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| Himalayan Salt |
Best Horse Sense
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| Horseshoeing |
Mohair Mecates
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Buckaroo Deal!
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Cowboy Superstitions
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1) never cross your boots when you take them off, so you won't get tripped up.
2) never lend out your gear, your luck will get lost
3) don't clean your work boots, you'll take off the luck. (but do how ever oil them up)
4) never let some one wear your hat, unless you plan on taking them home.
5) when you lend out a knife, make sure it is returned the same way.
6) when someone gives you a knife as a gift, always give a penny for it.
or you will cut your self badly.
7) never use the same iron on the same animal more than once, that animal will give you trouble.
8) never be a motor mouth around older cowboys', you wont work for that outfit very long.
9) keep a cross on you riding hat, because you never know.
10)
when you kill a rattle snake, cut off the head and bury it, cut off
rattles and keep them for luck, and turn the snake belly up for rain.
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05/27/09
Buckaroo John
Attention all Horse Lovers! Are you tired of smashing your fingers on that slippery old pressed salt block? Well no more. I have found a great new "Green" salt product, Himalayan Horse Salt. This product is not only easier on your body but is 100% all natural organic ingredients and the health benefits will give your horse a new life and better performance. Go Green with Himalayan Horse Salt! This is the HORSE SALT TO DEMAND!
Heat and cold stress will affect your horses' condition, recovery time, and trainability. If you can lessen the stress from heat and cold, you get better performance from your horse and a better price when you go to sell it. Himalayan Horse Salt does that and more. Here are more of the health benefits from this all natural organic product:
- Regulating the water content throughout the body. Because the Himalayan salt is so pure, so free of toxins, and not baked at 1200 degrees, the crystalline structure doesn't require nearly as much water or energy to absorb as the 'regular' stuff. This means your horse doesn't bloat on water, dilute his electrolytes, and YOU don't waste as much bedding - or time and energy cleaning his stall!
- Promoting a healthy pH balance in your cells, particularly your brain cells. As it doesn't use as much water, the pH remains right where it should be, which allows them to function with less energy wasted, and allows your horse to perform better, no matter what he's doing.
- Absorption of food particles through your intestinal tract.
- Supporting respiratory health.
- Promoting sinus health.
- Prevention of muscle cramps. When the electrolyte balance is off, muscle spasms occur. Getting enough salt - and the proper amount of water - keeps that from happening.
- Promoting bone strength. Getting the proper amount of the correct minerals - Calcium and phosphorous, among others - help to build strong bones.
- Regulating the sleep -- it naturally promotes sleep. Getting the proper amount of calcium and magnesium in the diet helps calm animals, and helps them to get the proper amount of sleep, so that they can train and compete at their best. The minerals in HorseSalt Brand Himalayan Salt are easily absorbed by the system.
- Promoting vascular health. When the proper amount of water is in the system, blood pressure is less of an issue. As this salt helps regulate the amount of water in the system, it helps with this. Also the minerals found in it help strengthen the muscles, and reduce the inflammation often found in patients with blood pressure issues.
- In conjunction with water it is actually essential for the regulation of blood pressure.
In using this 100% organic Himalayan Horse Salt you will see better health in your competition horse and just your pasture pal.
Himalayan Horse Salt is long lasting, even when exposed to weather. They will last much longer than old-fashioned pressed blocks. Your horse will thank you and your body will too! No more lugging around a slippery pressed block! You can even take them on the road with you!
If you are interested in purchasing this beneficial 100% organic "Green" horse salt, please visit this website http://www.buckaroohorsesalt.com
Buckaroo John
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05/27/09
Jay Koch
Jay Koch has a horse website, "The Best Horse Sense" at http://www.thebesthorsesense.com Life lessons straight from the horses mouth. Thank you to Jay for writing this article-Buckaroo John
Some of the most important life lessons I have learned have been from the back of a horse. I learned to love horses in my late thirties. Unlike someone who has been around horses since childhood, I have learned horsemanship through an adult's eyes. As a result, those lessons have spilled over into the rest of my life. I have become a better person since I started playing with horses.
I want to share those lessons on leadership, understanding, forgiveness, and love that I learned from my horses. Come join me on this adventure.
Jay Koch
I have not ridden a horse since November 15, 2008. And that ride was definitely less than eight seconds. I've learned many lessons in the months since, but one of the biggest is to not take shortcuts when checking my tack.
I was preparing to ride our Percheron-cross gelding, Elvis. He is big and very gentle, so I took his demeanor for granted. When I threw my leg over him, it was two steps at a walk, two at a trot, and then a couple of big bucks.
When I landed, I broke my right radius bone just above my wrist. The surgeon pinned together nine pieces. Four months later, I had my biceps tendon re-attached. There was so much misery around the wrist that we didn't notice that that tendon was torn.
So, six months and two surgeries later, people ask, "Do you still have that horse?" Or, worse yet, "Is that horse still alive?" I tell them that it was not Elvis's fault. It was mine.
I was in a hurry. I had been driving my tractor and decided to take a quick ride before I had to run off and do something else. It's usually a bad idea to be in a hurry around horses. But, I quickly threw a saddle on Elvis. I tightened the cinch part way and asked him to move a little bit to make sure everything is OK. Then, I tightened the cinch the rest of the way, and went off to look for a mounting block. Elvis is so tall, and my knees are so bad that I can't mount him from the ground. I ended up on an overturned watering tub.
I asked Elvis to step over so that I could get on. I noticed that the saddle was a little loose. I tightened the cinch a bit more, and didn't move him around to check if he was OK. Big mistake. In retrospect, I remember that Elvis flinched a bit when I did this, but I didn't pay attention. I must have pinched something when I tightened it that last little bit.
Less than thirty seconds later I was in the dirt with a smashed wrist.
The lesson is that a horse can't check his own tack. Elvis told me the only way he knew how that his saddle was not fitting him correctly. When I got on him and hurt him, he was in his rights to get me off. I can't sell him or send him to the knackers for my mistakes.
Many thanks to Buckaroo John for letting me take part in his newsletter. Please visit my blog at http://www.TheBestHorseSense.com
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Horseshoeing And Bowed Tendons
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05/2709
John Silveira
Bowed tendons on a horse can be murder. The deep flexor tendon between the knee and the pastern joint blows due to excessive stress and stretch. It's a long recovery process sometimes leaving a blemish.
There can be several elements that can all contribute to this problem. Hard work is surely one while incorrect shoeing the other. A quick look at race horses and how prevalent bowed tendons occur can give you some clues to a deeper understanding into this issue. Race horses are definitely worked hard - at the end of the race horses are completely exhausted. In this condition of exhaustion and fatigue the muscles of the body are not carrying the horse in the most optimum manner-hence a breakdown.
Race horses are shod typically with a longer toe than normally acceptable. The length of toe creates a lever for the horse to drive off of creating more speed- just a little added thrust as the hoof breaks over. The above two mentioned instances combined with other factors (not absolutely correct shoeing) all contribute to the increase of the possibility of bowed tendons.
When the toe of the foot is long it "Sticks" to the ground longer as the horse moves forward; this stretches the deep flexor tendon and stresses the leg. When the horse starts to tire during hard work such as a race the stresses increase as the muscles stop carrying the body correctly. The stress the fatigue the improper shoeing and strike three the tendon blows.
To minimize the possibility of bowed tendons obviously reverse some of the above elements. Don't work your horse to such exhaustion, don't have a long toe and make sure everything else about the shoeing is very correct. Give your horse a little bit of heel (don't trim the heels down too short) it's somewhat the same as too long toe in how it creates stress to the joints and tendons. So move the shoe to the rear of the horse (to shorten the toe) increase heel and then be careful with the exhaustion factor and you're starting to gain on the prevention of lameness.
Now there are other necessary aspects to the shoeing that are also most important to prevention but are much more difficult to discuss in a text format. Unfortunately these methods are not readily available in the horse shoeing schools or horse shoeing textbooks so you will be wasting a lot of your time researching and researching. However - I have a 16 year 100% track record "Not One Single Lame Horse" due to the methods I've discovered for myself as a farrier for over 16 years now. I know what you're thinking "you want this information for yourself" - and "How do you get it"?
OK. Just go to the website link below in the author bio "Now" before you forget. Go ahead your horse will love you for it. That's a promise.
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Author Bio: John Silveira, Farrier, Aikido practitioner, spiritualist, born and raised in San Mateo California the bay area. For information on his shoeing method and the 100% track record just go to http://Farrieritis.care4horses.com and leave contact information. thank you and remember to Care4Horses
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Mohair Mecates- Timeless Quality |
05/27/09
Buckaroo John
A new Mecate is pretty, but an old Mecate is beautiful. All of the hair prickles are worn off so the pattern is very crisp and distinct. The colors are still as bright as the day it was made. There is some dander and dirt where it has rubbed many a horse's neck, but that just gives it character!
Mohair and Mane hair Mecates are a natural alternative to synthetic fiber Mecates. They are comparable in price, yet have a longer usable life. Below is a simple list of the benefits of having Mohair or Mane Hair Mecates:
- Mane hair/mohair is very strong, yet not as heavy as other materials, lighter Mecate, lighter horse.
- Mane hair/mohair, unlike synthetic materials, is not broken down by UV radiation
- Mane hair/mohair as a natural animal fiber, softens with age and us
- Since mane hair is slick, hard and relatively non-porous, they stay cleaner longer and are easier to clean when they do need it.
A well made, well maintained Mecate will last a lifetime and longer. There is nothing quite like a good mane hair/mohair Mecate. They have weight, but not too much, they are balanced, and a truly good one has a life of it's own.
Below is a list of the disadvantages associated with synthetic Mecates:
- Nylon (yacht braid and braided parachute cord), polyester and polypropylene are all heavier than mohair/mane hair.
- All synthetic materials are broken down by ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which makes them stiffen as they age. Many people think the ropes are stiff because they are dirty and think washing them will solve the problem, but it is actually the rope breaking down
- All synthetics and plant fibers (such as cotton or rayon) are slightly rough. This allows sweat and dirt to adhere to them and it doesn't take long for them to get dirty.
Mohair/ Mane Hair Mecates have a timeless quality with character! They are the Mecates To Demand! Buckaroo Leather carries a variety of styles of Mohair and Mane Hair Mecates and Hackamores. Our quality and service are second to none! We are the Brand To Demand!
 
 
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