Hello everyone! The last few weeks have finally felt like winter, and we are doing our best to stay warm. Horses stay warm from digesting their hay, but us humans aren’t so fortunate – so we’ve been doing a lot of indoor activities. When we do brave the cold, on the 30 degree and above days, we are often doing chores or beautifying our horses. Each horse received a well-deserved grooming and many were given fresh bridle paths, and Aries’ mane was roached. Roaching a mane simply means to shave it all off, and when it grows back in it sticks straight up into a mohawk style. This is Aries’ signature look, and he will definitely be sporting a nice ‘hawk this summer!
Every horse now has a braided tail, thanks to Allison!
Keeping a horses tail braided keeps their tail cleaner while also promoting the tail to grow longer.
The clippers were dusted off to help our horses look more polished.
We’re excited to see Aries’ mane go from non-existent to full-on-mohawk!
Students from the Mountain Valley Treatment Center tested their memorization skills when naming the parts
of the western saddle and bridle, and then were rewarded by being taught how to clean and condition the equipment. A significant lesson that horseback riding, and horse management, teaches us is to be responsible with our equipment.
We hope you are staying warm, too, wherever you may be!
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