Recent content by charlottein

Thanks! I really wanted purple, but these were the only large hole beads I could find. I am not sure how the cable halters are actually constructed, but they are so pricy! This one cost $10 in materials.

I made Chaos an Arabian style halter since my friend is gonna take pictures for me tomorrow. Didn’t really know what I was doing and I think I should have dropped the noseband an inch. It is not adjustable. Paracord, plastic beads, some sew on trim, and canvas ribbon. The poll has the thicker...

Luckily the chickens stayed together and didn't get far before I got to them, so all was well!

Chaos was a star today! Listened so wonderfully, and was a steady Eddy being passed by motorcycles and handling a sudden barking dog appearance and driving through some delicious grass. Now the drama beforehand when my daughter didn't latch the gate and so the filly, the dog, and the chickens...

For about 8 years with him I never had thrush, but then started to see some mild central sulcus thrush a couple years ago, probably picked up when he was at the trainers. Now it shows up in the spring after the snow melts into mud. It’s very mild and goes away when it is dry in the summer. I...

I don’t know if any others prefer a hoof soak for thrush, but I bought these small size dry bags from Amazon, and they came with a strap. Works perfect instead of spending more on soaking boots and space on storage. I used an Oxine AH soak as per the hoof-smart website. It is the same as using...

I’m not sure exactly what it is since it has been modified she said, but it was cute! Pulled by a large pony. It had a retractable top, and a cool box on the back and a comfy plush seat!

Lovely day driving with our carriage club today at the state park! My daughter stole the reins and drove most of the time before she ditched me to ride with a pair of Shires instead. Chaos was wonderful and we had a picnic. but It was a looong day!

I love hilly pastures for developing strong healthy horses!

That is a good way of putting it! Echo really does seem to think Salem is more of a playmate than a boss at this point. But we’ll get there!

Aw thanks! Here is a picture:

Welcome! I truly think part of the joy of horse ownership is that it gives me an excuse to always be researching and learning new things!

Had another lesson today, with my daughter taking the lead. Echo def. listens better to me, it is very hard to try and teach a child to lunge and train a horse at the same time as training a young horse. She doesn't want to listen to half the instructions I give her. She was actually doing a...

My 2 year old and 15 year old both get grass hay - they eat that best. I don't do alfalfa because they gain too much weight. For ration balancer they are on 1/2 cup Buckeye Grow and Win, which I like because of the low sugar/calorie content, but annoyingly I can only get from Chewy. They also...

Chaos was a totally star on our neighborhood drive tonight! We went out at dusk when it was cool, and he had so much energy and was paying great attention. He listened well to my daughter when she drove and handled all the doggers and cars wonderfully. I plan to trailer him out to the park on...