by Rachel Windchaser | Jun 21, 2015 | Feeding time, Natural trim, Uncategorized
This week the yard has been overrun by small bipeds. As the schools have now closed for the summer holidays the yard is holding summer camp. For a week the parents bring the small humans and leave them at the yard to participate in horse related activities while they...
by Rachel Windchaser | Jun 15, 2015 | Paddock paradise
The summer is beginning and the days are warming up, so it is an early morning start on the paddock maintenance. Many think by keeping horses outside, and not confined to stables, that there is no need to clean and maintain the ground. This is absolutely wrong. Would...
by Rachel Windchaser | Jun 9, 2015 | Natural trim
Even before meeting Charlie I made a decision sometime ago to keep my next and all future horses barefoot. Charlie is and always will be barefoot, in other words I have committed to never having him shod in the traditional way, leaving his feet as nature and evolution...
by Rachel Windchaser | Jun 7, 2015 | Feeding time, The early days
After a great groundwork session it was time for a bite to eat. Joining Charlie this morning was the resident nanny goat, horns and all. I was a bit dubious at first, Charlie is not really a sharer when it comes to food, but he seemed quite taken by his...
by Rachel Windchaser | Jun 1, 2015 | Equipment
I have been researching saddles and the impact they have on the horses back, and to this end decided on a treeless saddle. After further research and seeking of opinions and recommendations I ordered an ‘Atlanta nut’ from Barefoot Saddles. They are...
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