horse: Equine Environmental Stewardship Being Offered - 02/14/12 09:21 AM
Are you aware that all farms with animals in Pennsylvania are required to either have a Certified nutrient management or a manure mangement plan?
Do you know how to manage your pastures to increase forage quality and reduce weeds and toxic plants?
Do you know how to compost
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horse: Seminar on "Caring For The Geriatric & Aging Horse" Held In Lehigh Valley - 02/10/12 02:21 PM
Seminar on "CaringFor The Geriatric & Aging Horse" Held In Lehigh Valley
Do you know that older horses have special nutritional and health needs? Do you have the older performance horse and want to help keep him performing as best as he can? Do you have that
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horse: Funny Friday - Help!! The Lion Is After Me! - 02/10/12 02:14 PM
Wow!! This performance is hilarious! It was performed in Germany. When I first clicked on the video, I really thought it was a lion. The miniature horse is the right color for a lion and include the costume on the mini, it makes it look
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horse: Get Ready For The Annual Tack Swap in Northampton County, PA - 02/03/12 08:43 AM
Here it is the beginning of February and the Ground Hog predicted another 6 weeks of winter. You are itching for spring so that you can begin riding your horse again.
While waiting for spring, this would be a great time to go through all of your horse stuff and
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horse: Wordless Wednesday - Let Me Tell You a Secret - 01/25/12 10:23 AM
As you can see, this photo was taken during ths summer time. This horse belongs to one of my friends and was just brought over to her place. He was only 2 years old at the time and a super friendly boy. When I went to see the
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horse: Proud To Be An Equestrian!! - 01/19/12 08:41 AM
A friend of mine had posted this and wanted to share it with everyone.
You lift weights, I lift water buckets, 50 pound bags of feed and hay bales.
You run 1 mile, I ride 10.
You dance in your Zumba class, I dance with
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horse: 2011 4H State Horse Show - 01/15/12 12:14 PM
In October, 2011, the 4H State Horse Show took place in Harrisburg, PA at the Farm Show Complex. All the 4H members that qualified at the Regional Level exhibited their horses here. Several members from Northampton County qualified.
The members that participated had a great
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horse: A Judge's View From Center Ring - Lecture - 01/13/12 09:23 AM
Have you ever wondered what the judge is thinking when judging a show? Here's your opportunity to find out!
The Lehigh Valley Horse Council will be holding a lecture at their meeting on January 19th, 2012 at 7:30PM. The topic will be "A Judge's View From the Center Ring".
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horse: Wordless Wednesday - Let's Play Fetch - 01/04/12 07:54 AM
Have any of you thought of teaching your horse to play games? I know some play the Parelli games with their horses, but the game in this video is different that I have ever seen.
This horse and his owner are playing fetch. In
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horse: Motivational Monday: Never Give Up! - 01/02/12 09:23 AM
Here it is! The start of another New Year and New Year's resolutions.
In order to succeed this year, make it a resolution to never give up. We will have our challenges to overcome, but we are to take these mistakes and use them as
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horse: What An Amazing Performance By the Mounted Police!! - 12/29/11 12:43 PM
Wow!! What an amazing performance by the mounted police!
I have never seen such a performance in my life. To do this type of riding in sync takes a lot of practice and work. It also shows how bombproof these horses are. Believe me, it takes
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horse: Wordless Wednesday - Don't Try This At Home - 12/21/11 09:48 AM
It is quite a challenge for horse and rider to jump a five foot wall with the rider in a saddle. Not only does it take an athletic horse, but it takes good balance and a good seat on the rider's part to go over
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horse: True Natural Horsemanship - 12/17/11 09:50 AM
Many have heard about "Natural Horsemanship", but some still do not understand what that means.
Natural horsemanship is about working with the horse as a partner, without any restraints. The horse looks to the handler as a mentor and leader. It involves a lot of communication
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horse: An Adult Showmanship Class - 12/12/11 08:45 AM
Showmanship classes can be boring. For those of you that are not familiar with showmanship, this is a class where the handler shows off their horse (or any large animal) in hand. They are judged on their turnout and how they work together.
The video
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horse: Bucks County Horse Park in Eastern Pennsylvania Has Much to Offer Horse Enthusiasts - 12/08/11 11:15 AM
Bucks County Horse Park in the Eastern part of Pennsylvania has much to offer horse enthusiasts: from relaxing riding trails to competitions in many different disciplines.
Located in Bucks County in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, the Horse Park has miles of horseback
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horse: Therapeutic Riding Stable Expanding - 11/22/11 01:53 PM
Equilibrium is a therapeutic riding stable located in Sciota in Eastern Pennsylvania, just north of the Lehigh Valley at the base of the Poconos. It is accredited by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA).
All of the activities are provided by certified and licensed staff with the
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horse: Wordless Wednesday - Take My Picture, Please!!!! - 11/09/11 08:05 AM
When I was going around taking photos of my latest horse farm listing, this fellow kept following me around. He was quite a friendly guy. Wanted me to pay attention to him. I think he also wanted to have his photo taken. So, I decided to oblige. This handsome
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horse: Pennsylvania IS Horse Country!! - 11/02/11 09:44 AM
Great news!! Our video has finally been released!!
It is about Pennsylvania being horse country. Pennsylvania has many horse activities, horse events, places, many horse people (included among them famous names), and much, much more.
Check this video out and see for yourselves whether or not Pennsylvania IS
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horse: American Saddlebred Horse in Desperate Need - Can You Help? - 10/27/11 09:28 AM
I received the following e-mail this morning from the Lehigh Valley Animal Response Team:
If anyone knows anyone who might be able to help – there is an extremely thin standard bred mare who is only 10 years old in a corral at the Middleburg Auction Barn (Owner is
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horse: A Horse With No Name - 10/20/11 08:36 AM
The song "A Horse With No Name" by America started going through my head this morning. I couldn't stop humming and singing it. (I guess singing is a great way to begin your day.)
Anyway, I came across this video on youtube with this song. The video shows clips
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