I own and operate a small horse
boarding stable
and love my job. Still
after all
the years I've been doing this,
I enjoy walking in my barn every
morning
and listening to the horses
talking to me
while waiting for
their breakfast. Then listening to
the rustling
of hay
as they push it around, getting the
small pieces of timothy and other
succulent
morsels
that they like best. I am the
"Barn Mom" and
take this responsibility
seriously.
It's up to me to
keep them as safe as possible (
without bubble
wrap)
fed, watered and turned out for
exercise.
I check them
every day to be sure of no
injuries and
watch their behavior throughout
the day for
any changes.
They all get a friendly neck
scratch and a
kind
word whenever I am with them .
Many are not
mine
but I treat them the way I would
want someone
to treat my horses if they
cared for
them
when I can't be there.
That's why I'm the Barn Mom
With my own horses and the
horses that are
boarded
here, there are usually
fifteen horses
or more to care for.
I also help horse
rescues with
troubled horses
or foster a horse when I can.
I am not a "trainer" but I do
what I can to
help them.
The horses I work with have
specific
issues
of physical abuse, poor training
problems,
mental abuse,
spoiled/ill mannered or bad habits
to overcome.
Occasionally I work with horses
just needing
a
little tune-up work but are
not rescues.
I use a lot of natural
horsemanship.
My approach when work with horses
is cooperation
rather then intimidation.
Every horse is different, what
works well
on one horse
may not on another so it's
important to read
the
horse and not be afraid to change
a program
to
something that will !
I believe there are no bad horses
but bad/poor and inexperienced
handlers.
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