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Holiday Horse Gifts

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Holiday Horse Gifts

holiday horse giftsOkay, you have got the person on your gift list that loves horses.  What do you get them?  Sure, they will always need a new brush or mane de-tangler, but why not get them something useful?  On today’s show we take a look at some very useful gift ideas.

First, we have Rebecca Didier from Trafalgar Square Books and www.HorseandRiderBooks.com.  Rebecca offers five different books tailored for almost any rider.  The books are:

  1. The Art of Liberty Training for Horses
  2. How Good Riders Get Good
  3. Tex
  4. Building a Life Together—You and Your Horse
  5. The Riding Doctor

Each one of these books his rich in illustration and gives you information about how to be a better horseman and how to improve your riding.  For those cold winter months when you can’t be out at the barn, you can still be working on your skills.

Holiday Horse GiftsDo you have someone looking for a little hardware?  Listen in as Ed Jessup from Case Cutlery joins us and talks a little horses and then tells us about the selection of Case pocket knives that would be perfect for anyone on your list.  Personally, I was fascinated when he was describing the Equestrian’s Pocket Knife: a handy knife with a hoof pick tool built right into the knife.

Case has been making knives for over a hundred years.  They are still manufactured right here in the United States. This would be a gift that you could carry for many years to come.  Case also has a wide assortment of handles available in a bunch of colors.  Ed tells me they even make some pink ones.  Check them out.  Ed suggests that if you are looking online you may want to check out Shepards Hill Cutlery Online.

 

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Episode #039

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No Worries Club Imaginative Obstacle Contest

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No Worries Club Imaginative Obstacle Contest

No Worries ClubThe No Worries Club, part of Downunder Horsemanship, holds contests from time to time.  We like to participate when we can.  The guidelines for this contest were to create an imaginative obstacle.

Sometimes I think I get a little carried away. But when I hear the Challenge was to create an imaginative obstacle, my mind goes into this other gear. (You’re right, I think it is called lunacy). Anyway we accepted the challenge and here is our entry.   He took a couple of hours to prepare everything and then we tried to video some of the construction process.  It’s a new camera and editing software I’m learning.  But, I think you will get the general idea.  Jessie, my Foundation Quarter Horse Mare trained in the Method, is, as usual the star of the show. 

We realized right off the bat, to win a No Worries Club contest takes a big effort so, I fired up the drill press, dug out the shop vac and air compressor, rifled through old pvc parts to put everything together. This is that story…..

We had a cat repellent can with a motion detector that let off a high pitch sound and a spray mist. We had two fans, one with balloons, one with streamers. We had bailing twine with wine corks and balloons hanging from a tree. Oh, and we had a lawn spinner. And, of course a tarp.

We had some noise makers I hooked up to the back of the vacuum cleaner. The sound of the noise makers scared the crap out of every dog in the neighborhood – How did Jessie do? See for yourself. We have a video.

Below are some still photos of the obstacle, but because a still photo was not going to tell the whole story or convey the sound, we produced a short little video.

Jessie At Liberty -Nov 2008

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Working at liberty is always a fun challenge. Jessie has improved a lot over the last few months. Looking back I didn’t really do a very good job of starting her off at liberty very well and had to come back and work really hard to have her “hook up” with me. We still have a long way to go. Compare to the first one seven months ago.

Rematch in the Weed Patch

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It’s the Rematch in the Weedpatch! This is a continuation of our first video on our Horse H-O-R-S-E competition. Ranae and I head out to the Kern River area looking for new ways to challenge our horses and improve our horsemanship. Who will get the edge this time? Will it be Dusty or Jessie? Come along for the ride and find out. Enjoy!