https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2015/05/23/oh-no-not-again/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/gunner-abscess.jpggunner abscesshttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0734.jpgIMG_0734Gunsmoke with Tabasco Sauce-protected Hoof Wrap. (Photo by Joan Fry)2015-05-25T20:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2014/01/10/the-horse-in-winter/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/35-no-blankets.jpg35-no blanketsTwo horses and a human, all three dressed for the cold weather. (Photo by Charles Hood)2014-02-26T02:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2014/02/25/im-eating-dont-bother-me/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/36-fitting-a-fly-mask.jpg36-fitting a fly maskBecause of the shape of Gunsmoke's head, it's also hard to find halters to fit. (Photo by Charles Hood)2016-01-09T18:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/12/09/blanketing-your-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/34-blanketed-horse2.jpg34-blanketed horse2A blanketed horse. (Photo by www.horsejournals.com)2014-01-11T02:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/08/25/dropped-fetlocks/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/32-dropped-fetlocks-prim.jpg32-dropped fetlocks, PrimNotice that Prim's hind legs are almost vertical while her hind pasterns (as opposed to her pasterns in front) are almost horizontal. (Photo by Joan Fry)2013-11-07T02:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/11/06/goodbye-to-all-that/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/33-prim.jpg33-PrimPrim. (Photo by Joan Fry)2015-12-07T18:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/08/12/dear-robert-redford/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/31-redford-laying-horse-down.jpg31-Redford laying horse downA key scene in "The Horse Whisperer" that lasted about a third of a second on screen. Robert Redford (or maybe Buck Brannaman, a real-life whisperer and Redford's stunt double), lays the horse down. (Photo courtesy of www.fanpop.com)2013-08-25T17:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/08/03/do-you-feed-your-horse-on-the-ground/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/30-do-you-feed-on-ground.jpg30-Do you feed on groundShow horses have shavings in the barn aisle as well as their stalls. (Photo by Joan Fry)2015-05-17T00:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/07/18/feeding-the-backyard-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29-stall-pads.jpg29-stall padsEven when you provide them with a feeder, most horses prefer to yank the hay out and eat it at ground level. (Photo by Joan Fry)2013-08-03T23:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/07/03/slaughtering-horses-for-meat/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/41-horse-slaughter-in-us.jpg41-Horse slaughter in USThis downed, emaciated horse spends his last moments with a loving human. He died before he could be slaughtered. Posted by Animals' Angels, a rescue group. (Photo by canadianhorsedefencecoalition.wordpress.com)2015-06-25T17:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/06/28/what-do-you-do-with-the-pee-and-the-poo/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/27-poo-disposal.jpg27-Poo disposalPrim with this year's new manure disposal site behind her. (Photo by Charles Hood)2014-10-03T16:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/06/18/how-to-clean-your-horses-stall-or-corral/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/26-prim-and-kyle.jpg26-Prim and KyleOne of Prim's first roommates--a goat named Franklin. The corral is 24' x 24' and bedded in shavings. (Photo by Joan Fry)2013-07-03T03:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/06/09/how-to-buy-a-horse-for-your-child/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/25-kid-proof-horse.jpg25-Kid-proof horseThis trusting, trustworthy old gelding probably taught many beginning riders in addition to this lucky little girl. (Photo by Joan Fry)2016-01-16T23:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/06/01/how-to-buy-a-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/24-cub-foot-horse.jpg24-cub foot horseThe foot closest to viewer is a club foot. Compare the heel to the heel of the hoof on the left. The angle of the club foot is completely different. (Photo by www.horseadvice.com)2013-06-09T19:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/05/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-backyard-horse-owner-day-2/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/23-gunners-swollen-eye.jpg23-Gunner's Swollen EyeEven a first-time owner would know something awful has happened to her horse. (Photo by Joan Fry)2014-08-30T22:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/05/11/breakaway-halters/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/22-breakaway-halter.jpg22-Breakaway HalterThe throatlatch of this breakaway halter is fastened to the top ring of the cheekpiece by a snap facing in (and into the horse's face) instead of out. This breakaway halter is defective. (Photo by Joan Fry)2014-02-26T02:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/05/14/text-free-tuesday-17/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tft-5-14-13.jpgTFT 5-14-13First rattlesnake of the season. John killed the second rattlesnake of the season two hours later. (Photo by Joan Fry)2014-08-28T17:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/05/03/a-forgiving-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/23-a-forgiving-horse.jpg23-A Forgiving HorseHand-feeding a horse that bites, or threatens to bite: Not smart. (Photo by Andrea.)2013-05-11T22:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/05/07/text-free-tuesday-16/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/24tft-prada.jpg24TFT PradaPrada, a young Quarter Horse mare. (Photo by Joan Fry)2013-05-08T04:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/04/22/the-horse-that-bites/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/21-horse-that-bites.jpg21-Horse that Bites2014-09-20T00:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/04/30/text-free-tuesday-15/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/22tft-breakaway-halter.jpg22TFT-Breakaway halterThe flimsy leather crownpiece of this halter means the halter will break if your horse gets himself hung up on something. (Photo by Charles Hood)2013-05-01T02:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/04/24/text-free-tuesday-14/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/21-tft-invisible-trail-dog.jpg21 TFT--Invisible Trail DogThe Invisible Trail Dog2013-04-25T02:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/30/the-horse-that-nips/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/19-horse-that-nips.jpgHorse that NipsI’m introducing Prim to a rubber curry mitt. She’s excitable and has never bitten anything except her food. Gunner is curious and mouthy. I stand much farther away from him when I introduce him to anything new, so he can sniff it but not grab it. 2013-04-23T03:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/04/16/text-free-tuesday-12/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/20-craig-cameron1.jpg20-Craig CameronCraig Cameron, horse trainer, behaviorist, and cattle rancher. (Publicity photo courtesy of Craig Cameron)2013-04-17T02:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/22/trail-horse-safety/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/18-4.jpgTrail Horse SafetyWestern saddles have a multitude of straps and strings and metal rings that makes it easy to carry canteens and other items. Photo by Charles Hood. 2013-03-30T23:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/26/text-free-tuesday-11/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tft0326.jpgText Free TuesdayThese two American Quarter Horses--Gunsmoke, inside the corral, and Prada, the gray on the right--have the same sire but different dams.2013-03-27T03:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/15/what-should-you-wear-on-a-trail-ride/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/17-6.jpgWhat should you wear on a trail ride?2017-07-12T21:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-backyard-horse-owner-day-1/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/15-6.jpgTrail dog in the snow—when the wind’s not blowingTrail dog in the snow—when the wind’s not blowing2013-03-18T18:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/08/how-i-became-a-backyard-horse-owner/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16-4.jpgA five-year-old cowgirl in New Jersey.A five-year-old cowgirl in New Jersey.2013-03-18T18:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/19/text-free-tuesday-10/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tft0319.jpgText Free TuesdayA beginning rider discovers what a horse's "frog" looks like. (It doesn't go <em>ribbit</em>.) Photo courtesy of Charles Hood.2013-03-18T18:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/12/text-free-tuesday-9/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tft0312.jpgText Free TuesdayPhoto by Joan Fry2013-03-09T22:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/03/05/text-free-tuesday-8/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tft0305.jpgText Free TuesdayPhoto by Joan Fry2013-03-05T21:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/09/horsekeepers-and-their-stuff/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/12-6.jpgHorsekeepers and their stuff2013-03-01T23:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/15/strange-behaviors/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/13-6.jpgGunsmoke exhibiting a flehmen response.Gunsmoke exhibiting a flehmen response.2013-03-01T23:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/22/back-to-the-basics-feed/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/14-6.jpgIn climates with plenty of rainfall, like parts of Germany, horses can and do live on pasture grass—at least during the summer.In climates with plenty of rainfall, like parts of Germany, horses can and do live on pasture grass—at least during the summer.2013-03-01T23:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/26/text-free-tuesday-7/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tft0226.jpgText Free TuesdayPhoto by Charles Hood2013-02-26T17:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/19/text-free-tuesday-6/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tft0219.jpgText Free Tuesday2013-02-20T01:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/12/text-free-tuesday-5/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tft0211.jpgText Free TuesdayBronze statue of the Five-Gaited World's Grand Champion Imperator by Douwe Blumberg.2013-02-11T19:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/07/free-advice/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/6-25.jpgIs this horse yawning or choking? Before you call the vet, check your horse's vital signs. (He's yawning.)Is this horse yawning or choking? Before you call the vet, check your horse's vital signs. (He's yawning.)2013-02-10T06:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/31/fire/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9-6_2.jpgPrim wondering where she is and what she did to get there. Prim wondering where she is and what she did to get there. https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9-6_1.jpgWatching the fire approach our house.Watching the fire approach our house.2013-02-10T06:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/02/winter-blankets-yes-or-no/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/10-6.jpgThis is a mountain horse. Do you see a winter blanket on her?This is a mountain horse. Do you see a winter blanket on her?2013-02-08T02:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/02/05/text-free-tuesday-4/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tft0205.jpgText-Free Tuesday2013-02-05T22:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/26/the-busy-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8-41.jpgPrim and Gunsmoke2013-01-29T19:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/24/the-weather-wise-horse-owner/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7-4.jpgI was trying to clean Prim’s feet but her tail kept blowing in my face. So I knotted it. Her tail, not her feet.I was trying to clean Prim’s feet but her tail kept blowing in my face. So I knotted it. Her tail, not her feet.2013-01-27T21:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/29/text-free-tuesday-3/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/295-6.jpgThis is a nicely-bred Australian horse, probably a Thoroughbred hunter/jumper. As in the United States, horses are not native to Australia.This is a nicely-bred Australian horse, probably a Thoroughbred hunter/jumper. As in the United States, horses are not native to Australia.2013-01-25T01:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/17/kids-and-horses/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kids.jpgThese two children have a babysitter, and he´s an Arabian.These two children have a babysitter, and he´s an Arabian.2013-01-24T18:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/22/text-free-tuesday-2/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/spurs-6.jpgSpurs2013-01-21T23:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/12/a-child-proof-horse/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/5-1.jpg5-1Prim, my fraidy-cat trail horse. In 22 years she has only dumped me once, and it was my fault. Not hers.2013-01-15T22:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/10/solo-trail-riding/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jesse_6.jpgJesse_6Jesse was the perfect trail dog—with one exception. She attracted coyotes, who mistook her for one of them.2013-01-13T01:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/08/trail-dogs/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chance.jpgChance2013-01-11T03:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/15/text-free-tuesday/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7save4.jpg7save4Photo Credit: Gina Cresse2013-01-10T00:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/05/his-and-hers/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/21a.jpg21ahttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/86.jpg862013-01-09T07:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/2013/01/02/the-horses-i-live-with/https://backyardhorsekeeping.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/173c.jpg173c2013-01-05T22:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://backyardhorsekeeping.com/about/2017-06-24T17:56:09+00:00weekly0.6https://backyardhorsekeeping.comdaily1.02017-07-12T21:54:06+00:00