by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! “What About Horses’ Emotions?”..I’m often asked about how I feel about horses’ emotions. Surely horses don’t have emotions on the same level as humans some folks say. Some say to try to project human emotions on...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
There are mountains of opinions about, “to blanket or not to blanket.” Like many things we do for, with, and to our horses. I’m strongly in the “no blanket” camp. I reckon few of our Coffee Clutch friends are surprised by that. My,...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! “Horses and Comfort.” Many, when they need it, seek comfort in as many ways as there are people. Family, friends, God, pets, nature … And horses. Comfort is more than that, it’s support, it’s revitalization, it’s re-building and stabilizing....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! A friend wrote me about their horse’s abscesses and putting shoes on the front. I thought I’d share my response in hopes some might find it helpful. Let’s consider hoof abscesses and shoes. . Hoof management sometimes takes a different...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Therapy horses come in all sizes, colors, and breeds. They have a wide variety of histories, ex show horses, trail horses, barrel racers and many other walks of horse history. Many have a first stop along the transition highway at an equine rescue, some needing...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! With perked ears and sad eyes, Blackie watched as the truck drove away. Her long time friend, Chance called out in fear. Dust soon swallowed the trailer, but the whinnies continued. Frantically, Blackie raced along the board fence, head held over the...
