by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Over the years, I’ve met and worked with horses who taught me many things: their emotions, their joys, their sadness and their spirit. Including the big horses on the farm I’d been dumped off on as a child, discarded like an unwanted cat. A Dog...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Horses that crowd and rush are not rude. They are out of balance and unaware of their feet and body carriage. Here is an easy to do remedy for that, “One Step.” You see, because of the things we ask our horses to do, they often lose connection with...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
ENGAGING THE HORSE’S HIND END Howdy Friends! “Engaging the hind end.” Here’s an important exercise you can, and should, do for your horse without adding time to your day. Every time you lead your horse walk in a Zig Zag pattern. Be close to your horse,...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
FUN EXERCISE TO “UNSTUCK” YOUR HORSE Howdy friends! Many times as horses are trained and conditioned for show, and other disciplines, through repetition of the same demands and movements, they become tight, or what I call, “stuck.” Let’s look at a...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! What we say to our horses. 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. Also indifference, selfishness. And...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Flexibility is not in the neck! It IS in the back, the spine. And you can’t correct that by over bending the horse right or left . You need to get the horse to lift the back, separate the vertebrae then they’ll have the suppleness to turn side to side....
