by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Let’s be honest with ourselves. What, from the horse’s perspective, have we as advocates really accomplished in past decades? Thoroughbreds still started and raced before skeletal systems are even 60% mature—many broken down and discarded by age 3....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith
Howdy Friends! I’m going to comment on a subject so sensitive, yet so taken for granted that today it seems to be slipping from our grasp. Watching a clip recently about the Statue of Liberty,I was struck by the commentator, “Lady Liberty is the very essence of...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Writing
Howdy Friends! Back about 10 years ago, our friend, and fellow author, Jodi Stewart wondered if I could, “bring a rusty bucket to life.” So accepting her challenge I wrote the first part and posted it on Facebook. The story kept talking to me and I had to...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! I was asked about riding alone…. I have for many years preferred to ride alone. For me it’s not a social thing, or an outing with friends. It’s time for my horse and me to enjoy each other and nature. I see so many folks who only ride...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! “Saddle Pitch and Inverted Hips.” A tipping forward (or backward) saddle will not only hurt the horse, but makes it impossible for a rider to find their neutral seat. That is, the pelvis will tip front, inverting the spine, causing the rider...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch
Howdy Friends! Following a resolution of Congress, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November 1789 a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” devoted to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good...
