Harmony Hooves Training and Boarding

01/30/2023

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08/13/2022

Remember everyone it is 🔥HOT🔥 out! Make sure your horse have water available in the aisle and in the ring to keep hydrated!

10/31/2020

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07/12/2020

It is so important to remember that balance and a correct seat it so important for both you and your horse!

07/04/2020

This is very important for people to remember! It has been HOT! Please be safe.

06/26/2020

We said goodbye to miss Ilectra today. I will miss seeing this beauty every day, but I know she will go do great things! I’m happy her and her sisters are going to their new homes.

06/07/2020

How are everyone’s horses and ponies doing with all this rain? Turning into mudpuppies? Spooking at puddles? Going stir crazy in a stall?

05/28/2020

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone is safe and dry after the rain yesterday! Please let us know if you need help, we are here to help if the rain has caused problems for your horses at home.

05/27/2020

Hope everyone is staying safe and dry! Please let us know if you need help or are under water!

05/25/2020

We hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day

05/24/2020

Doing a joke of the day today, seems like everyone needs it.

05/23/2020

Saturday fact

The highest jump by a miniature horse is 108 cm (42.5 in) by 'Castrawes Paleface Orion' owned by Robert Barnes (Australia) in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, on 15 March 2015.

The attempt took place at the national show held by Independent Miniature Horse Registry (IMHR).

05/21/2020

Daily fact time!

The world's oldest horse stables were established by the Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II (1304-1237 BC) to breed horses for war, hunting and recreation. They were discovered in early 1999 by a joint German-Egyptian archeologicial team headed by Edgar Pusch (Germany) in the ancient city of Piramesse, in the Nile Delta, Egypt. The stables are also believed to be the largest, covering approximately 17,000 m² (182,986 ft²) and housing 460 horses at one time. The stables were built on a slant so the horse urine could drain away and be used for fertilizer. A courtyard and horse-bathing pool were also discovered. Due to the fact that horses were essential to the expansion of the Egyptian empire, the need to have stables placed in strategic locations increased.

05/19/2020

Tuesday fact!

Evidence from Ukraine indicates that horses may have been ridden earlier than 4000BC.

05/18/2020

Saturday fact!

The most money paid for a draught horse is $112,500 (£69,440) when a 2-year-old Belgian stallion, McIlrath's Captain Jim, was sold at the Mid-America Draft Horse Sale, Gifford, Illinois, USA on 20 February 2003. The previous owners, William Helmuth & Allen F. Detweiler (both USA) sold the horse at the public auction to James A. Raber and Orla W. Yoder (both USA).

05/17/2020

Sunday fact

Horsemanship was an important part of the Hittite culture of Anatolia, Turkey dating from 1400 BC. The 33rd ancient Olympic Games of 648 BC in Greece featured horse racing. The earliest horse race recorded in England was one held in about AD 210 at Netherby, Cumbria, among Arabians brought to Britain by Lucius Septimius Severus (AD 146—211), Emperor of Rome. Information from Archives (e.g. 1983). Submitted for use in Scholastic's Modern Marvels.

05/16/2020

Saturday fact

The most runners in a horse race is 4,249 and was achieved by the Federation of Mongolian Horse Racing Sport and Trainers during an event organised by Mr.M.Enkhbold (President of FMHRST) and Mr.P.Sergelen (Secretary general of FMHRST), in Khui Doloon Khudag , Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 10 August 2013.
A total of 4,279 horses started the race and 30 were deducted from the final total as they did not finish the race course. The race covered a distance of 18 km (11.18 mi). The first 5 horses arrived at the following times: 1st place- 24 min 30.42 sec; 2nd place-24 min 30.46 sec; 3rd place- 24 min 30.54 sec; 4th place-24 min 31.23 sec; 5th place 25 min 02.36 sec. The youngest rider was 7 years old and oldest one was 79 years old.

05/15/2020

Daily Fact

While many breeds’ uses have changed over the years, and with some breeds being developed without a clear use in mind, the Thoroughbred has always been all about racing. Horse racing has been around since the 1100s, with the foundation for the Thoroughbred breed beginning around the 1700s in England. They were bred strictly to race “over the flat” and it shows. Today, they are still the world’s premier racer, even though many are used for other sports such as jumping and dressage.

05/14/2020

Thursday fact

The Shetland Pony adapted well to their wildly beautiful home. They have “good conversion rates for food” and they even eat the seaweed that washes up on the beach to get nutrients such as minerals to supplement their scant diet. They also have a double coat in winter, which protects them against the harsh winds and cold.

05/13/2020

Wednesday horse fact!

This mighty horse knows how to make history. Several Thoroughbreds have long standing World Records including Winning Brew who holds the record for fastest speed achieved by a horse. At two years old she was clocked going 43.97 mph.

05/12/2020

Fact time!

Every purebred Thoroughbred today can be traced back to just three stallions that were used to as the foundation stock: the Darley Arabian, the Godoplhin Barb (sometimes called the Godoplhin Arabian), and the Byerly Turk.

05/11/2020

Pearl and I went for a walk around the neighborhood this evening. Beautiful day out

05/10/2020

Happy Mothers Day!

Fact of the day

Standardbreds tend to be much more tolerant of mistakes than other breeds. They’re used to standing in cross ties, sometimes for several hours at a time, without making a complaint. Most owners do not need to worry about stall behavioral issues with this breed either. It makes the Standardbred an excellent trail horse because it is so even-tempered.

05/09/2020

Fact of the Day

Arabians may be the longest bred horse in terms of quality standards in the world today, but the Fjords are not that far behind. Evidence of selective breeding within this breed dates back over 2,000 years. There is even evidence from Viking burial sites that shows crossbreeding with the Fjord was disallowed.

05/08/2020

Friday Fjord Fact!

The coat of the Fjord Horse is only dun in color. The breed association for Fjord Horses does recognize five different shades of the dun color, but there are no alternative shades or colors allowed. As a breed, this makes it one of the most consistent-looking horses that there are in the world today.
The rarest shade of dun for the Fjord Horse is the yellow dun, which creates a stunning look with the yellow coat and a white mane and tail. Red, gray and white are also available shading options. 90% of the horses, however, will be the standard brown dun color.

05/07/2020

Fact of the day

The smallest known mini horse is Thumbelina, a sorrel brown mare who measures just 17.5 inches tall.

05/06/2020

Fun fact

Originating in Europe around the 1600s, mini horses' small size was developed by selective breeding.

Nobility often claimed the animals as pets on more than one occasion. In fact, Empress Eugenie, wife of 19th century French emperor Napoleon III, owned a mini horse that was equipped to pull a small carriage and was also used to entertain children in their palace.

05/06/2020

Anyone ready to have the quarantine over with?

05/04/2020

Monday fact!

Average-sized horses eat approximately 15 to 20 pounds of food per day whereas mini horses eat between two and four pounds, with a diet consisting primarily of grass, hay, and grain.

05/03/2020

Fact of the day!

A 1,000 pound horse will defecate approximately four to thirteen times each day and produce approximately nine tons of manure per year. The 1,000 pound horse will produce, on the average, 37 pounds of f***s and 2.4 gallons of urine daily, which totals about 50 pounds of raw waste per day in f***s and urine combined.