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Believe it or not, the H’s are a rather big category in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant is difficult to pronounce – and Heliotrope is equally as dangerous.
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6 Calendars for 2013 – Horse Gift Ideas
Over the past few weeks we’ve begun our annual gift idea celebration & have been sharing fab gift ideas for horse lovers of all types. We have plenty more to share & today is no exception.
Keeping Track of the Time
Whether you need a calendar at the barn to keep track of vet & farrier visits or to keep a little horse with you at the office, we’ve got something for you. Every year we try to share a few fun horsey calendars for our readers & we select them based solely on the lovely quality of their images.
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Equine Cufflinks – Horse Gift Ideas
Last time we ventured into the exciting world of mens footwear and today we want to continue the men’s accessories journey into so pretty hot horsey ties. Some that even non-horse people would snatch up.
Suited Horse
While not all of us can work with horses, it’s not impossible to bring a little horse to the workplace with you. Especially if it is disguised as part of your attire. The ties below are fun and funky enough to make them worth the horse. We aimed for unique patterns, colors and ideas to give a fresh perspective to the traditional equestrian tie.
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Trendy Men’s Ties – Horse Gift Idea
Last time we ventured into the exciting world of mens footwear and today we want to continue the men’s accessories journey into so pretty hot horsey ties. Some that even non-horse people would snatch up.
Suited Horse
While not all of us can work with horses, it’s not impossible to bring a little horse to the workplace with you. Especially if it is disguised as part of your attire. The ties below are fun and funky enough to make them worth the horse. We aimed for unique patterns, colors and ideas to give a fresh perspective to the traditional equestrian tie.
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Handy Stretches for Your Horse
Last week we shared some videos with horse pilates exercises and today we are keeping in a similar theme. Today’s video will
Essential Warm Up
While many of us stretch our own muscles (and give our mount a nice long walk to warm them up) we don’t often fully stretch our horse in preparation for athletic motion. Stretching does the same thing for your animal as it does for you, making movement easier, more natural and decreasing the chance of sore muscles after a workout. Ideally both you and your mount should stretch before and after workouts.
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Guest Ranch Management – Horse Jobs
Perhaps truly the dreamy dream job for horse lovers, running a guest ranch requires a bit more elbow grease than romantic notion may provide. While a fun and exciting job, running a successful guest ranch requires a high level of organization and experience.
What You Need
This is a management position, so contact with the animals will be more limited in larger establishments. More than a love of the animal and lifestyle, this position requires a thorough knowledge of the hospitality industry and even strong speaking and marketing skills. Great communication skills are essential, as is basic health and field training.
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark
Chapter 13. The Devil’s Trade Mark
One day when John and I had been out on some business of our master’s, and were returning gently on a long, straight road, at some distance we saw a boy trying to leap a pony over a gate; the pony would not take the leap, and the boy cut him with the whip, but he only turned off on one side. He whipped him again, but the pony turned off on the other side. Then the boy got off and gave him a hard thrashing, and knocked him about the head; then he got up again and tried to make him leap the gate, kicking him all the time shamefully, but still the pony refused. When we were nearly at the spot the pony put down his head and threw up his heels, and sent the boy neatly over into a broad quickset hedge, and with the rein dangling from his head he set off home at a full gallop. John laughed out quite loud. “Served him right,” he said.
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Hellebore – Toxic Plant of the Week
On to another Monday and another edition in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant definitely has a telltale name, you just want to stay away from Hellebore no matter how pretty it is.
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Equestrian Theme Shoes for Men – Horse Gift Ideas
Last time we ventured into the exciting world of ladies footwear but we didn’t want to leave the fellas out. This week we’ve got a surprisingly decent list of men’s shoes with a slight equine flair.
Horses on Your Feet
While we realize that in today’s world, it’s not exceedingly stylish for men to walk around covered in horses. Frankly, we don’t want to see that either. However, we do think men can celebrate their love of horses through clothing items too. Although most of them have a more equestrian flair, advocates of all disciplines can appreciate the subtle horsey touches.
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Equine Theme Shoes & Boots – Horse Gift Ideas
We’ve already shared some amazingly fashionable horse theme tops, tees and dresses. Today we are moving into the accessory department for everyone’s favorite kind of shopping, shoe shopping!
Horse Feet
Small equestrian touches have always had a place in the shoe world, the strong combination of brass and leather is too rich to pass up. Not to mention shoes and boots are an essential part of any rider’s wardrobe. We aren’t sure about wearing any of these beauties to actually ride, but they are a fun way to get a little horse into your wardrobe in a simple and subtle way.
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Pilates for Horses
Today’s videos are of the instructional type, but probably not like any you’ve seen before. You’ve heard of pilates, even pilates for horse riders, but have you ever heard of pilates for horses?
Essential Stretching
While your horse may not need these exercises, they could prove to be a useful part of warming up or even training. Each video covers a different exercise, they are short clips (about a minute long) and worth a quick glance. Whether you practice pilates yourself or just like to try new things with your horse, these may be interesting exercises to test out.
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Summer Camp Counselor – Horse Job
This is perhaps one of the rarer horse jobs out there, but one that can provide a great degree of hands on experience with the animals themselves. Summer camps vary from place to place and so will the number and quality of horses involved.
What You Need
While this position varies, there are a few things that will remain constant. Understanding of horse care/ safety is an important part, but so is child care/ safety – not to mention the combination of the two. For this fact alone camp counselors require a cool head along with knowledge of both horse and child. In addition they may also be required knowledge of local geography, flora and fauna. Due to its very nature, this can be a physically demanding job.
A strong constitution, great communication and quick hands are essential in becoming a good horse camp counselor.