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One step backward, three steps forward
With all of us finally sound and healthy, I took a day off work to make a long weekend and get some momentum with the horses. Coffee, Roxie, and Tally are beginning to gain some fitness. It is wonderful to … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged horse behavior, horse human relationship, Horse training, Noble, progress
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In a Split Second
It was Monday and, in the words of The Bangles, it had been a Manic Monday. But the evening was cool, and well suited for working with the horses. I was probably too tired, but I’d been unable to work … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged horse behavior, horse human relationship, Horse training, Noble, trust
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I’m still here!
I have not been in the saddle for over six months. One of the longest rainy seasons on record, followed by horse injuries, then my own, have created a formula for stagnation on the horse training front. It’s a formula … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Fly Masks
It’s been the same story every year. The flies come out. Coffee and Tally do the Cha-Cha when the fly spray touches their sensitive hides. And Noble remembers that he’s much taller than we are, when it’s time to wear … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, My Journey
Tagged bad behavior, behavior issues, Coffee, equine behavior, fly mask, Horse training, Noble, Tally
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Noble and the mud
There is one constant, every winter – Noble hates the mud. Once it reaches a certain point of sloppiness, there is nothing that will entice him to cross the ‘bog’ to reach the higher ground and grass. This has been … Continue reading
Posted in Horsemanship, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged horse preferences, horsekeeping, horses, Noble, personal preferences, shelter, stalls, turnout
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Horsekeeping while ill
The last thing I want to do is drag myself out from under the warm blanket, in my warm house, to venture out into the cold and the rain. It has been over a week, and four tissue boxes, and … Continue reading
The fearful equine
A recent Facebook conversation about positive reinforcement led to someone asking a question about one of my favorite fallacies – if you comfort a fearful or spooking horse, aren’t you just reinforcing the fear? I first encountered that idea when … Continue reading
Posted in Horsemanship, My Journey
Tagged Angelo Telatin, animal behavior, animal emotions, fear, Noble, positive reinforcement, spooking, Tally
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