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There's no doubt about it, wild horse populations are sharply declining in the United States and the cause is not something to take lightly. I have a passion for protecting Wild Horses and dream of one day being able to adopt one of my own (or maybe more than one!) But, until I'm able to take one of these amazing

When to start blanketing: There's no specific answer on this one, but my trainer always starts blanketing when the nights get below 45 and the days only get into the 50's. I think 60 degrees is a bit warm for a blanket, unless there's a downpour and it's crazy windy and the wind chill is very low (again, it's Oklahoma, you

Earlier this year, I posted a blanket guide that highlighted some of the many things I've learned in my experience with blanketing along with tips I received from others. As I got Dancer's blanket out from storage and began waterproofing, I thought back a few years when I was still a blanket newbie. I had trouble finding all of the

Last weekend, I had the privilege of helping behind the scenes at the Gypsy Horse Open House in Bixby, OK. We're good friends with the owners of Green Country Gypsy Horses so when they asked me to come along and help out, I jumped at the chance. I've been their "horse sitter" for a few years now and it's been

Does your horse have specific colors? Do you match your brushes, tack boxes, bridle bags and saddle pads? I know I can't be the only one out there that sticks to one color scheme for all of my horse's "stuff". Dancer's color has been red for a while. I know what you're thinking