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This Blog originates from California out of a Production Office nestled in the getaway ranch of our hair-covered leader. Although still working in the world of Commercial Production, our Executive Producer and Blog Master steals every moment possible to be here with her 13 horses (of all shapes and sizes), 4 dogs, 3 cats and very patient hubby.
Pictured are two of my very squished dogs as they were riding in the moving van. Dexter is up front and Shiva is resting his head on his forever buddy.
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I have a blog which presents the biodiversity of the animals of farm. I published several texts speaking about frizzy animals and I would have wanted to present Norma. Of course, my sourceswill be quoted and a link towards your site will be created.
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When will you be placing an order for the LG Bridles? When is the deadline to let you know we want to order one? Are there any options, like color, etc, we need to consider before ordering?
Thanks!
I would like to be included in your next order for $125 for the LG bitless bridle in black, smooth curb. Please let me know when you will be ordering and how to pay. Thank you!
I have one LG bitless bridle for my mare, and since we will be aquiring another horse I’d like to get her one as well. Please add me to your list for your next purchase.
THANK YOU~
Stacy
Can you send more information on the bitless bridle to me? I am not very good at computer’s. Of course I could not find it on the web. I have a lager and small connemara pony. So would like to look at size,style,price ,etc.Thanks
Marian
Hello I have a good friend who is revolutionizing the shavings industry and recycling the shavings to be used again. They are going to be in practical horseman next year and i thought you would be interested in checking it out and possibly blogging about it. This really is the future of horses and livestock. Please email me and I will direct you to the website and other info. Thanks!
Hi I can actually afford to order the LG bridle. Can I pay via PayPal? I would like one that is natural colored.
Thank you,
Dee
PS: Absolutely love your blog.
Would love to order this bitless bridle. Have been using several different types and want to try the LG. I have Arabs and ride endurance. Am assuming bridle will fit them.
Thank you, Valerie
Hey Dawn! Your blog is super = makes my day =- thank you! I would like a bitless bridle with everything. My horse is 15 hands (spotted saddle horse) so I guess it will fit her? How much is it? I couldn’t find the info on it regarding price. I want mine in black. Thank you so much.
Hi, I’m interested in ordering an LG but would you advise me please on how to decide between the smooth or chain curb? Also, is the natural colored leather a light tan tone? Thank you.
Best regards, Shelley
What will you do when there are no more berries!!!!!! Poor Finn.
Hello, I am an avid reader of your blog and enjoy reading it a lot. I don’t know if you have contacts in the Midwest but I was hoping you could pass along some info about horses in desperate need of homes.
EMPIRE, MICHIGAN FREE HORSES!!!! 52 thoroughbred horses need homes. Will go to Sugarcreek this Sat. for slaughter. Gentleman died and his son wants nothing to do with them. Most broodmares are broke and some are in foal weanling, yearlings, 2 yrs and 3 yrs old most are gelded. FREE and papered. Friend of the deceased is trying to find homes 440-463-4288 Barnesville, OH.
Thank you so much!
How do I order an LG bitless? I hear they run large. Should I measure?
If so, where? Also, is the “wheel” ever a problem for the horse? Looks a bit bulky but people seem to love the LG. Thanks!
Ok just to let you know, I ordered the summer special of balm, and cleaning stuff for horses. As always a fan of your website.
Got my LG Bridle and used it a bit with my TW and she had nice response to it. Looks like a good thing to me. Di
Hi, I would love to order a LG bitless bridle in your next order! Let me know the details, total price, etc. Love reading your blog!!
Thank you!
Nancy R
Hi Dawn,
I would like to order the LG in black with smooth curb.
Thank you, Nicole
Yay for Finn!! Enjoyed reading about his advancements and progress. (And enjoyed imagining you singing various show-tune inspired songs of encouragement. :) ) Happy Mother’s Day! See you guys soon!
Love, Janie
I found this article so interesting as my dear brother was a member of The Old Guard at Arlington and was there during Black Jack’s reign. As I am a horse lover and owner, I was in awe of the stories he has shared.
Hey- tune in to http://www.horsesinthemorning.com today for a special surprise! I am an avid reader of your blog and I just had to talk about it!
Jamie Jennings
I feel for all of these babies on here! I took in an unwanted tricolored paint a little pinto filly, She was 6 weeks old and the people were going to let her die as she was the wrong color! We took her in and lsot her any way just s short moth later, She suffered from Congestive heart failure due to lack of nurishment from birth. I would love to take in some of these babies myself if you haev adopiton processes please do feel free to let me know as I am interested in any of them need a lovign for ever home in Pulaski NY. Thank you Roseangela
I know this site is mainly about horses but check out the Beggin Strip Barkus Parade in St. Louis, MO tomorrow. My dog Charlie (shepard mix) and I are going — he will have beads hanging off his sides with a sign “Wanna be an Afgan hound).
I have a project that I have been working on that connects my artwork to helping to save horses from a local high kill auction. If at some point you would be interested in what the group we have formed is doing I would love to talk to you about it. My site is at art-for-horses.com Thank you!
Im Paula. HOW…WOULD …. THE PROCESS of ADOPTION of that WELSH COBB? You live in Canada and I live in BAJA MX. I ALREADY have a RESCUEd a SPANISH MUSTANG, GELDING.. He’s the BOMB!! His name in SPANISH.. is TERCO, which mean’s “STUBBORN”!! At first when I got him.. he WOULD NOT move for ANY FEMALE’S?? Then I read an article by Keith Hobsen.. he NEED’S CONSISTENCY, we DON’T no EVERYTHING about this horse.. BUT, when ANY MALE’S RIDE him, he FLIES? So, I opted to bring him home from the Ranch, to my home on the BEACH? They brought him down on X-MAS EVE. X-MAS DAY.. I took him out for a RIDE.. we were gone about 2hrs.?? I BELIEVE the ONE on ONE.. WORKED!! I’ve also, gone on a 3 1/2 hr. RIDE with a friend, he WAS MAGNIFICENT!! I ONLY use a HACKAMORE on him.. he APPEAR’S to LIKE IT?? Can you give me the PROCESS on the COBB?? Thank You for YOUR TIME. Paula
I am interested in a black biothane bitless with both chain and leather chin strap since I don’t know which will work the best. Is this possible? How long will it take to arrive if I wait for you to do a group order?
Thanks,
Debby
I’m afraid this is going to seem nasty, and I am going to try to write it as politely as possible…but this is a really condescending story and I seriously hope Ms. Eistell does not come across it, or if she does, that she is not able to read English. Please seek out a source of info about disability awareness and reconsider the tone of your writing. It is great to be supportive of this athlete, but it is not really great to condescend like this. There are many, many people who achieve great things despite disabilities, and I think the great majority of them would prefer to be honored for their achievement, rather than for their “inspirational nature”. I personally spend a lot of time cycling with people with disabilities…and I can tell you they HATE It when people gush about how inspirational they are. We make a big joke out of those comments, but I know my friends would just prefer the people keep their comments to themselves, b/c although they make fun to deal with the discomfort, they would prefer to be treated with respect.
Just as a suggestion…try rewriting the article as if you were impressed by the rider as a woman…I have a feeling it will sound really condescending to you…I’m sure you don’t think you are an exception as a competent woman (which I’m sure you are).
Thank you so very much for this perfect website! Your writing skills are terrific – you explain feelings and ideas so very adeptly. I look forward to the emails every day and appreciate your taking the time to inform and entertain me – an equine enthusiast!. …pat
definitely interested in purchasing one next time you order some i am in.
Just read Dawn Duncan’s “Playing in the Imaginary Paintball Championships with my Horse and the Yellow-Crested Cyclist,” printed in the September’s Northwest Rider.
Screamed with laughter upon reading “Isn’t it funny how horses sometimes think they are hiding if the tree is as wide as their heads?… in his horseyhead, he was hiding.”
I have the suspicion a lot of us are more like Dawn than the sleek professional riders; we’ll get up on anything on four legs with a hairy tail, and it’s a toss-up who’s in charge or smarter, or how many times we fall off or get torqued off because we got up on something too hot for us (a little Tai-chi will help cushion the bruises or at least prevent breakage). WE don’t care — it’s a Horsey!
Thanks, Dawn. Now I feel better about how I ride!
We are the rescue that took in Angel and her 4 foals from the feedlot. The amazing fact in her story is that she collected the foals ON the feedlot before she ever came to our rescue. She saved their lives all by herself. I was told”The palamino mare now has four nursing, all treated like her own..can u take them all?” Thats why angel is such an extraordinary mare. She is fine , happy living about 4 miles from the rescue!
best,
Lynn Hummer
Founder/Pres
Pregnant Mare Rescue, Inc
I am a fan on facebook, and would like to congratulate you on consistently delivering interesting, touching, humorous, and useful articles, with a very worthwhile goal in your Bucket Fund. I have shared many of your newsletters on my facebook page. It is people like you who bring a much-needed awareness to the plight of so many tragically “forgotten” horses.
I look forward every day to receiving your latest blog in my email inbox. Keep up the good work!
Love the pictures, thanks for including Gabe and Topper. Love Pignon, I’ve read about him before, what a whisperer. Love your pictures of your horses, so cute.
Dawn:
I just had to comment on you story of Gwen. She is quite the beauty. A great read that brought smiles. Thanks so much!
We supporters of Beauty’s Haven need all the smiles we can get right now. Many of the rescued mares have been found to be pregnant as suspected, with nursing foals at their side. Most unfortunately, Lana who is just 2, is one of the mothers to be. Just unbelievable as she must have been a yearling when bred.
I want to thank you for designating BH as the Bucket Fund this month. Ill mothers and foals have amassed quite a large medical bill with hospitalizations and vet calls. All are holding their own at this point, but one little foal remains critically ill. We can see many medical expenses coming down the road. But a road well worth traveling to save these precious ones.
Thanks again for everything. I so enjoy you emails everyday.
I just wanted to thank you for the outstanding job you did for The Golden Carrot and, especially, its unsponsored horses. I have been volunteering with Casey for about 6 months and have fallen in love with each of these venerable, velvet-nosed creatures…my first experience with horses, so I have much to learn, but I can’t imagine a better teacher than Casey and her 37 teaching assistants. Lew’s loss, which you gently wrote about, is a great sadness for all of us…especially so for Casey who never stops grieving for the ones she has had to let go. Thank you for sharing it with her.
I liked your update on Mac at Strawberry Mountain Mustangs. I’m glad Darla adopted Mac. What a beautiful, loving relationship they have. I am sure it helped Darla after losing Buddy, the mustang she took in that inspired her to become a horse rescue. I used to follow her and Mac and Buddy’s story on the Alex Brown website when she used to post there when Mac became injured. She posted a moving account of her relationship with Buddy after he died a few years back. She also posted on the progress of Mac’s leg. She is definitely a dedicated woman.
Your opinion is just as valid as anyone’s. I did, however, state often that the Curly is an amalgam of many breeds. And that it reminds me of my Australian Kelpie
who is a combination of many breeds. Perhaps the word “breed” is the issue here. Perhaps the word, “group” is more fitting. But, if it has a registry, many will call
it a breed, like the Pinto. The pinto is a color, not a breed. However, most people will call it a Pinto and not its breed type.
This is about your Curly write up. The curly horse is not a breed. it has many many breeds of horses in it. Even the ABCR is a mixture of different horses. Not all curlies or curly coated horses reg. with ABCR or ICHO are hypo-allergetic and the ICS reg? it is a joke. Unless handled from birth most curlies are very stubbern and many have bad temperaments. I saw a bay or, as they said a Grulla, stud in BC and he was scared of everything. Most even have very long backs and very bad legs and are very narrow. We all laughed at how narrow the breeding stallion was but he was maybe 14.1 or 14.2 hands high. People with these horses should look for good stallions to cross to their curly mares. They are grade horses with papers. By adding different blood the type of curly coated horse can be improved.
To prove it is not a purebred or even full blood. Draft and pony crosses are “reg” together and not in different devisions. No seperation of gaited or non-gaited.
Curly is not a breed. it is only a trait. People should know the truth and know that when they buy a curly horse registered or not with ABCR or ICHO they are not getting any type of purebred or full blood horse. It`s like a Palomino registry, any breed(s) registered based only on color, curly reg, based only on curly coat or if from non curly coated parents as long as 1 parent is ABCR or ICHO reg, the foal can be registered. Again the Sport registry is even more of a grade registry then the other two registries.
People just need to be aware! Please!
Hi!
I love your site, and I’m a fan on Facebook. I wanted to pass on this story about Amigo, who I’ve been following on Facebook for two months. What an incredible story about an amazing horse!! This article is the most recent of many written about him, but it’s the most concise. Hope you enjoy reading about him as much as I do, and also hope you become a fan of Amigo’s on Facebook! I’d love it if you could share this story, and I’m sure his owner, Gary, would too.
http://www.peoplepets.com/news/amazing/injured-horse-defies-odds-and-comes-back-from-the-dead/1
Thank you,
Robynne Catheron
Proud owner/rider of three horses,
but lover of them all.