Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I found your web site while looking for some insight into a problem I’m having with a 6 year old gelding, “Checkers.” He’s a sweetie, and gentle most of the time. I’ve only recently purchased him but have known him since birth and have […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Where can I find plans for different types of hitching posts that I can build myself? – R. R. R. ANSWER: Before you begin your building project, there are a couple of questions you need to answer: 1. Do you want a hitching post… […]
Bat A wide, flat leather horse swatter used primarily in gaming classes. Originally a Saxon word meaning to hit or strike. Although intended to encourage the horse to run faster, it usually has the opposite effect, due to changing the horse’s focus toward the rear rather than ahead. An English riding crop is also sometimes […]
The impact of history is felt one person at at time. As one of those people, your thoughts and observations will be important to future generations — your children, grandchildren, students, and even historians. Here’s a great way to keep a day-by-day record of these fascinating times — as well as your personal […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I recently (about 7 weeks ago) bought a 4 year old paint mare. She is lovely. She does not, however, like to stand while being tied. This past Sunday, I made a mistake. She was standing (complete with a nose chain), tied to a […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Bob, can you tell me why a horse will eat their self to death (on sweet feed or etc.) while a mule, dogs, cats, etc. will eat until they get full and quit? — S. L. ANSWER: A lot of the answer to your […]
Bootstrap As a verb, “bootstrap” has survived into the computer age, being the origin of the phrase “booting a computer.” “Boot” is a shortened form of the word “bootstrap,” and refers to the initial commands necessary to load the rest of the computer’s operating system. Thus, the system is “booted,” or “pulled up by its […]
Clinch Cutter The Clinch Cutter is a blacksmithing tool consisting of a blade on one end and a pritchel on the other. The blade is used to cut or lift the bent-over “clinch” at the end of a horseshoe nail. The pritchel is used for opening or resizing horseshoe nail holes. The pritchel on a […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi. I ride every fortnight and I can’t ever seem to be able to keep my hands still when I am trotting and cantering. Please help. I ride English and I am 14 years old. Please help! H. J. ANSWER: Although I own — […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: Note: I’m certainly not all-knowing, and on occasion a website visitor is able to answer his/her own question — and provide me with more information as well! Here, in condensed form, is one such exchange…. QUESTION: Bob, At the ripe old age of 55, I’ve […]
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Chicago Screw The Chicago screw is a fastener consisting of a flanged barrel nut post and a flanged screw; commonly used for connecting pieces of tack — such as attaching a headstall to a bit. It was first manufactured and marketed in the 1870s by the Chicago Screw Company. The flanges of the barrel nut […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I keep seeing and hearing the phrase, “Cowgirl Up.” What does it mean? — M. S. ANSWER: “Cowgirl Up” is the female version of the old rodeo warning call, “Cowboy up.” This cry from the chute meant that the rider was seated on the […]
Riding Crop (Also sometimes called a “bat.”) A short whip used primarily in English style riding. A short crop with a “popper” at the end is used in hunt seat. A longer crop that is thin, tapered, and without the “popper” is used in saddle seat. Derived from an old French word croupe, referring to […]