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....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Founder. Few words strike fear in the hearts of horse owners more than, “Founder.” And for a great many reasons. What can we do when founder strikes? What can we do to prevent founder? Disclaimer: These are my thoughts and practices. Each of us must do...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! They buried her on the hill at sunrise. She’d loved that hill in her final years, the trees, the other horses, and the warm sun in late afternoon. A long journey through many hands, homes and hearts had charted her life’s trail. Leading her...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! One uncomfortable thing many folks who have decided to take their horses barefoot face is, peer pressure. They’ve made the decision based on facts we now know to be true; “No shoe can be applied to a hoof without damage, and health...
