I have been asked now several times to address the subject of fitting western saddles, and have done some presentations on this at both the Certified Horsemanship Association Conference and the Western States Horse Expo in CA. As you may know, my specialty is English saddles – and mainly dressage […]
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Horses sweat just like humans in order to regulate their body temperature. Horses have what are called “apocrine” sweat glands. There is a gland at the base of every hair. Therefore the number of sweat glands is related to hair density. The neck sweats more than the back or quarters
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I often get asked about my opinion on the latest and newest saddle designs appearing on the market. I have to of course be very careful about what I say, lest my comments are taken ‘on the record’ and possibly get back to the manufacturer to be misconstrued as slander
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I came across this particular article written by Jenny Holt on a website called www.ParticularPaws.com and it really hit home, especially since we have several people in our circle of friends, acquaintances, and clients who have dealt with or are dealing with cancer in one form or another. This insidious
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We drove down to Florida about a week ago and had snowstorms pretty much to the bottom of Tennessee. Then we decided to continue on through Atlanta and spend the night after about 17 hours of driving – with everyone warning us of the blizzard that was expected the next
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I have taken over the first blog of the year as Jochen is finally off for a week between trips and I have a story to tell that is a little bit different than what you have come to expect from his blogs. Just to catch up on what we
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