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Failing to Do This for Your Horse Could Become One of Your Biggest Regrets

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Natural Horse Care Essentials
Have you ever had that feeling that something just wasn’t right? Then you dismissed it, blew it off, or you allowed someone else to convince you that it was nothing?

We’ve all been there. I’ve been there more times than I’d like to admit. What I can tell you is every time I’ve allowed my logical mind to override “that feeling,” the outcome wasn’t good.  Each time it happened, I said to myself, “Never again!”

What happened from there? I’d do it again, and again.

Eventually (it took most of my life) I reached a point where I drew a line in the sand and said, “No more!” I finally figured out that there was one common denominator that was causing this craziness. It was my logical mind. I allowed it to rule over my intuition in every one of those situations.
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Don’t Read This If You Shoe Your Horse

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Think back for a moment. What caused you to believe that barefoot is best for your horse?

I bet that once you invoked your critical thinking skills, and became knowledgeable about the subject, there was no turning back. As a result, you realized you had to learn continuously, become a thinker and a problem solver.

Since you believe bare is better for your equine partner, do you occasionally run into someone who thinks you’re high on drugs? Crazy? A tree hugger?

At first, human nature takes over – your ego surfaces and you’re ready for battle.

Once the dust settles, you take a step back to see things from their point of view. Plus, you were once in their shoes (no pun intended).  You think, “They love their horse, too.”
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Does Your Horse Pass the Infrastructure Test?

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Stephanie and Ransom
This is the 3rd part in the series What All Horse Guardians Can Learn from Computer Science.  Click here to read the other articles in the series.

You’re building your dream home.  Although you live 3 hours away from where you’ll soon hang your hat, you feel confident that the project is in good hands.  Since this is a long distance arrangement, you commit to driving there to check on things every 2 weeks.

The construction company you hired came highly recommended so you assumed they must understand all the nuts and bolts of what it takes to build a home.
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How to Beat “Tranquilize Your Horse Syndrome”

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If you had known how hard it would be having a horse, would you have done it at all?

You knew you wanted a horse.  You thought it would be easy or that’s what you heard, and you had the money to buy one.

Ever since you became a horse guardian it hasn’t been as easy as you thought or as others said it would be.

Your farrier informs you that he has to tranquilize your horse or he can’t do his job.  He says it’s okay, and you “heard” that others were doing it.

You even heard of a big name trainer down the road who allows his farrier to tranquilize all his horses while they’re getting shod, so you think it must be okay.
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To Blanket Your Horse or Not to Blanket … That Is the Question

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Horse Blanketing

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right.”  ~ Thomas Paine (Introduction to Common Sense 1776)

Have you ever thought about why people blanket their horses in the winter?  If you question and explore this practice, you may be surprised by what you’ll learn.

Blanketing horses in the winter is a common horse keeping practice when it starts to get a little chilly outside.

Yes, you heard me right, a little chilly.

During the first onset of colder weather I notice many horses with their flashy blankets on.  Since I live in the middle of one of the larger horse areas in the country, I don’t have to drive far before I spot one or two horses like this.
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