Photo from back when I used to be a trail guide for Adirondack Saddle Tours. Photo taken on the flats near Eagle Creek with Cascade Ridge in the background. Hump Day Horse Photos Promote Your Equine Photography or Horse Blog! Please use your FULL perma-link URL not just your blog domain name. Example Bad:…
I think spring is finally starting to show around the farm in one way at least, MUD. Gone are the days of beautiful snow covered pastures that did such a great job of hiding all the horse piles. The ground is soggy and soft and my poor horses are stuck in their ‘mud paddock’ which…
Hi RTR readers! What do you think of our new photo banner? Want to see your photo on our banner? Each month I will randomly choose 3 new photos to rotate through our banner and one of them could be yours! Details: Photos must be high quality .jpg format. The higher the quality photo the…
Hello Calculus! Calculus was the first horse I ever financially owned. I leased him for 6 months to see if I could manage the finances of owning a horse myself. He was a great first horse to own and HUGE! Calc stands in at 17.2 hh and is a Trakehner. Equine Wordless Wednesday Promote…
February 26th 2007 a date which will forever be stuck in my mind. Why? That was the day I had to make the awful decision to euthanize my mare Hobbie. Here’s our story on how we got to that point and what planning had to be one. Mahaba Ghinwa (Hobbie) was a purebred Egyptian Arabian…
It’s foaling season again! This photo is Cotton from last year 2 days before delivery. I wonder if we’ll get a filly or a colt this year? Hump Day Horse Photos Promote Your Equine Photography or Horse Blog! Please use your FULL perma-link URL not just your blog domain name. Example Bad: http://www.RochesterTrailRiders.com…
First off what is a parade knot and what is its purpose? A parade knot is a fancy name given to the hangman’s knot or noose when used with horses. Obviously the other 2 names for this knot have a sinister history but we’re going to concentrate on the use for horses. The parade knot…
Ms. Cotton’s Snowy Muzzle ============================== The good stuff is always at the bottom of the Big Bale Buddy! ============================== The foal was kicking at Cotton’s sides, she was telling it to STOP! ============================== Prego Mare vs Filly… My $ is on the mare. ============================= I like big butts and I cannot lie…. No seariouly they…
This week’s story I bring to you the hidden dangers of 5 gallon buckets. Now I don’t mean to scare anyone and to be honest I really haven’t changed my habits on the farm any since this incident. What am I talking about? Eyelids. Specifically rather gruesome semi detached eyelids. My late great arab mare…
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