NickerNews is all about the spectrum of horse care, horse culture, and horsemanship. What's routine for the high performance eventer is unfathomable for the rough neck.
So here is a dynamic look at some things we may see in our own backyard but will just
never happen in other parts.
Y'all don’t get your knickers in a twist or your nose out of joint!
It’s just for fun!
Feel free to add to the list.
At one end of the spectrum, we have "Charlotte."
At the other end is "Charlie."
Supplements
Supplements for hoof, supplement for coat, supplement for asthma (from being in a stall all the time), herbal supplements for temperament (he's stressed, of course)
What supplements?
Blanketing
Depends on the temperature. I have three blankets of varying thickness. Then I have rain sheets, coolers, and an Under Armour workout outfit.
What blanket?
Worming
My vet comes and worms my horses. He alternates with several different wormers, depending on the season.
I feed them cigarettes once in a while. Old trick I learned from an old circus hand.
Water supply
Water buckets are emptied, scrubbed, and refilled daily. They like purple buckets. Purple is their favorite color.
The creek is out back.
Husband Horse
An easy-going, reliable mount for my husband (the one who would rather be golfing but humors me a few times each year)
The hard case mustang for my husband (who won the bronc championship a while back)
Pre-ride Routine
My valet grooms him with a special German-made therapeutic grooming kit. Wraps and boots are applied. Freshly-cleaned saddle pad and daily-cleaned tack is used.
Bring him in from the pasture, check his feet, and throw a saddle on him. What else would I do?