Winter Here Already?!

Feels like winter here!!

The better half has joined the Dragon Boating fraternity in the newly formed local Dragons Abreast team -they are all breast cancer survivors and supporters and it's a great cause. She gets up at an ungodly hour to go to paddling practice though!!!
We've some great articles for you this week...a real 'cornucopia'(means 'mix' I think!)

Find out how to tell if your horse has an ulcer and how to treat it in this EquiSearch.com 'Ask the Vet' column by Dr. Joyce Harman: http://tinyurl.com/5xmzns

In some cases it's best to fit a horse with shoes fresh off a forge. By Laurie Bonner for EQUUS magazine:http://tinyurl.com/6gue2s

Here's a great practical grooming demo clip from top hunter/jumper groom Laurie Pitts. It's a YouTube video so will load quickly...well worth a look: http://tinyurl.com/5cpyyk

Basic training - Balancing Correction & Praise. Here's a great article from trainer Ron Petracek outlining the common mistakes horse owners make in thinking that affection is the only way to handle your horse. http://tinyurl.com/49ju9p

Clinton Anderson offers training tips on how to make the most of moments you do have to spend with your horse. Courtesy ofEquisearch:http://tinyurl.com/65z7yr

I'm not sure if you knew that ponies had been used in coal mines in years gone by. Here's a fascinating review from a Welsh source where pit ponies were used exclusively before the advent of electrical machinery. The last pony retired as late as 1999!: http://tinyurl.com/5xcwpm

There are still a few books left in the H10 book sale. www.h10.com.au
Finally, Wendy asks this "I cannot find a ring to splice on the end of the rope, (I think it's a neck rope in the Kel Jeffrey training style). Years ago we would have had stuff lying around in the shed. I've looked at halter rings, but they don't look very substantial. Any clues where I could source one?"
If you can help. Drop me a reply.
Have a great weekend!