All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Back to Basics
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... hand. Last week after a 20 minute warm up in the arena we took him for a very short hack under saddle. Just a mile or so, around the block in walk and he done very well. He stopped at one point to lo...

2. One Rein Riding
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...s should learn before being ridden on two reins. It is not a replacement for riding on two reins, it is just an intermediate step that most people tend to skip. If you already ride on two reins, then ...

3. Chronic Founder I
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...rmot and he decided to come down to attend to her straight away. Whilst the first trim was an effort to just save her life, today's trim was and effort to set or to start to set her hoof structure in ...

4. Harleys Warts have Gone
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...t it could be 6-9 months months for the virus to run it course so I am happy to sea the back of them in just under 8 weeks. Poilly is on the same treatment for her sarcoids and while they haven...

5. Partner in the Arena
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...orite" reverse into a ditch as she knows this worries me.I have tried to ignore this behaviour and just focus on the direction I want to go in. She actually put one hind foot into a ditch on the ...

6. Bute v Herbal Substitute
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...her anymore on this occasion. She went down again with what appeared to be laminitis this winter just gone which was surprising as she was in a sand arene. We assumed it might have been the new...

7. Bitless Bosal Bridle Blk/Pnk Pny
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.../BRIDLE COMBO. All one piece and so easy to put on. Once you get the Bosal where you want it you just tie your knot and go. Will always be ready to just slap on and ride. Open bosal up, ...

8. Bitless Bosal Bridle Blk/Grn Hrse
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.../BRIDLE COMBO. All one piece and so easy to put on. Once you get the Bosal where you want it you just tie your knot and go. Will always be ready to just slap on and ride. Open bosal up, slide o...

9. What is Quantum Savvy
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...ce of this daily with horses doing whatever is necessary to escape confinement or pressure of any kind (just think of horses that pull back for instance). At Quantum Savvy we recognize that hor...

10. Positive Pony Power
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Polly, Magpie and me went along to the Positive Pony Power course at the weekend just gone with Vanessa Bee. The venue was the ISPCA, NAC (National Animal Centre), Keenagh, Co Longford.

11. Fun with a Western Saddle
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...as much easier to use and didn't appear to be cutting into Polly. This little gadget makes it easy to adjust the cinch whilst on board as well. I dont think it would be that easy using a latigo, once ...

12. Inconsiderate Motorists
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... responsible for killing someone. When this happens will they be charged with 'manslaughter' or will it just be considered another accident? We encountered the most inconsiderate motorist today wh...

13. Solo Around the Block
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...k Harley out in his rope halter. We had only gone about 50 yards when he faltered for a few minutes. We just stood with him whilst he composed himself and walked quite calmly out of our turning and tu...

14. Snoozing on a Sunday afternoon
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...the first proper day of Spring. The weather was gorgeous. I played with the horses for an hour and then just sat with them while they snoozed in the sunshine. It was lovely! Here is a clip of Poll...

15. Magpie Laid Down
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...ie was lying down when I went into the arena. I expected her to get up as I went in but she didn't. She just watched me as I walked around talking to Harley and Polly who came straight up to me ready ...

16. If a Horse Leads, It Will Load
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... gives to pressure. Dennis has not been in a trailer since his mum was taken to stud when he was just 10 days old. At that time he was persuaded into the trailer without a head collar an...

17. Harley the Brave
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...t), Harley's mum. We decided to bring along Aunty Polly who would walk about 50 yeards behind us just in case he needed equine reassurance. Harley strode out with me. We got about half w...

18. Baby's Story
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... Posh and Dream (aka Scary ) are still at the NAC. They are doing very well, looking fantastic and just waiting to be rehomed. All was going well and there was still talk about Baby being ...

19. Feeding Whole Oats
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...earance. I've noticed masses of horses in their teens who appear to be fat, but on second look actually just have a pot belly. John Gray states that no amount of exercise gets rid of this, only detoxi...

20. Horse using Rhythmic Pressure
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...ut reversed the request and was very effective with her rhythmic pressure. (I know this is wrong but I just had too laugh, she is so intelligent. She knows the question but thought, here why don't yo...

21. My First Demo
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...on I would not have horses now. So I am glad I have found another, easier way, to be with my horses not just on the ground but also when we go out riding. Horses are so forgiving. I now get the feelin...

22. Competition Horses
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Last night I was chatting to a neigbour friend of mine who has just got into horses. He is a cattle farmer but made the decision to get out of cattle and to breed Irish Draft HorsesCurrently, he has a

23. Ready to Ride Results
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I have just completed two x two day courses (4 days in total) on Positive horsemanship with Vannessa Bee. Satrurday and Sunday was the 'Ready to Ride' course followed by Monday and Tuesday covering t

24. Make The Right Thing Easy
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... to get Magpie facing the right direction again. As we passed the car Magpie let out a snort and a buck just to let me know she was not impressed. Further down the road Magpie started and stopped eve...

25. Polly the Plough Horse
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...er being shod (very badly I might add) for the few months she was away from me and the results are only just surfacing now. She wore her boots on Saturday but she still wasn't 100% so there might be s...

26. Right Brain Left Brain
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...ut this week so we decided to take the horses out for a short hack before she and I started work.  Just us, our horses and their BB bridles. No pads or anything. This is the life!I decided I woul...

27. Practising Bareback
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... really enjoy it and the horses seem to as well. I took Polly out last Thursday and Magpie this morning just with their Dr Cookes bitless bridles. It was really enjoyable (for all of us I think). The ...

28. Eventful Day Out
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...ng was going along quite smoothly, we had been out for about an hour, had a bit of a canter and we were just deciding which route to take next when all of a sudden a young horse jumped out of a field ...

29. Its not about the Trailer
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... scratch him but you couldn't put any pressure on the rope. Eventually we got the rope off his neck and just left him loose. Each time he came back for a scratch my son would put the head collar on so...

30. Polly knows the Games
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Have you ever met a horse that knows the Parelli Games or can just seem to read your mind? I have owned Polly (LBI) for 5 years but have only had her back a few months (after I made a mistake of sel