Today I want to tell you a little about me. I go to Diamond Oaks for Equine Science and Management. Every day I get to work with and take care of horses. I am currently training a pony named Nevada, and I have already trained her sister Sierra. I'm in 11th grade and Ive been ridding/working with horses since 8th grade. Ive also been volunteering at a therapeutic ridding center for disabled/special needs children for about two months now which I love doing. My favorite thing to do other than ridding horses is play soccer and hang out with my friends. The purpose of me making this blog though is to inform you of horses. I will be letting you know about what happens in the barn and giving information on horses from anatomy to ridding tips depending on the day so I hope you find this helpful. Thank you for reading!
PS. the pictures below are a few pics of horses I have been working with, or worked with over past few years. The first is muddy, the second is Zag, and the third picture is a picture of the mare and baby that was born at my school that we helped with and are training.

My name is Kari and I am in equine science and management. I am in equine because I love horses and being in a barn environment. They are beautiful animals and I want to make this blog to help inform people of what happens in a barn and about horses in general.

Today I want to talk about safety of being around horses. Horses are dangerous animals and they can/will hurt you, so it is always good to know what to do.

·         Always approach a horse at the shoulder, it is most common, and safer to approach from their left shoulder because they are used to being worked with on the left side.

·         Always watch your feet around horses because they have four legs and are not always aware of where your feet are. If they step on you do not yank your foot out from under them push their shoulder or side until they step off, then more your foot out from under them.

·         Never stand directly behind a horse because that is their blind spot and if something spooks them they will kick.

·         Never stand directly in front of a horse because that is also a blind spot and they can strike out with their front hooves which are strong enough to cause serious injuries.

Well this is just some basic information for today I will have more tomorrow. Will answer Questions or consider comments!!!