by Terry Phelps | Jan 21, 2015 | Finn
I have been riding Finn for about a month now. He is a gentleman for tacking up, he stands for mounting and dismounting, walks off and halts when asked and yields his hindquarters and shoulders from both the leg or guiding reins. He is comfortable at the walk but has...
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 22, 2014 | Chip, Finn, Karma, Skittles
…wait 10 minutes and something different will come along. Luckily the SAFE horses are friends in rain or shine! Chip & Karma Chip & Karma Finn & Skittles Finn & Skittles Finn &...
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 15, 2014 | Finn
We’ve had a setback with Finn’s soundness this month. He has had some slight stiffness and isn’t looking as comfortable as he had been. When farrier Jake came to put on his new shoes last week, we noticed a bruise next to his frog on the right front. There was no...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 5, 2014 | Bucky B Lucky, Cameo, Finn, Jewel, Kai, Lola, Misty, Oscar, Phoenix, Ruby, Sapphire, Skye
Phoenix: Going well under saddle with strengthening exercises in the walk including: shoulder fore, hauls, halt rein backs, and collected walk. He’s up to 7 minutes at the trot and continues to look sound. We’ve been working in some trot poles during...
by Terry Phelps | Aug 13, 2014 | Finn
As we talked about in his last update, Finn needed some special treatment and thanks to Jake Cowden, he has been able to get the shoes he needs to feel great. We gave him a few weeks after the first set of shoes to getting used to moving in them. When we trotted him...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 24, 2014 | Finn
We’re starting to understand Finn’s lameness issues a little better, thanks to Dr King who has determined that Finn a few hoof related problems going on. He does have chronic laminitis, but that does not appear to be the cause of the lameness we’ve seen. The lameness...
