by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch
Howdy Folks, RIDE THROUGH THE ROUGH PATCHES . He stopped under the oak on his way to the barn, looked out to his mare, and whistled. She raised her head, then after a pause, came to his side. Draping his arm over her neck he let her bare his weight. They stood a...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch
Howdy Friends! “Springtime!” For most of us, Springtime took its good old time drifting in. But it appears to have stopped by for a visit almost right on schedule. Here in Appomattox. The past few days have brought closer to summer than spring...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care
MAINTAIN CORRECT EQUINE POSTURE Howdy Friends! One reason Correct Equine Posture matters. #1 – Health, longevity, happiness. Okay that’s 3 reasons. I suppose I could list 10 more. But so often as I look at pictures on Social Media of folks happily showing their...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care
OUR MEMORIES AND DREAMS OF HORSES WE’VE KNOWN Howdy Friends! Our thoughts of our departed equine partners, I believe, are a connection to their spirits. Not merely memories, though memories are precious, but conduits by which we travel and visit with them again and...
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...
