great rider and is interested in learning how to become a professional rider of reining, cutting...or any western type horses in shows. What kind of advice would you give her as far as working towards that goal? She dreams of making it into the NRHA Reiner publications someday. She is also interested in becoming a clinician and has already begun training young horses with nat… Continue

Added by Julie Goodnight on December 11, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Barnmice Admin Learn How to Fat Score Your Horse

Do you know how to tell if your horse is just the right weight? Fat and obese horses are now at epidemic levels in Britain, the charity World Horse Welfare has warned. The charity today released findings of a major survey indicating the public has trouble recognising an obese horse and the health concerns that can generate. More than half of 2150 members of the general public surveyed either did not correctly recognise an overweight horse or, if they did, indicated that it p… Continue

Added by Barnmice Admin on November 15, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Megan Jones Megan Jones: Hellllooo everyone

Hellllooo everyone Yes, I have been busy! Not sitting in front of my computer of late hence the “no blogs” from Megan. I have much to tell you all..... no I’m not getting married! Firstly, I went to NZ a couple of months ago to do a run of clinics. This was my first time teaching in the “land of the long white cloud” and I really enjoyed it. Everyone was keen to learn and they want me to come back in January. ( i just might miss some of our hot hot weather over here) Anyway, it got me thinking… Continue

Added by Megan Jones on November 13, 2009 at 10:05am — 1 Comment

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Mark Todd loses Olympic horse Gandalf

Mark Todd's Olympic horse NZB Galdalf has been put down as the result of a serious neurological disorder.

Therapeutic riding horses wins national honour

Kleng, an 18-year-old Norwegian Fjord horse who has carried hundreds of disabled riders on his strong back over the years at the NorthWest Therapeutic Riding Centre outside Bellingham, Washington, has been honoured for his work.

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