by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
EQUINE POSTURE AND LOCOMOTION . Howdy Friends! Posture and Locomotion. Watching your horse casually stroll along is a great time to check her posture, and overall movement. Do you see the hind end propelling your horse, the big hind muscles lifting and pushing? Toes,...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care
Howdy Friends! Today I was asked, “I have a question. As far as rasping hooves, does it require a experienced person to get the correct angles, or can it be easily learned?” I responded. “ There really are no ‘angles,’ yes folks talk about them, what is important is...
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...
