AUDIBLE: THE HORSE DANCER
Audible is one of my “best” friends. Typically I listen to the App on my IPhone while running errands, doing barn chores (that don’t include interaction with horses) and exercising. Recently, I finished three books by the New York Times Best Selling Author, JoJo Moyes. Most relevant to this community is “The Horse Dancer.”
Set in London, The Horse Dancer introduces us to young girl, her grandfather trained in classical dressage, a talented horse, and the dream to be accepted into the prestigious Le Cadre Noir academy in France. As someone searching for a better understanding of horsemanship in the truest sense, this book spoke to me in volumes. Simultaneously, there is a rich plot that explores the meaning of family and relationships. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
WATCH: HOW TO BRAID LIKE A PRO (horse collaborative)
Do you feel like you are in a classroom and ready to snooze when trying to learn how to braid? Short and effective (a mere 5:34 minutes), Ryan Polli’s video for Horse Collaborative mixes both text and film with a vintage feel to best teach the important steps when creating hunter type braids. Then it is just up to you to practice…..A LOT!
HEAVY TURNOUT SOLUTION: smartpak ultimate turnout
This year in the Intermountain West we are experiencing a weather that is almost impossible to guess which blanket to use. Within a few days we transitioned from the lightest of flysheets during the day to heavy blankets at night. I have an entire section in my tack room that houses, what I thought, was every weight of waterproof blanket for turnout.
The stable owner/manager where I keep my horse, Sazerc (aka Sunny), quickly discovered that he does not “play well” during turnout with liners. To save her sanity and mine, I researched the best heavy weight waterproof turnouts. I finally decided on SmartPak’s Ultimate Turnout Blanket line. I have already experienced excellent results on several horses with both the durability and fit of the lite weight /regular neck and the medium weight/high neck styles. On Sunday I gave up the fight with layering blankets and ordered the heavy weight/360 gram fill/high neck version. The blanket has already arrived (think "warm horse parka") and as a bonus this line has a10 year indestructible guarantee!
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