Join me as I embark on the Rochester Trail Challenge, discovering the most scenic and horse-friendly trails in Rochester, NY. From the picturesque landscapes of Monroe County Parks to the serene paths of State Parks and Forests, each episode delves deep into a new trail. With detailed setting descriptions, journey anecdotes, and expert tips, every…
The weatherman scared me to death last night with threats of frost and in some cases further south a freeze warning. Reality has to set in, the warm weather of summer and fall is quickly leaving us and cool air, dark mornings and the shedding of summer coats and thickening of winter woolies on our…
Drop a heavy steel object on your foot. Do not pick it up right away. Instead shout “Get off, stupid. Get off!” Leap out of a moving vehicle and practice “relaxing into the fall.” Roll lithely into a ball, and spring to your feet! Learn to grab your checkbook out of your purse and write…
Chores taking up too much time and you don’t think you have time to train your horse? Start simple. Instead of walking your horse into his stall, turn him around and back him in/out of it. Instead of walking him down the lane to his paddock, back him up all the way. A horse that…
Today turned out to be rather eventful one on the farm. 6am: With the weather being cold and crappy I ended up turning out Fay and Goliath in their rain sheets last night. This morning when I went out to give them breakfast I noticed Goliath had made a mess of his sheet. It was…
I caught Fay sleeping away the warm afternoon in the run-in. Got horses? Share your photos with us! Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets — Easy-Linky widget will appear right here! This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site. For best results, use HTML mode to edit this section of the post.
Things are progressing well with Ellie. She now will come up and look for a scratch instead of me having to catch her, hold and then rub her down. She is starting to figure out that halter pressure on the poll means move forward and not backwards or rearing. She also will pick up all…
The 1 sunny day we had on Saturday and you can already see the flies are a bother. Share Photos of Your Horses with Us. Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets — Easy-Linky widget will appear right here!This preview will disappear when the widget is displayed on your site.For best results, use HTML mode to edit…
The most watched equine event is coming up this weekend, The Kentucky Derby. Horse racing runs in my blood, literally. Now retired, my Uncle Christopher Paasch was a trainer on the west coast. Thought he’s not your typical household name if you like to watch the races I’m sure you have seen him before or…
Ellie turned 3 weeks old today and along with it came Scours. If you have ever had a foal before you’ll know what I’m referring to. I could smell the start of them coming on for 3 days, YUCK. I hate this part of foaling but it is perfectly normal. What are Scours: Foal scours…
