Finally.........the Carnival of the Horse

Welcome to the February 1, 2009 edition of carnival of the horse from Blog Carnival. This is the second carnival this year and we hope that you've been following along and finding new horse blogs.

I didn't chose a theme for this carnival so All Things Equine applied which seems to be a regular for me. I think you'll find some thought provoking and interesting articles. If you like what you see, be sure to spread the word to your friends and fellow bloggers. We'd like to see the horse blogging community continue to grow.

Despite some technical difficulties which kept me from getting this up without several edits to fix html code fro blog carnival that was rejected by blogger, I finally have this post finished and ready to load. I apologize for any confusion during the correction process but I think you'll see it was worth the wait.

Jackie presents Riding Instructors: Can’t live with them… Should you live without them?
posted at Glenshee Equestrian Centre As a largely self-taught rider (gee! much like me!) Jackie gives us her perspective on different types of trainers.

Simrat presents Shanti - a story of recovery posted at Akal Ranch Simrat prefers to call this a recovery story and not a rescue, either way, this is one lucky mare.

Helen Anderson presents 5 Surefire Ways to Buy the Best Insurance for your Pet posted at Best Pet Insurance . This informative posts gives you tips for finding the best buy for your money insuring your horse or pets.

cdncowgirl presents (Not Quite) Home on the Range: What's in a name? posted at
(Not Quite) Home on the Range, saying, "Most horses have more than one name. Their "regular" name (whether registerd or not) and then the various nicknames that they earn. What do you call your horse(s)?"

risingrainbow presents MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: Gorilla Wrestling on the Arabian Horse Breeder's Farm posted at MiKael's Mania Arabian Horses , saying, "Working with horses sometimes you just have to have a sense of humor. There's definitely more than one way to see life with horses. "

Leah Fry presents Leah Fry - Barn Door Tagz: The Nature of the Beast - Horses and Life
posted at Barn Door Tagz, saying, "I was 54 years old when I realized my dream of owning horses. I've come a long way in a little over two years."


Victoria Cummings presents In the Still of the Night posted at Teachings of the Horse, In this post Victoria shares about her experiences checking the horses on the cold winter nights and what those experiences grew into for her.

Ralph Suarez presents for the love of a horse...: *Serenity Sonbolah posted at for the love of a horse... saying, "Growing up as a horseless kid, the closest that I could get to a horse, was through the pages of books and magazines. Many of the legendary horses of the Arabian Horse breed were like MOVIE STARS for me. Meeting these horses, in real life was like going to Hollywood and meeting your favorite film or TV star. Same reaction...OH MY GOD! Meeting *Serenity Sonbolah was an unforgettable experience. I knew so much about her but standing in front of her, watching her dance, I soon realized that I really didn't know anything about her. I will never forget this mare, for her courage and for the great joy that she had for life."

Another post from Jackie from Glenshee Equestrian Centre: Going Bitless posted at Glenshee Equestrian Centre This post gives some history on the evolution of riding as well as the underlying training behind riding whether with a bit or not.

Ishtar presents Riding out with one barb stallion, two mares and? Isolde! posted at Esther Garvi If you haven't visited Esther's blog, you probably don't know her posts are about horse ownership and riding in Africa.

OnTheBit presents A Horse and a Half: How to treat a tendon injury posted at A Horse and a Half saying, "This is a post about my own experience of how to treat a tendon injury. I am not a medical professional, just a woman who owns a horse that had a bad tendon injury."

mrsmom presents Heels- Where Are They? posted at Oh HorseFeathers & Related Twisted "Tails". When I first read this post, I started off thinking she was talking about heels of the stiletto variety, but only after reading further did I learn some about the heels of horses. This is an informative post.

risingrainbow presents MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: If Disaster Happens , What About Your Horses? posted on MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses saying "Having a plan may be the difference between saving your horses and losing them."

Tammy Vasa presents My Dream Horse posted at horsetrailriders.com, saying, "This blog was one I wrote last spring and tells the story of finding my dream horse."

Janet Roper presents Animal Communication, Niggling and Wiggling posted at Janet Roper::Animal communicator. writes about communicating with a pushy horse through her energy. An interesting post.

Linda presents 7MSN Ranch: How I taught Hank to stand still posted at The 7MSN Ranch In this post Linda deals with a horse that always walks off when a rider tries to mount. I don't know about the rest of you, but this is one that pops up every now and then for me.

Araya presents FIVE FUN FACTS OF MY FAVORITE HORSE BREEDS ~ MORGAN posted at Stable Days, saying, "Every week I highlight a different horse breed with fun facts and beautiful photos. A clue is given each week to the next week's highlighted breed and everyone can guess. Come visit!"

Deanna Castro presents Kids and Geldings, What Can You Do? posted at
Deanna Castro's Professional Horse Blogazine. writes of an amusing childhood experience with her sister. Kid's do say and do the darndest things.

Sabrina, Diago and Flash aka equinespirit presents Education with Equines: Project - Arabian Native Costume - The Beginning... posted by Education with Equines Getting ready for the one class that seems to stick in all peoples minds when they think about Arabian horses. I tried to read this post before I posted this carnival. I had problems figuring out how to join or whatever....my computer skills aren't nearly as good as my horse skills. So Guess what.....it turned out to be me so I went back and added this post in. My apologies Sabrina, Diago and Flash!

Halt Near X presents How not to be a popsicle posted at Halt Near X writes about dealing with the colder than normal winter in her new home of Texas.

Another informative post mrsmom presents Certify THIS posted at Oh HorseFeathers & Related Twisted "Tails" This one explains all of those initials after the names of some farriers these days. I guess I'm behind the times, I didn't know there were initials for farriers. Guess that tells how long it's been since I made a drastic change......knock on wood......

cdncowgirl presents (Not Quite) Home on the Range: Winter wound care sucks posted at (Not Quite) Home on the Range, saying, "Dealing with wound care in sub-freezing temperatures."

DressageInJeans presents EGUSSTED! posted at Dressage In Jeans
, I asked Dressage in Jeans if she would submit this post. I found it to be such an informative post on equine ulcers. This post dispels some of the misconceptions about the occurence of ulcers in horses and has lots of information on the many possibilities for treatment. I, personally, will be using this post for a reference in the future, I am sure.

cdncowgirl presents (Not Quite) Home on the Range: Fresh cows posted at (Not Quite) Home on the Range, saying, "A recreational rider tries her hand at team sorting."

That concludes this edition. I want to thank all my horse blogging friends for submitting articles making this a great carnvial. I hope you've enjoyed all the articles and will be back to participate in the next edition of the blog carnival.

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