A Few Things God Wants You to Know: Every one is a sinner… we have all done, said, or thought things that are displeasing to God – “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 The result of our sin is eternal death – “For the wages of […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hey Bob, …I am in southeast W.V. in a very small town that isn’t on most maps. There was a post office here, but they have closed it now, so there really isn’t anything but a few houses and a few farms. I often […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: My filly seems to be a typical two year old, but I have noticed that after her morning feeding, she lies down, usually on her hay. She seems to make kind of a whimpering noise when she breathes. The first time I came up […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What does G T T stand for on the door of a cowboy? M. S. ANSWER: “GTT” means “Gone To Texas.” In the early 1800s Texas was seen as a land of opportunity and hope… just as California would be a few years later. […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What is sacking? Q. S. ANSWER: Sacking is a method of de-sensitizing a horse to flapping items and to being touched in a less-than-gentle way. The age-old method involved taking an empty grain sack (hence the term “sacking”) and rubbing the horse with it. […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Bob, We recently purchased a paint pony for our 10 year old daughter. He’s an 8 year old gelding who was owned by another girl but hasn’t been ridden for a couple of years. We’ve had problems with him bucking, but the trainer […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Why do my horses insist on eating the bark off of the trees in their pastures instead of the rye grass that I planted? Is this normal or do they have a vitamin defiency? – P. G. ANSWER: Quick answer: because they like the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I need to know about horseback riding… do you know what gear to use and if it is dangerous? Thanx so much, – A. ANSWER: The answer to your question is yep and yep. You’ll need a good bit and bridle and a saddle […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Bob, I loved your information on how to build a hitching post/rail. I am opening a feed store soon with my daughter and would like to have a hitching post outside just to add some “flavor” to the outside… hope that makes sense. I […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have one question that I know a book probably can’t answer. I don’t know much about the different breeds of horses. What is the best type of horse to buy? All I want is a good riding horse. I read several of the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Pardon me for writing but I was rather upset with your comment to a question asked by a member on the net about old and new methods of horse training. You mentioned it would be good to check out John Lyons and Steve Harris […]
Sidesaddle A sidesaddle is specially designed for ladies, with both of the rider’s legs positioned on the same side of the horse. A set of curved posts on the left side of the saddle hold the rider’s legs in position while the upper torso is turned slightly to a fairly normal riding pose. Properly adjusted, […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: We have adopted a 17-year-old quarter horse that has some problems; ie: no one to love and take care of it because the young owner died and his parents won’t part with the horse. SoOOO I think it is muc itch (it looks like […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION #1: My horse doesn’t wind suck when he cribs, but tears apart his stall. We’ve had to replace a portion of the stall where he chewed through the stall and left a hole about two by two feet! We’ve tried four different nasty tasting […]