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Twenty-five years of practical horse care, from first bitless ride to fully barefoot. Free, always.

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Brushingteeth

Health · 5 min read

Teeth Check Time

One of the few things horses and humans have in common is the need for annual check up with the dentist. In…

Heelwoundafter

Health · 1 min read

Heel wound healed with honey

When my quarter horse mare injured her heel (probably from a wire cut) it wasn’t possible to stitch this constantly moving and…

Legwoundbefore

Health · 1 min read

Leg wound Healed with Honey

This foal fell over a fence and tore the skin, leaving a wound difficult to stitch. With the application of honey under…

Horsetalk

Articles · 5 min read

Why does it have to be this way?

By Danielle Coleman A few events have led me to write this article, but I am just going to share the most…

DaniellesHorses

Articles · 4 min read

Hear what your horse has to say

– by Danielle Coleman Ever since I started learning about animal communication from popular authors such as Marta Williams, Amelia Kincade and…

Cyn,Koda,Finn

Articles · 3 min read

Watch Your Thoughts

– by Cynthia Cooper When I discovered horses (and all other animals) could ‘hear’ me or telepathically read my mind, I felt…

LizMRHorsesontyres

Articles · 5 min read

Barefoot and Bridle-less

by Liz Mitten-Ryan I feel strongly about this topic as I have a herd of fourteen warmbloods that have lived without bits…

Leadership

Articles · 5 min read

Leadership with horses

by Cynthia Cooper Natural Horsemanship has increased our awareness of relationships with horses – the terms partnership, respect, leader, alpha etc. have…

Donkey on agility bridge

Horsemanship · 4 min read

More Interesting Challenges

As your horsemanship skills improve, it will benefit you and your horse to find ways of putting things into practice by playing…

Snowy1

Horsemanship · 1 min read

Finding Challenges around Your Farm

Many properties will have natural obstacles that can develop your ground skills, and turn tasks into fun. Just be sure to asses them…