by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care
WHEN I LOOK AT A HORSE Howdy Friends! When I look at a horse I see the horse it can be, wants to be. Somehow I look right beyond the stiffness, lacking posture or inverted body carriage. . Like a sculptor who looks at a chunk of granite and chips away all the tiny...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care
HOW DO RIDERS BREAK DOWN THEIR HORSE’S POSTURE Howdy Friends. How do riders break down their horse’s posture? . Well actually in many ways, but the biggest culprit is bracing, conscious or unconscious. When a rider squeezes its knees, braces, against the side of the...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
OVERCONFIDENCE – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! Grandpop sat under the barn eve, out of the sun. He wore a look of expectant fun. “Ya did all the groundwork that sassy mare could benefit from, have ya?” Grandpop chuckled knowing the response he’d get from the boy. . “I’m...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith
AT LEAST I’M NOT LIKE HIM – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! “You just don’t get it, Grandpop!” The boy shouted. “He’s just so weird about stuff.” . Grandpop motioned for the boy to lay down the manure fork and take a break. “Weird huh? Haven’t heard that one in a while.” He...
by Dutch Henry | DEVOTIONAL, Faith, Grandpop
PUFFED UP PRIDE – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! “Well doggone if that ain’t the shiniest that ol’ saddle has looked in some time!” Grandpop beamed as he walked through the big barn door. He’d left the boy alone with the saddle soap and saddle when he’d made a necessary...
