by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! It was is a very cold winter when my mare Kessy developed full blown heaves. I share this story in the hopes some will find it useful. It started with a cough A Dog Named Saturday YES YOU CAN CURE HEAVES Kessy had developed a transient cough, so I began...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Everything healthy about a horse begins with proper posture. One of the many components to that is a free moving, and powerful hind end. The hind end cannot be free, powerful, or fluid if the hips are tight. This little exercises, “Hip Circle Release,”...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Gaited horses don’t need special saddles, bits, shoes or special trainers. They do need to be allowed to gait. Get out of their way and let them gait. They’re born with it! . Sad Story I’ll never forget the day I was riding along a beautiful...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
PERHAPS THE NOBEL HORSE’S MOST IMPORTANT CALLING Howdy Friends! It’s always fun to huddle with Rosie and the gang on rainy mornings, the tin rattling to the beat of the big drops. Rosie’s rhythmic munching on hay, and the chickens all gathered inside...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
OUR DUTY TO FOCUS ON CORRECT EQUINE POSTURE Howdy Friends! So many times I see pictures of lovely horses, and folks swoon, praise and comment how beautiful. Sadly, being a very long time student of correct equine posture, body carriage and movement, I far too often...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
RELEASE THE LUMBOSACRAL JOINT IN YOUR HORSE Howdy Friends! Another “Spring warm up,” (or any time) exercise for our horses. The “Tail Curl.” As Spring grabs our attention tugs our hearts to the trail, let’s not forget our horses will benefit from a Spring tune-up. ....
