Bioscan and Groom Light Treatment
This morning I had Bo Bioscanned by Donnis Thran. Donnis has been doing this for three decades now and really knows her stuff. There is a great writeup in the current issue on Trail Blazer. Click...
View ArticleLongevity and Endurance Horses
Chief wearing his AERC Decade Team Blanket. Before I get to writing about the Bryce XP, I thought I’d throw out a post answering some of the questions that I get asked about how do I keep my horses...
View ArticleDo you know what your horse’s hoof angles are?
Granite Chief’s front hooves Chief in his orange Renegades Below is an excerpt from “The Proper Hoof Angle”, by Henry Heymering, RIF, CIF. To read the entire article (it’s really good), scroll down....
View ArticleAfter 12 to 14 weeks off, this is why my horses are still fit….
Researchers found that pastured horses maintained a similar level of fitness as stalled and exercised horses with a greater bone mineral content after 14 weeks. At my place, Chief is always on the move...
View ArticleEndurance Ride Reports
Karen on Rocky at Mt. Charleston Challenge Long before blogging was popular, I often wrote up my ride reports. I thought I’d share some of them from a few of the rides I did on Rocky. I’m really glad...
View Article2014 20 Mule Team 100: One horse, one rider and a dog–a story of 100 miles...
I always say that getting to the ride can often be the hardest part. Last year I missed 20 MT because of my truck. This year I was really determined to make it to the start line. The obstacles this...
View ArticleShedding time
Spring is here, finally! I was able to get both horses fully body clipped over the weekend and speed up the shedding process. There are pros and cons to clipping but mostly pros now that it is...
View ArticleManaging my endurance horse Bo post colic surgery
Bo two weeks post colic surgery, April 2014. He regained his weight rapidly. I’ve only made a few small changes to how I manage Bo on a day to day basis after his colic surgery in April. While the...
View ArticleMy latest science experiment
There are so many things having to do with endurance riding that you just simply can’t make up. One of my favorite sayings is “you can’t make this shit up”. A good fiction writer might be able to pen...
View ArticlePony Express Ride Accomplishments Part 3 of 3
This is the third of three articles that I wrote for Endurance News after the 2001 XP ride. This one was about the accomplishments of the horses and riders. It was pretty amazing when you think about...
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