Spring Means Baby Budweiser Clydesdales

By Kitson

Hope

This spring 17 baby Clydes have been born at Warm Springs Ranch in mid-Missouri, home to the Budweiser Clydesdales. Jeff Knapper, general manager for Clydesdale operations for Anheuser-Busch is expecting that number to double before foaling season is over. If you're in Missouri, it's great time of year to tour the 300-acre farm and meet Hope, the star of Budweiser’s award-winning and top-ranked Super Bowl commercial, and Stan, the first-born foal of 2013, named after all-time MLB great Stan Musial.

Stan

Early Spring Bliss

By Kitson

I can’t understate the restorative power of time spent at the farm with my horses. This week, after juggling six deadlines, two kids and probably the worst cold I’ve ever had,  I decided to shut down my computer midday and head to the barn. Maybe it was spring fever, but I hiked around the farm a bit (on my own two feet) and experimented with my newly-discovered ability to take panoramic pictures with my iPhone. Check it out. 

Horseware Love

By Kitson

I do have a soft spot when it comes to Horseware products for my horse and myself. Check out this sweet commercial.

Fran Jurga does it again. . .great post on blindfolded farriery!

Sounds like a true "don't try this at home" activity.  Very cool story here.

Horsepacking camp

It's time to start thinking about summer camps and trips for lucky kids, and this one looks just right.  Horsepacking from NOLS.

Moon-Walking Pony is Pretty Cute.

Click here to check it out.

The HSUS's Take on Horse Slaughter in the U.S.

Here's an article from the Humane Society of the U.S. on the implications of the USDA's decision to process an application for inspecting horse slaughter at a New Mexico facility, which would mean resuming the practice for the first time in six years in this country. And here is an interesting post which suggests that horse meat is probably already being served in the US. One more reason to not eat meat!