by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! It was a different kind of morning. I sat with my mare Rosie, today it was she and I. Too cold I reckon for Kitties to leave their snug nests. Lady had long wondered back to the house. Now it was Kessy and me. A few birds chattered at the feeder, the...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! It’s easy to help your horse truly understand you and requires no special training, clinics or instructors. First, we must truly want our horse to understand us, in our hearts and thoughts. Second, we must spend time, a good deal of it, just being with...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Let’s be honest with ourselves. What, from the horse’s perspective, have we as advocates really accomplished in past decades? Thoroughbreds still started and raced before skeletal systems are even 60% mature—many broken down and discarded by age 3....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! I was asked about riding alone…. I have for many years preferred to ride alone. For me it’s not a social thing, or an outing with friends. It’s time for my horse and me to enjoy each other and nature. I see so many folks who only ride...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! “Saddle Pitch and Inverted Hips.” A tipping forward (or backward) saddle will not only hurt the horse, but makes it impossible for a rider to find their neutral seat. That is, the pelvis will tip front, inverting the spine, causing the rider...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! Why is that most riders are still taught to sit up and rigid to find balance on a moving horse? Bracing (legs front), squeezing (thighs and knees pinching) and stiffening (tight hips, wrong hard posture) causes an absolute downward pounding on the...
