Think Like a Horse #1

The hay troughs below are only about twelve inches deep. You can buy them with taller sidewalls. Why would a shallow trough be better for the horses?

Overview of Horse Corral

A look over the fence at the corral discussed in this post, along with some remarks on it’s design. Built in 2013 based on the ‘white board’ video in this post.

Las Vegas Man Trains Wild Horses for Adoption

Currently, he’s working with horses recently gathered from Wheeler Pass HMA, near Cold Creek, NV. See the report posted today by KLAS News or visit his FB page for more information. He provides the service free of charge after the horse is adopted.

Story begins at 0:25 in the following video by KLAS News.

Horse Tells Rider ‘I’m Not Ready’

Horses generally don’t like things above them, especially predators. Was this a good lesson or a bad lesson for the horse? Is horse-to-rider feedback a part of your training regimen? H/T Mandy Bradford.

Domestic Horse Corral: Daily Chores, Part 3

As-left condition of corral, good for another day. Their sandbox is on this side of the shipping container (when you come in the back gate). Filmed 08/19/18.

Cold Creek Horses Find New Homes

Video posted today from USFS on horses gathered from Wheeler Pass HMA in May 2018 (near Cold Creek, NV).

Horse Training Secret Revealed, for the Umpteenth Time

Rick Gore lets the cat out of the bag…again. WTWT.

Domestic Horse Corral: Daily Chores, Part 2

Almost done with corral cleaning. Filmed 08/19/18.

WHB Coming to Fort Worth

BLM will be offering 35 wild horses and burros for direct purchase at the Will Rogers Memorial Center September 7 & 8, according to a news release issued today. These are in addition to the trained horses to be auctioned at the Extreme Mustang Makeover event at the same venue.

WHB posters will probably be available somewhere on site both days.

The new cash-and-carry rules are a godsend to horse lovers everywhere, as the waiting list has been long and people have been hanging on the fence for months just for a chance to adopt one or two of them.

Domestic Horse Corral: Daily Chores, Part 1

First of a three-part series on chores around the ranch. Here is the as-found condition of the corral, 24 hours since last cleaning. Most of the stalls have been removed, leaving an open space in the shelter. Horses can interact with each other, come and go as they please. Remaining stalls only used for recovery from injury or illness. Filmed 08/19/18.

Pasture and Corral Design

One of Rick Gore’s classic ‘white board’ videos. Discussion of pastures and corrals begins at 4:10.

RELATED: Gates, Corral Design, Corral Safety.

What’s So Special About the Nokota Horses?

Leo Kuntz said they were the ‘Labrador Retrievers of the horse world,’ according to this 13 minute podcast posted today by KFGO in Fargo, ND. They are no longer found on the range, existing only through preservation efforts of conservancies.

Wild Horses in Oklahoma?

Sort of. The text posted with the video suggests it’s part of the Drummond Ranch near Pawhuska, OK. Probably an off-range pasture contracted to the BLM. This is where the older/unadoptable horses end up. Almost like being on the range…except there are no stallions, no bachelors, no foals, no families. All mares in this case.

More info in this article. H/T Sherryl Hannah.

WHB Adoption Next Month at Wyoming Honor Farm

BLM announced today that thirty saddle-started and halter-trained horses and burros will be offered for adoption at the Wyoming Honor Farm September 7 – 8. Refer to this news release for details. Photos will be posted to the BLM Wyoming FB page.

Gentling and training were provided by inmates at the facility, located about a mile north of Riverton, WY.

Events are free and open to anyone interested in wild horses and burros. A training demonstration will occur on the 7th, with competitive bidding on the 8th.

WHB posters will probably be available somewhere on site.

Wild Horse Adoption: Daily Chores, Part 3

All done, good for another day. Filmed 08/19/18.

Wild Horse Adoption: Daily Chores, Part 2

About halfway through. Mom steps aside to poop then goes back to eating. Note how she went to an area that hadn’t been cleaned yet. Filmed 08/19/18.

Wild Horse Adoption: Daily Chores, Part 1

First of a three-part series on the day-to-day routine in a wild horse corral. This can be one of your gentling techniques—just go about your business and let them figure out you’re not a threat. Using an old cracked water bucket to carry hay. Filmed 08/19/18.

Bedtime Snack

Every evening they get some rice bran, crimped oats and hay pellets, along with some carrots and apples. Everything mixed in buckets (barn), which are then dumped into the troughs. No hand feeding. Any supplements, such as Farrier’s Formula or Red Cell, go in there too. Sometimes they get a fig newton or some flax seed. Filmed 08/19/18.