Monthly Archives: September 2020
Mystery Selected as the 2020 WIHS Honor & Service Award Recipient
This year, the Washington International Horse Show Honor & Service Award, sponsored by the EQUUS Foundation, is being presented to Mystery from the SOUL Harbour...
CO State Veterinarian Confirms First Equine West Nile Virus Case of 2020
Broomfield, Colo. - A horse residing in Jefferson County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV), marking Colorado's first confirmed equine WNV case in...
Double H Farm Prepares for Free Two-day Clinic Opportunity, Sponsored by Horse Pilot, for...
Ridgefield, CT - Sept. 25, 2020 - In an effort to bring educational opportunities to hard-working equestrians who have been limited in their endeavors, Double H...
Thoughts on What It Means to be a Horseman – Part II
A part of being a horseman is in knowing when to be firm.We need to set standards and have expectations for our horses. There...
THRESHING MEMORIES: WORKING AND SOCIALIZING
By Orv Alveshere
THRESHING CREWS: HUMANS AND HORSESSome threshers might have been to the point of sleepwalkAs teams of horses pulled hayracks from shock...
Quality of Life for the Overweight, Insulin-Resistant Horse
-By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.-
Your veterinarian just visited and told you in no uncertain terms that your overweight, insulin-resistant horse is going to develop...
QUIRKY, MOM’S PETULANT PET GOAT
-By Orv Alveshere-family's long train ride to coastal town Wilmington *Gramp's heart trouble Gram raised Mom and girlsGramps pulled Mom from ocean by hair...
AIRBORNE WHEN WE HIT THE HAY
By Orv Alveshere
FALLING BEHIND IN HAY WORK
Gramps said decades ago, horse-drawn hay rakes gave drivers a horse-tail view.
A 1 person job. When using tractors,...
Thoughts on What It Means to be a Horseman – Part I
-By Charles Wilhelm-
What qualifies a person to be a horseman or horsewoman? I think maturity is the number one factor. By this I mean...