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October 21, 2020 by Lisa

Three Things That Make My Horses Happier

Three Things That Make My Horses Happier

The last 6 weeks have been pretty much a whirlwind for me. I have been riding Plezant more, which take a lot of time. Frisby was recently diagnosed with PPID (Fancy name for Cushings) which means changing everything I am feeding him, and September at work is extremely busy. Probably the busiest month of the …

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May 4, 2020 by Lisa

A Glitch in My Challenge

Three Things That Make My Horses Happier

Well, yesterday was the only the third day of May and I ran into a glitch in my challenge. Already, in the first few days! But if I have learned one thing about having horses over the years, it is to expect the unexpected, and be prepared when it happens.

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March 24, 2020 by Lisa

My Favorite Fly Products

My Favorite Fly Products

Get Ready Fly Season Is Coming Depending on where you live in the world fly season may still be a while away. But for others, it may already be in full swing. And I don’t know about you, but I HATE flies. So I am doing what I can now to cut down on flies …

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December 22, 2019 by Lisa

Welcome Home Plezant

Come Meet My Horses

Just like so many horse stories I read as a pre-teen, I couldn’t sleep last night. I was just too excited to sleep. And I had too many things racing through my mind. So at 5:02 AM, I was wide awake and ready for the day to begin. You see, today, in about 7 hours, …

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October 14, 2019 by Lisa

5 Benefits of Blanketing Your Horse This Winter

5 Benefits of Blanketing Your Horse

I know, I know, this is a very heated debate. There are those that are passionate about having their horses wear a blanket in the winter, just as there are those who are passionate about letting horses be horses, and never have their horses wear a blanket. Then there are those, like me that run …

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October 13, 2019 by Lisa

Preparing For Winter Time Horse Care

winter time horse care

Winter is Coming! We had our first official snow this past week. And that got me thinking about helping others get prepared, preparing for winter time horse care in advance for what ever storms are headed our way this winter. We were lucky with this storm. It did get really cold, about a 65 degree …

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August 31, 2019 by Lisa

Real Riding Challenge – Week 4

lunging Ethan

I have to start off by saying, I didn’t go anywhere! Yes, I have still been doing my real riding challenge, but I stopped posting about it daily because, well, it was hard. Hard to work with my horses every day, and then come in and write about it. So instead of writing about it …

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August 21, 2019 by Lisa

Real Riding Challenge Day 20 Farrier Visit Day

saying goodbye sucks

First, I apologize for the lateness of this post. But yesterday was a scheduled farrier appointment for my horses. And I have been worrying about this day for the last 2 months. You see the last time the farrier was here, Ethan got upset because he couldn’t see Frisby and decided to put his back …

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June 25, 2019 by Lisa

The Costs Of Keeping Horses At Home

A Review of the Year 2019

While I was in my garage painting my fancy new horse jump rails, I was listening to one of my favorite equestrian podcasts, Heels Down Happy Hour. Have you heard of it? If you have never listened, or never knew their were equestrian minded podcasts, this is one of my favorites to listen too. And …

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June 23, 2019 by Lisa

The Best Coat And Hoof Supplement For Your Horse

a woman walking a tall horse

A shiny coat is one way to know that you have a healthy horse. And there are a lot of different supplements that claim to improve your horses coat. But I think I have truly found the best coat and hoof supplement for your horse. At one time I was going to write this post, …

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March 30, 2019 by Lisa

How To Protect Your Horse From Flies This Summer

getting ready for fly season

It’s the time of year where we get excited to get to the barn and spend every day with our horses. Which also means it’s fly season, or its getting close. And I have a few things that I do for my horses to help keep the fly population lower, and making it easier on …

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March 21, 2019 by Lisa

How To Plan A Vacation When You Have Horses At Home

a picture of horses for a barn command center

Every once in a while it is nice to take a vacation. But when you have animals, including large animals at home, there is an extra step you have to consider in your vacation planning. That is when you leave home, who is going to take care of the horses? This is one of the …

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