First, a news article that is kind of blowing my mind:
Make-up of equine gut bacteria altered by exercise, study shows
It’s preliminary, but basically: the kinds of bacteria in a horse’s gut changed dramatically immediately after exercise. I wonder if this could be linked to colic & ulcer histories?
Also, 8 year old me wants the horse pictured in the article, a Mangalarga Marchador. Sigh. (adult me says: no mares, and no grays)
Understanding and Adjusting the Dressage Frame from Guinness on Tap
Really thoughtful rider’s journey through different understandings of what “frame” means when we talk about it.
Winter is here so I ditched my saddle from PONY’TUDE
This is my January MO as well! I often use a bareback pad just to protect my breeches from hair and dust, but I love the warmth + connection that a bareback ride provides.
How to dress a draft horse from The Jumping Percheron
Practicality rules the day! I liked this a lot – not just as an approach to outfitting a draft horse, but any horse that’s not a leggy Thoroughbred or chunky Warmblood.
And a non-horsey but still very useful read: Rollout sugar cookie tips, from King Arthur Flour
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