The Art of Lunging........

I know a lot of people getting their horses to lunge is an extremely hard thing to do. I know with me and Betty it gets extremely difficult as well as trying to keep the situation in a somewhat practical matter. The materials that you will need to do this is a small and I mean very small round pen, a carrot stick, and any kind of rope halter, a lunge line, although when I work with Miss.Betty I like to use a Parelli or even a Clinton Anderson Halter. This helps. (Read previous article for me detail on this information!) Anyways, getting a horse to lunge that hasn't even been touched by a human hand is an extremely hard thing to learn and teach as well. Taking your horse in the round-pen stand in the middle with your horse not coming in the space of "your personal bubble" while stepping out with one foot take your hand with the lunge line in it and point to the direction that your horse to go in. Most horses if practiced this before will get the idea, however, a green horse who is new to the idea will take a little bit more time to get used to so repeating the first step, add an extra step, and then while pointing with the lunge line hand take your carrot stick and nudge your horse over while looking at their hindquarters (this will yield them in the direction that you want)

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Bone Spur's.....

I know a lot of people out there don't have a clue about what a bone spur is and how they can happen so very easily. Well here is a little bit of background information on how they can happen and how people can fix them. "Bone spur is a term used to describe sharp bony projections that are visible on X rays at the joint margins of affected horses. The medical term for these spurs is osteophytes, and they occur specifically at the margins of joints!"

Most Bone Spurs are easy to notice if you look at the horses foot. These Bone Spurs can be easily treated if you have your farrier come out and "roll the toe and heel" of the horses hoof. Doing a more agressive trim can also help to cure the bone spurs. If you feel where the bone spur is located and you feel that there is heat trapped in that certain area then a cold clay poultice along with cold hosing will be required to do so every single day. Horses with Bone Spurs can still be ridden but only light riding is required most of the time as they can be lame for a couple of days when the farrier comes out to do his more agressive trimming! If you are riding them since horses are a pretty good judge of character and will tell you if they are in pain and they want you to stop what you are doing. YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN! :) That is a big mistake that most people make when being horse owners they don't listen to what their horses are telling them. A couple of months ago I had the chiropractor out to take a look at my girl Betty and that's when she noticed that she was having a bone spur. We started off by again cold hosing it and putting poultice on it for the past several months. I think that I might start doing that again just to make her comfortable as far as riding goes though I have been able to ride her bareback mostly for the past several weeks and she has been a angel. :) :) I hope that this information helps you and your horse! Good luck in dealing with your spur. Until then send me any questions that you have and I will try to answer them! Come and check out my blog for new posts every single week! Thank you!