December 13 Blog Horse Loggers: Nature's Companion horses, british horse loggers, working horses Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Salome Du Pre Renier, a 4 year old Belgian Ardennes horse, on Dec. 11 in Balmoral, Scotland. I'm the first to admit, I am a sucker when it comes to equine photography and these images were too beautiful and interesting for me to pass by. As a little girl growing up, I had a handful of truly remarkable experiences being surround by beautiful horses. My father was ...
December 12 Blog Wranglin' Wednesdays - Not Awesome, Possum horses, colorado dude ranch, horsemanship, western riding, equine diseases, illnesses [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300"] The culprit.[/caption] Whoa, readers! These last few days have been a whirlwind of packing, room dust, and more packing. Moving is hard! Enough complaining, though, because this week's subject is pretty important, at least to me. EPM. Kind of run-of-the-mill, yeah? Gimme' a chance to explain how it's not. Horses getting sick can be scary, because you may not know what's going on at first, or may not know what exactly is wrong. ...
December 11 Blog The Glorious World Wide Web: A Rider's Guide horses, College, Inspiration, Show riding, Stress, Time Constraints, Youtube John French and Rumba Alright friends, I hope you are nearly set on your preparations, decorations, and salutations for the holidays! My breaks begins tomorrow, and I honestly cannot wait to put this incredibly hard semester behind me. This week will be a more practical lesson, considering my previous posts were more emotionally driven, so I'm trying this out. Feedback would be much appreciated if you would be so kind as to comment below. A little less than a year ago I was ...
December 10 Blog All I want for Christmas.... Gifts for the Holidays. Some of you have probably heard the saying "You know you are a horse person when your horse gets new shoes more than you do!" This holiday season is a great time to spoil both the horse and the horse lovers in your family! This Christmas season, we are rounding up some of our favorite gift ideas for that special someone (or equine)! 1. A Trip the Entire Family will Remember At Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch, we have a band of 80 horses that are looking forward to hitting the ...
December 9 Blog Beluga’s Bumps, Bruises and Other Updates growing horses, injuries, university, yearlings [caption id="attachment_2668" align="alignnone" width="612"] Still pretty in my eyes.[/caption] I’ve had baby Beluga for two months now, which is crazy to think because it feels like much longer. The progress we’ve made together has been wonderful and doesn’t seem possible under such a short period of time. She is very much not the same horse who arrived on the ranch, in more ways than one. Admittedly she is in the middle of a very ugly growth spurt, and bares little resemblance to the ...