Old Horses: Better With Age

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Shedding Seniors

Here in Lexington, spring is (finally) in the air. The sun is shining, the temperatures are rising, and the horses are sheddingÉand, boy, are they

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Deworming Equine Seniors

I could myself very lucky that Dorado has always been very agreeable to dewormingÑthe most objection he ever gives is simple flipped lip and a

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Weathering Winter

This winter has been a wild one for some areas of the country. A few weeks ago, I watched The Weather Channel for hours on end

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Reality Check

If you’re like me, you love talking about, caring for, and pampering your senior horses. Yes, they may be old, but they’re still so full

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Breeding the Old Gray Mare

I consider myself pretty lucky to live and work in the region I do. Central Kentucky is one of the largest–if not the largest–Thoroughbred nurseries

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What Else Can I Do?

Most senior horse owners–myself included–want nothing more than to keep their charges healthy and kicking for as long as possible and will go to great

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Another Year Older

The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and day is one of my least favorite of the year. Why? Because on January 1, like

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The Christmas Pony

Growing up, like most horse-crazy little girls, I wished for a horse every Christmas until that glorious day that my parents agreed that an equine

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Here in the Bluegrass, winter hasn’t quite arrived yet. Last week, temperatures exceeded 60¡F and this week we’re sitting pretty in the mid- to upper

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Any Questions?

Someone, who I regrettably wasn’t able to pinpoint, once said, “The stupidest question is the question that has not been asked.” Although I feel like

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Resisting Retirement

Some horses relish their retirement: They spend their days lounging in a pasture, wandering around at their own pace, and might go out for the

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Have a Happy, Horsey Harvest

It’s that time of year again: The weather’s getting colder, the horses are getting fuzzy, and the holidays are right around the corner. And, here

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Bundle Up!

Here in the Bluegrass we’ve yet to see snow this autumn; since both Dorado and I are fans of warmer weather, you surely won’t hear

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