Most of us are in it for the horses. But trucks, tractors and trailers come with the territory. If you want to go to shows, clinics and trail rides with your horses, learning how to drive a truck and trailer is essential.
When you get to your destination, you usually have to back in your horse trailer. Here are [...]
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How to Back a Horse Trailer
Posted in Online Guide on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take Great Pictures of Your Horse
Posted in Online Guide on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following picture taking tips came from Jennifer Gulati of ASHAM:
Show season is winding down and old man winter is getting ready to visit Michigan soon. Why not take advantage of the last few nice days of fall to get some great candid shots of you and your favorite friend?
It seems everyone tends to think [...]
Ways to Make Your Horse Boarding Farm Fun!
Posted in Online Guide on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some of the more fun things I have participated in at boarding farms. If you have any ideas or thoughts to share, please let me know and I will post them!
You have to buy the barn pizza if you fall off your horse.
No stirrups month.
Have a costume Halloween party — with bobbing for apples [...]
What is a farrier?
Posted in Dana's Doodles, Horse Polls, Online Guide on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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The horse’s hooves grow continuously and need to be trimmed regularly, about every six weeks. A person called the farrier comes to the stable to do this job. Many horses can be left barefoot, but if the horse is shown or worked on hard surfaces, the farrier will put [...]
How To Get Your Parents To Buy You a Pony
Posted in Online Guide, Recommended Web Sites on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the most part, my sister and I earned our horses by asking our parents for one ten times a day – for five years. Now, it certainly helped that both of our parents loved horses and had ridden earlier in their lives and I am not sure that begging is the best route for all [...]
What are the Jumping Faults?
Posted in Online Guide, horse Shows on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know how to score jumping? If you are a new to the sport, this quick guide will make it easy for you to determine the winner!
Scoring Jumping:
Knocking Down a Fence: 4 faults
Hoof touching water: 4 faults
1st refusal: 4 faults
2nd refusal: Disqualification
Rider falling off: Disqualification
Horse falling: Disqualification
Off course: Disqualification
Riding over time: 1 fault for [...]
What is English riding?
Posted in Online Guide, horse Shows on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is English riding? When I first started taking lessons, I found this confusing as saddle seat is English on the Morgan circuit but on the Quarter Horse circuit, hunt seat is English. If you are new to showing, I hope this little description helps you:English riding includes dressage, cross country, saddle seat, jumping, and hunt seat [...]
What is a Warmblood Horse?
Posted in Online Guide on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Warmbloods are European breeds of horses that resulted from the cross-breeding of cold-blood draft horses with hot-blood horses, such as Arabians. The resulting horses are large, athletic animals that excel in dressage and jumping. Examples: Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Trakehner, and Holsteiner. Warmbloods are the horse of choice at the Olympics!
Free Catalog Of Prints
Posted in Dana's Doodles, Horse Freebies, Online Guide, Shopping, horse art on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have put together a free download of all my prints. To view click here:
danas-doodles-catalog-of-prints-sept-2008
You can put any picture in my catalog on a stall sign, t-shirt, tote bag, sweatshirt or hoodie! If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: bauer.dana@gmail.com or call me at: 810-444-3525.
Western Horse Color Wheel
Posted in Online Guide, horse Shows, tagged Horse Show Clothes on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I showed my Morgan in western pleasure, I had a mint green hat and pink cowboy boots! While this worked for 4-H shows more than ten years ago, I doubt you could get away with such a look these days! Luckily, the people at Hobby Horse Clothing have put together a color wheel to [...]
