One good shout out deserves another!
As I was surfing the TV planner guide the other day it read "Perfect with Carson Kressley" and to my surprise I tuned in to Carson on QVC & just in time to hear him promote AMERICAN SADDLEBREDS L I V E to millions of tv viewers! Thank you Carson for always finding creative ways to promote Saddlebreds in front of huge audiences.
Check out Carson's clothing line (many pieces exhibit the most darling equestrian details) at http://www.qvc.com/ or go to http://www.carsonkressley.com/ . Click on the "Perfect" logo just to see the little C in the shape of a keg shoe! Cute Cute Cute!
P.S. tODAY, the Devon Horse Show Prize list arrived in the mailbox! If I had a dime for every time I have heard "Every horse show should be like Devon...." SEE YOU THERE!
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day: sharing a few things to love!
One of the best places on Earth:
www.fennells.com
A 600+ page novel I read in 2 days:
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
The 15% off one day sale at World Champion Horse Supply! (It was yesterday)
www.ehorseequipment.com
A wonderful quarterly journal about no nonsense sustainable agriculture, loving the earth, and harvesting using all natural horse power:
http://www.smallfarmersjournal.com/
The soft nose of an American Saddlebred- smooch!
Peace!
One of the best places on Earth:
www.fennells.com
A 600+ page novel I read in 2 days:
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
The 15% off one day sale at World Champion Horse Supply! (It was yesterday)
www.ehorseequipment.com
A wonderful quarterly journal about no nonsense sustainable agriculture, loving the earth, and harvesting using all natural horse power:
http://www.smallfarmersjournal.com/
The soft nose of an American Saddlebred- smooch!
Peace!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
PSA
A brief PSA (Public Service Announcement)
A daily occurrence in our world is getting a "help!" phone call from a friend or acquaintance who keeps a horse or two at home wanting advice on everything to blanketing to feed. In the past week, unfortunately the calls were for "do you think I need the vet?"
In both cases, one of my first questions was "Is he running a fever?"
If you are a horse owner and you're reading this, my PSA is to KNOW how to take your horse's temperature, and in addition know what your horse's baseline temperature is. A healthy average sized horse will run anywhere from 99.5 to 100.5 F depending on the invidual, time of day, what they have eaten and when, what exercise they've had, the season and the weather.
Practice. Start by making this a part of your daily grooming procedure. Take the temp in the morning, take it before they eat supper, then take it after they eat their supper so you know how your horse runs and what your averages are. Try taking it before you ride, then an hour after you ride and you'll see different results. Get comfortable with it and test it out daily for a month. You will learn a lot about your horse and his response to exercise and routine & both get comfortable with figuring out his baseline.
Keep your equipment handy and know how to use it, and know that you and your horse are both comfortable with a thermometer. When you think you've got a sick patient- any nerves about how to take the temp (and once I do what does it mean?!!) aren't thoughts added to an already growing concern that your horse might be sick.
In the unfortunate case when you DO need to call the vet, their first question will be "Is he running a fever?"
You will be READY!
A daily occurrence in our world is getting a "help!" phone call from a friend or acquaintance who keeps a horse or two at home wanting advice on everything to blanketing to feed. In the past week, unfortunately the calls were for "do you think I need the vet?"
In both cases, one of my first questions was "Is he running a fever?"
If you are a horse owner and you're reading this, my PSA is to KNOW how to take your horse's temperature, and in addition know what your horse's baseline temperature is. A healthy average sized horse will run anywhere from 99.5 to 100.5 F depending on the invidual, time of day, what they have eaten and when, what exercise they've had, the season and the weather.
Practice. Start by making this a part of your daily grooming procedure. Take the temp in the morning, take it before they eat supper, then take it after they eat their supper so you know how your horse runs and what your averages are. Try taking it before you ride, then an hour after you ride and you'll see different results. Get comfortable with it and test it out daily for a month. You will learn a lot about your horse and his response to exercise and routine & both get comfortable with figuring out his baseline.
Keep your equipment handy and know how to use it, and know that you and your horse are both comfortable with a thermometer. When you think you've got a sick patient- any nerves about how to take the temp (and once I do what does it mean?!!) aren't thoughts added to an already growing concern that your horse might be sick.
In the unfortunate case when you DO need to call the vet, their first question will be "Is he running a fever?"
You will be READY!
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