The buzz-bomber flies are out.  Thank goodness for fly spray.  Out at Shannon’s I saw two horses out in the pasture doing two-barrel kicks just to shake these nasty flies off their backs.

It is hard to believe it is August down here, usually in August we get our biggest heat, this year it has been rather pleasant in the mornings with nice cool breezes.  This week I did not melt in the saddle!

Bobby looked just as pissed off as usual when Shannon caught him and…

Discrimination is the ability to choose or differentiate between things. We make it hard for our horses to discriminate when we’re wishy-washy with our cues.

Dr Camie Heleski, Michigan State University, describes a study that illustrates this point…

In a study by Flannery, ponies were conditioned that one of two symbols on a feed box would gain them…

HI Everyone, We are new to the Barnmice community and wanted to introduce ourselves! We just opened a store in beautiful Sharon,Ontraio just north of Toronto. This is a family business with my mum, Helen, being the owner and my Sister,Sarah and myself(Christine) who will be working in the store.  Sarah and myself both have a retail background and we are all riders so this has been a very exciting project for all of us. We just had our grand opening this past weekend so we were excited to…

I did not get to ride today, just before Shannon was going to pick me up I started to hear rumblings of thunder, and then it started raining.  I was not especially disappointed, my ride on Bobby last week totally exhausted me because I had to use so many of my muscles so often.  After I got home I wrote last week’s blog, went to sleep for three hours, and it took me a few days to recover completely.  Of course in an ideal world today would have been the day Bobby responded,…

Thank you to Barnmice member, Geoff Tucker, DVM for sharing his stories with us!…

Do you every have those moments when something down right out of the ordinary happens?

Hi I'm Bethany, and last week I think I finally became a rider.

          Everyone has always told me " In your…

Hey bloggers,

This week's blog is going to be based on upcoming announcements and new inventory arriving soon at Baker's. There are lots of new and exciting things to look for at Baker's so stay updated with announcements on our facebook page and by following us on twitter https://www.facebook.com/bakerssaddlery https://twitter.com/Bakerssaddlery.…

The 2012 Summer Olympics concluded this week. Dressage got a bit more attention than usual, partly because of Great Britain’s wonderful win on home turf, and partly because of political satirist…

As a natural health practitioner, I have a wide variety of modalities to choose from when making recommendations for my clients, my family, and my animals.  Sometimes I select an herb or two.  Other times I may use a homeopathic remedy.  But what I turn to more than anything are therapeutic-grade essential oils.  I call them “Turbo Herbal Medicine”.…

Many thanks to horse vet and Barnmice member, Geoff Tucker, for allowing us to share this story.

I approached today’s ride on Bobby much more optimistically than I did last week.  I wasted an optimistic mood.

We seemed to start off all right, at least until the first corner.  From there on Bobby decided to pull every evasion out of his bag of tricks.  First, he took exception to the bit, curling up under whenever he wanted to disobey my aids.  After a minute or so I went in to Shannon and she tightened his cheek pieces a hole to see if that would improve…

Original blog post here - http://heatherclemenceau.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/letter-writing-campaign-to-end-horse-slaughter-email-us-your-letters-now/…

Hey bloggers,

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far and staying dry during all the rain we've been having. This week's blog for Baker's is going to be dedicated to rider tidiness. As a rider, your coach and judges like when you are tidy and neat in both your horse's appearance as well as your own. It looks more professional to be well put together for both horse and rider, and in doing so makes your overall picture look very appealing. At Baker's, we have many products to…

Crazy Day in the Park

My sister and I planned to take Cole and Ranger up to the show ring area for a ride, but it looked like rain. She checked her smart phone, and sure enough, rain was on the way. It was hard to tell how much time we had—maybe and hour or maybe two?

We decided to take the chance and ride, anyway. We would keep an eye on the sky and turn for home if it looked bad. The ride we were planning takes about an hour and a half if we do a lot of trotting.

Ellen…

SEE THIS ARTICLE (NJ.com, Hunterdon Democrat, Horse News) August 2012...

Horse with a Broken Body Has the Knack for Healing Others (teaching them to stand up on their own two feet with courage!)…

Love this new post by Cathy Rivers! Check it out! Just yesterday I read three articles on how parents of Olympian athletes always have extreme money issues. It takes money to be a champion.....if you're an equestrian this is 

important info....

3 TIPS FOR TAKING THE DRAMA OUT OF MONEY

Money is such a big source of drama for people, businesses and organizations these days. Webster’s defines this use of the…

I think this is a fascinating view of Monty Robert's methods of "join-up" and of the use of the round pen. Something worth considering. I've also provided a link to his response.

Researchers urge rethink of 'Monty Roberts' horse training method July 13, 2012 Enlarge Researchers used a remote control car to mimic the actions of a trainer using the Join-Up method, undermining the idea of a human-horse connection. (Phys.org) -- Aspects of a horse training…

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Cowboy boots aren’t your ordinary sneaker or shoe. They are unique just like the people who wear them. They have their own style and functionality. Cowboy boots do a job and that is to protect your feet while doing chores in the pasture, working in…