Are you one of the many horse owners who worries about your horse lacking hydration during the winter months? Keeping your horse hydrated is crucial, especially during the cold spells that can make drinking uncomfortable and unappealing to your equine pals. Not drinking enough can lead to serious issues like dehydration and impaction – a blockage in your horse’s intestine, caused usually by masses of feed or sand/dirt. In short, not having enough water reduces the moisture in your horse’s gut … [Read more...] about Does Your Horse Have a Drinking Problem?
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A Horseman’s Guide to Taking a Step Back Before Taking a Step Forward
The new year is upon us! I think most people are looking at 2021 as an opportunity to leave behind 2020: the year that wasn’t. Others might be wondering what different challenges this new year will bring. I often find uncanny parallels between horsemanship and life, and today’s “life lesson” came straight from the horse’s mouth: How about we take it moment by moment? Consider walking into your horse’s pen or stall to catch him and go about your regular ride, but something isn’t right. Maybe … [Read more...] about A Horseman’s Guide to Taking a Step Back Before Taking a Step Forward
Roundabout Cowboy Sculpture Nearing Completion
The-eye-catching 15-foot tall bronze sculpture, “Cowboy in a Storm” is nearing completion. It soon will be the centerpiece of the new roundabout under construction on Highway 89 at the northeast edge of Prescott. The sculpture is the creation of the late renowned Western artist George Phippen. Appropriately, it will be located due west of the historic Phippen Museum, named in recognition of Phippen. A native of rural Iowa and Kansas, Phippen later moved to Arizona where he began his career … [Read more...] about Roundabout Cowboy Sculpture Nearing Completion