by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
TIPS FOR TRIMMING YOUR BAREFOOT HORSE Howdy Friends! Trimming your own barefoot horse is easy to do, and I encourage folks to learn how. One key piece of advice I like to give is, keep it simple. There seems to be a lot of conversation out there making a simple thing...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
SOMETIMES A HORSE JUST CAN’T Howdy Friends! Sometimes a horse simply can’t do what we ask. They are not disobeying—nor do they need more training, or discipline. We need to pay closer attention to our horse. And less to our own demands, desires. Sometimes I get broken...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
WELCOMING A NEW HORSE HOME Howdy Friends! In recent weeks I’ve had several emails from folks who have purchased a new horse and quickly became saddened, frustrated or disenchanted. All had statements along the lines of, “He wasn’t this way when I rode him there,” or...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Does your horse understand you? Have you spent the time, not teaching her or “training” her, but simply allowing her to understand you? Recently I spent the evening watching a versatility show and noticed riders operating in a different realm than their...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith
Howdy Friends! “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:31. How do we do that? It’s easy to say it. But just how do we do, “Everything,” for the glory of God. Probably not so easy. We get...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
HOLD THE MANE! Howdy Friends! “Hold the Mane.” When going uphill, and traversing terrain changes I feel it’s best to grasp a handful of mane, and NOT the saddle. . Ride the horse, not the saddle. It makes the rider lighter in the saddle, and more connected to the...
