Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: (This Q & A is a compliation of several e-mail exchanges springing from this one…) Hi Bob. I have a few questions. When there is a Rodeo why do the cowboys display the American flag? What I mean is the sport is all originally […]
QUESTION: Bob- I have a 5 yr old Quarter Horse. She was kicked when she was around 2 and lost vision in her left eye. We took her to have her broke and she kicked on her blind side when the lady rode her. Since then, I’ve only spent time leading her. I’m not a […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Nutritional Management Spreadsheet Directions Phillip Erickson, an engineer in Idaho Falls, Idaho, kindly took on the challenge of designing a spreadsheet that would eliminate all the tedious arithmetic involved with the Purdue charts. Thanks a lot, Phil! You can download the file (for free) HERE. (Just right-click on the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: It may look a little like the Kremlin but you can find this peculiar palace in the heart of South Dakota… and what’s it made of? — R. G. ANSWER: The Corn palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, may look like it’s a North American […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, Could you please tell me what you know about the use of a hackamore? Thank you, — B. A. S. ANSWER: Well, there are hackamores — and there are hackamores. And the two are about as different as night and day. Confused? […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Are pine needles poisonous to horses? – D. C. ANSWER: Thanks for the interesting — and short — question! The over-simplified answer to your question is “no.” Bear in mind, of course, that anything — even water — can kill you if you get […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Brain the size of a large walnut?! At the local Horse Expo, there was a cut-away horse skull. About ten walnuts would’ve filled the cavity, and that apparently was the cerebral part — the cerebellum was not exposed to view. I’d say it’s more […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, I’m writing an article on cowboy attire and although I have information on what the cowboy of today wears, what was the attire in the 1800’s? Where was the cowboy clothing made and how did it get to the general store? I’ve […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have a 16 hand Quarter/Clydesdale mix. She is 6 years old. I got her about a year ago. She had always been ridden English. I have taken her on one trail ride and she did fine as far as riding. But when on […]
The Man from Snowy River by Banjo Patterson There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away, And had joined the wild bush horses — he was worth a thousand pound, So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. All the tried […]
Cold Flour A batch of Cold Flour cooked as hot mush. Randolph B. Marcy’s famous pioneer guidebook “The Prairie Traveler: A Handbook for Overland Expeditions” calls it, “…an excellent article for a traveler who desires to go the greatest length of time upon the smallest amount of transportation.” It could also be eaten cold with […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index (After you’ve read this page, CLICK HERE for a free feeding calculator — and instructions on how to use it!) Nutritional Management for Horses (Excerpt) The basic nutritional management for horses should be the same, whether you are feeding a horse to win a 4-H show, a competitive trail […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’ve been writing a story since May where one of the main characters is a Percheron mare named Camille. Early on in the story she gets pregnant (from a Clydesdale), and I’ve been treading fairly cautiously about how a pregnant horse acts (among other […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hey, Bob! Just had a visit to your website and already feel like I know everyone. I will certainly say a few prayers for Tracie. I live in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. My good friend for years, moved north to Huntsville. We are three hours, […]