The Horse Perspective Blog

New Greetings, soft landings

Having amazing horses to greet a new intake is so important. It sets the stage. Calm well cared for horses help the new horse understand their new setting. Help them relax. Sleep. They totally set the tone when a new horse has had their whole world upended. More important than people? Probably. A horse alone…

Picking a trainer for your OTTB

How to pick a trainer for your Off Track Thoroughbred. Here are 5 points to consider! ONEIt’s really important that you can be involved with your horses training. Look for someone who is close by that can come to you.  Often sending your horse away, means that you don’t have any ability to supervise or…

When you get an Appaloosa instead of a Thoroughbred

When you have a Thoroughbred sized mounting block and a normal sized horse This was the only Appaloosa that I ever got to know personally. We adopted him out then his owner, a younger woman, passed from cancer. It was so incredibly sad. He came back here and adopted out again and has found his…