Pruning Out Poisonous Plants!

I hope that you have been enjoying the fresh weather breezing in throughout the month of October lately! My favorite gal pal Hugme Christi and I enjoy a brisk morning romp in our field and then graze leisurely while soaking up the warm sun rays during the day. Do you know why fall is the best time of the year? Not only do we get to roll around in all of the leaf piles, but because it smells like a tasty vegetarian Thanksgiving feast for horses! Every day, the air becomes a little more aromatic with the sweet smell of turning leaves and sweet grasses. It’s like an olfactory sensory explosion, and I really just can’t get enough of it! It is almost as tantalizing as an apple-filled doughnut sitting on the picnic table outside my pasture.  Almost.

Cel-e-brate Good Times, Come On!

Hay there everyone! 

Since there are a couple of important days to recognize this week, I thought it would be alright to take a short break from our cool-school refresher courses and give a whinny-out to two special events.

My Best Friend and a delectable duplication of ME!

First, this past Wednesday was my best friend’s birthday! Happy birthday bestie! We not only celebrated the beginning of another year for Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center, but the fact that I was delectably duplicated in cake-form for the party! With all those doughnuts, it was only a matter of time before I turned into a big palatable pastry! You know what they say… “you are what you eat.”  

Cool School!

It’s about that time! The days are getting shorter, the sun is getting milder, and the leaves are already starting to change.  These are all clear signs and hints of fall. For a horse with a ferocious appetite like me, this could only mean one thing… apple eating season is nearing full swing! 

Oh, and let’s not forget that kids are back to textbooks and early mornings on the bus to school. I remember those days quite well despite my older age, getting up before the sun (to plot on a little mischief for the day!), studying hard so that I could do well (in finding the best grasses in the pasture!). Of course, my favorite class was gym; the one time we had the excuse to play games all period. Because, let’s face it, you can’t say recess; it is not a real class, kids!

Have no fear, it’s Lord Nelson to the rescue! I am donning my old knight and shining armor garb and I am ready to save you from “school.” Well, kind of.  I’m not going to canter into your classroom and carry you away from your studies because if I learned one thing in school, it was not to horse around! But what I have decided to do is give you the “cool-school” refresher course on some very important horse basics!

Disclaimer: there are no tests or quizzes involved in this course. It is kid-friendly. But, you should definitely add your favorite horse basic tips in the comment box below!