by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
POSTURE & HORSE HEALTH Howdy Friends, “Posture and Horse’s Health” Recently I found myself explaining the absolute importance of a horse’s posture to their overall health, physical and mental. Unfortunately many horse owners and caregivers do not...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses, Writing
BUILDING HORSE CONFIDENCE IS LIKE BUILDING A CHARACTER IN A NOVEL Howdy Friends! For the reader to care about your character, they must know them. Writers create that bond with little baby steps of information. Huge information dumps are boring, and actually turn off...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
FIXING DAMAGING OFF-WORK HORSE POSTURE Howdy Friends! Miss Rosie has that kind of body, that falls into poor posture and body carriage quickly when idle. Even though her habitat is one of free roaming, in and out as she pleases, room to wander. Like most horses, and...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
IS YOUR HORSE CONTENT Howdy Friends! Is your horse content? Just as we do, our horses have emotions, and thoughts of the day, about their job and what is important to them. I’ve written before about horses and their emotions, and I understand how folks have a...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
HARM OF HORSE BLANKETS Howdy Friends! Cold weather always brings questions of blankets for our horses. After many years of interviews, stories and discussions the truth – best for the horse is – no blankets. . Yes there are in rare instances other factors. But the...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
LOOK TO THE HOOF FIRST Howdy Friends! People expect horses to “perform” and be pleasant, no matter the care, diet, hoof care, saddle fit, human posture, manners. And they expect “trainers” to magically change the HORSE’S attitude and...
