An article on theHorse.com today caught my eye: "Kentucky Horse Farms Go Green with Composting." According to the article, over 50 horse farms in Kentucky are composting. Click here to read the article.



We've been composting that special horse by-product for well over a dozen years, and it's so easy! We simply constructed a four-bin composting area (downwind from our house -- although…

Check out the group 'Quality Horse Breeders' where we have posted the news release from Equine Canada regarding the CEM (Contagious Equine Metritis) outbreak in Kentucky that has now been found in Idaho stallions that stood at the Kentucky facility, and possibly in mares in Alberta and Ontario where semen was shipped this past breeding season.



While this outbreak involves Quarter Horses…

This painting is about contrasts: the contrast between organic and geometric shapes, the contrast of bright white against bold orange, the contrast of a voluminous paint horse against the flat planes of the buildings, straight lines and curves.



Paint horses often remind me of abstract art, and "Blossom" was no exception with her striking color. She was a beautiful example of the breed.



Denise, her owner wrote, "She is a playful spirit....The spirit…

Hi Guys,



Your horse's weaker hind leg is the leg on his soft side. There's nothing wrong with your horse! Almost every horse has a weaker hind leg because few horses are ambidextrous. The weaker leg is the one on your horse's "soft" or hollow side. The stronger one is on his stiff side.



The weak hind leg doesn't step directly underneath your horse's body. Your horse displaces it slightly to the side to avoid carrying weight with it. On the other hand, the hind leg on…

My favorite horse :-) This is Podge aka Provence, my baby Hanoverian in his 7th week under saddle (he managed to get a couple of weeks on the subs bench with silly knocks in the field).



He is so much fun to ride & I'm not looking forwards to Monday when it's back to work & no more weekday day times spent cantering around on the stubble fields :-(



I'm consoled slightly by the big buying fairs coming up in Feb.…

Last week I introduced my free, weekly To Do Lists and shared the artwork that appeared at the top of that first page.



This week, I thought I'd give you a peek at the format for each week's printable pdf page. The To Do List is 8 1/2" x 11" for easy printing. Here's a picture of what the To Do List for next week looks like, and a list of its features:







Click here to open and…