This seemed to be an easy deadline to deliver, but it wasn’t. Lots of people know that they couldn’t/wouldn’t live without horses or ponies in their lives, but when it comes to expressing how they feel, some find it easier to gallop down to a hairy looki...Read Full Story
On May 31 fire destroyed the barn rented by Boyd Martin from Phillip Dutton at True Prospect Farm (PA). Of the 11 horses stabled in the barn, five survived. Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman and Ryan Wood dashed from the upstairs apartment to lead three to safety. Dutton ar...Read Full Story
… someone’s missing, could be a child or an adult, with or without medical issues; might be a camper, hiker, hunter, someone with Alzheimer’s.
The police or local sheriff’s department set the wheels in motion to search for the missing pers...Read Full Story
To earn the ‘Best In Show’ title at the Garden means something, because all the dogs, which this year numbered about 2600, are proven champions who reign supreme in the heart of New York City every February at the Big Apple’s quintessential dog show: &ld...Read Full Story
Quotes from recent employee work evaluation files: “I would not allow this employee to breed.” “Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.” “This young lady has delusions of adequacy.” &ldq...Read Full Story
After my first riding lesson (at age sixty), I focused my camera on one beautiful grey Quarter horse mare named Rosie. Not with the other horses, she stood at the gate gazing alertly and longingly into the lane.
She pricked her ears forward, distended her no...Read Full Story
At the mustang adoption in Lorton, VA though we were not planning to, we walked away with two Mustangs. We named them Austin and Vegas and over the winter, had fun taming them.
Christina Flint working with Mustang Austin.
I halter broke Austin in ...Read Full Story
You’re about to realize your dream of keeping your horses where you live. Perhaps you’re about to build a barn, install an arena, add new fencing or replace old.
You ask friends what outfit they used, surf the internet, and page through magazines like the Vir...Read Full Story
From a field of more than 600 eligible horses entered in Farnam’s first SuperMask II Supermodel contest, 12 semi-finalists lined up at the starting gate when the voting began.
During the month the polls were open, voting was very brisk. In the en...Read Full Story
Q: When should a mare pass a placenta and when does it cause a problem?
A: Ideally we like to see the placenta passed in less than three hours post foaling. Most mares will normally pass the placenta within two hours of foaling if there are no complications. There...Read Full Story