Let's Dance Dressage

01/17/2025

01/17/2025

We are just 5 days away from our first leather workshop!!! Come join us for a laid back, fun day learning how to make your own custom leather products!!!
✨Details:
Use your creativity to create your own work of art with the help and guidance of GB, take home a leather working starter tool set and some extra leather to practice with. Saturday January 18th starting at 12pm. At the, least you should come for the snacks provided by Lizzy B's Bakery!😂
No experience required! We have a few last minute spots available! $100 per participant. Message me to sign up! You won't want to miss this!!!

01/16/2025

Resting in the hay 🐴❄️

01/13/2025

9 years ago preparing to preform at the 100th Anniversary PA Farm Show … Gunnar definitely included “airs-above-the-ground” in our ride!
It was a one of a kind Viking Freestyle!! 🐴

01/13/2025

Making time to stop and smell the flowers,
even in the snow! 🌼❄️🐴

01/11/2025

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01/08/2025

Horses are individuals, not machines. They won't perform the same for every rider or handler. Each horse has its own unique personality, quirks, and strengths.

Just like people, horses have good days and bad days. They can be influenced by their environment, training, and relationships. It's so important to understand and respect these differences, rather than expecting them to conform to our expectations.

~ 24K

01/08/2025

Birch ♥️
Gunnar would approve … staying inside the fence is overrated anyway!

01/07/2025

It’s a Winter Wonderland! ❄️

01/07/2025

Go out and find what is made for you 🤍

01/06/2025

✨Monday Motivation✨

"Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in.
Don't ever stop trying. Don't ever sell out.
And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up!"
~ Richelle E. Goodrich ~

📸: Gunnar VI

01/04/2025

Snow Noses! ♥️❄️

01/04/2025

Dr. Temple Grandin will be a keynote speaker during the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Thursday, January 9 at 9:00 am. Dr. Grandin is a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. She is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experiences with autism. She is a professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University and a consultant to the livestock industry. She was the subject of the award-winning HBO film “Temple Grandin”. Grandin will be bringing her unique perspective on problem-solving and understanding animals to the Farm Show. For more information, use the QR code or this link: pa.gov/agencies/farmshow/pa-farm-show

01/03/2025

01/03/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/03/2025

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