by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Rosie Update: We’re riding now 40 or 50 minutes every 3 or 4 days. Rosie is moving softly, fluid, sure. I’ve also noticed her topline looks even better. Such a huge change from 28 months ago. And a noticeable change from just a few weeks ago. The past...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, Writing
Howdy Folks, “Suddenly – Don’t Use in Writing or Horsemanship” I often think about, and write about, how living and working, or playing and learning with our horses, and writing have so many similarities. The other day I was reading a writer’s blog about...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! A very important and easy thing you can do to help your horse maintain proper posture, soft body carriage and self-awareness as well as self-confidence is a little exercise known as the “One-Step.” You see, because of the things we ask our horses to do,...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! What we say to our horses … it matters. Words have meanings, we all understand that, but do we sometimes ignore the unintended consequences? I believe politeness matters. I believe our horses recognize politeness … and indifference,...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! My Miss Rosie after 28 moths of rehab. Fixed her founder, and DSLD. Vets told me she’ll never be able to be ridden. We are up to 40 minutes every 3 days. No drop in pasterns at all anymore and TOTALLY off her forehand – Powering from behind....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Grandpop, Horse Care
Howdy Friends! It was a surprise to find him in the barn brushing a horse instead of enjoying the air conditioning in the house. Grandpop nodded a greeting as I settled onto a straw bale, making sure the welcome breeze floating down the wide aisle could find me....
