January 2007
Monthly Archive
Monthly Archive
Posted by sierra on 31 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Facts, Horse Training
When you were a kid, you played “follow the leader” with you little friends, I’m sure. But did you know that horses play the same game in the wild? They had to in order to survive; it is part of their God-given instincts. You can use this to your advantage when training your horse to obey you…if you understand a few basic principles. Let me illustrate…
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Posted by sierra on 30 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Facts
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The Disease That Killed The 2006 Kentucky Derby ChampionPosted by sierra on 29 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Facts, Horse Health It’s a sad day in the equestrian world. Barbaro, winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby, was euthanized this morning. Barbaro, as you may recall, suffered an injury so gruesome at last year’s Preakness, the audience cried as they watched from the grandstands. Barbaro’s fight for recovery ended this morning. But the injury, alone, wasn’t what killed him. It was the disease that invaded his hooves in the months that followed. Here’s what happened… |