by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Did you ever notice how some horses just seem to read their person’s mind? How they seem to always be on the same page? A real solid, dependable team? Did you wonder about, perhaps get a little envious, surely curious, as to how that can be? It...
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, It's for the Horses
WHAT’S IN A HORSE’S FOOT Howdy Friends! What’s in a horse’s foot? Sensory perception, horses can see with their feet. . Balance, for horses find their balance with all their feet can see. Traction, for the horse’s foot is perfectly designed to grip the...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! In a conversation about Thrush, I decided it would be good to share one of my responses. Hope some find this helpful. “ALSO, thrush enters the hoof capsule through a weakened white line (lamina), not along in the frog seam as most believe, then...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses, LIZZY
ALL CORRECT POSTURE BEGINS WITH THE FEET Howdy Friends! I was asked yesterday, “How do you engage the core to get a straight back. Is this more for a sway back horse or to improve topline?” I responded, “This is much more than a “sway back horse.” In fact...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses, LIZZY
WHAT WE SAY TO OUR 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...
