My husband and I have been working hard all week to get a stall ready for Prevost, that is suitable for stall rest. We hung and mounted rubber mats to cover the cement base of the shelter and also had to build and mount a door. The door was tricky since there is an ice mount in front of the entry way that could not be removed. We had to make the door a lot shorter than I would have liked to accommodate the ice, but we were able to attach some mats off the bottom to make up th

You may remember some previous posts about her, but I just can't help but want to explain the details again about Lacy, a three year old Quarter Horse mare. When Lacy arrived to me, she was fairly calm and easy going from what I could tell. The issues described from previous trainer were that she was unpredictable when girthed. She would rear up, hold her breath and basically jump out of her skin even once relaxed, it could come any time. She had bucked and spooked pretty bad

Last Wednesday I braved driving over Snoqualmie Pass with horse in tow to get a second vet opinion to hopefully find out what was going on with Prevost's leg. Thank goodness I have some great friends that met me there and came along for support! I couldn't do it without you! We met Dr. Schneider (Dr. S) at the Emerald Downs vet clinic in Auburn, WA, barely on time, our drive over the pass was slow and careful, weather was not ideal! (Ahem, 20mph!!!!!!!! - Never again will I d

I am very excited to have been selected to test the new Easyboot "Love Child" boot! Yes, they are looking for a official name, so if you have any ideas, feel free to make suggestions! (All pictures are courtesy of Easycare Inc) This boot is so intriguing to me. I have been using the Easyboot Glove regularly on my personal horse and training horses with a lot of success. I am familiar with the glue on process of some of their other boots (Glove, Easyshoe Performance and Flip F