Nosebands are well known. The bridle often doesn't look complete without it. Even non horse people draw nosebands on the horse's head, usually in a very cartoonish way, sometimes adding 2 or 3 of them. They're aware something goes there, even if they aren't sure why or how many. Why are nosebands[...]
Horses seem to be made of glass. They are injured easily, sometimes under mysterious circumstances, and sometimes for reasons we can't control. We try our best to keep our horses sound, and use every tool we can to keep them safe. Boots are one of the methods. Using boots is extremely popular, and[...]
On Thanksgiving, I was talking about a course I had taken in college, and decided to look for the course materials. It was like opening a treasure chest. My old bedroom had been converted into a general use room, making it hard to remember how it looked when I was a teenager living there. But I sta[...]