Raising your Pet
Trail Riding Natural Horsemanship Style
This article was written by Lindsey Forkun, Equine and Natural Horsemanship Expert, and author of the book Natural Horsemanship Answering the What, Why, and How for ALL Disciplines. Email: lindsey@bittypaws.com Read Lindsey’s other posts On July 7th we had a trail riding clinic at the farm. The purpose of the clinic was to help riders and horses become safer and more confident out on the trails using natural horsemanship. Some things we learnt to help set a horse up for a safe trail ride: 1) Desensitize the horse to various objects like umbrellas, dogs, bikes, tarps, plastic bags, etc so that the horse understands to stop, think, and wait for your cue instead of...
Read MoreGetting Started with Natural Horsemanship
This article was written by Lindsey Forkun, Equine and Natural Horsemanship Expert, and author of the book Natural Horsemanship Answering the What, Why, and How for ALL Disciplines. Email: lindsey@bittypaws.com Read Lindsey’s other posts Over the June 23/24 weekend we had a get started with Natural Horsemanship clinic and learning to advance your skills clinic. The Saturday focused on learning to get really good basics with your horse. It is really important to have really crisp, clear, and easy to understand body language between you and your horse. This is because if your horse can understand very precisely to back up, move just the shoulder, move just the...
Read MoreAsk a Vet Tech | Bringing a Baby Home
By: Mel Adams, RVT “Ask a Vet Tech” is an ongoing advice column written by our resident pet expert and registered vet technician, Mel Adams. You can find her online at: www.vettechmel.com. Read Mel’s other articles Question: My husband and I have just confirmed that I am 14 weeks pregnant! We have a 4 year old german shepherd, named Comox, and are wondering what we need to do to prepare him for the baby? Answer: I can answer this because my good friend just recently had a baby and even though she did not ask me about preparing her dog for the baby (since her husband is a vet), it got me thinking about what is done to get a dog used to the idea of...
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