http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com Living With Grace Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:54:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy birthday to you! Grace turns 4 today; and I just found out that she shares her fourth birthday with Secretariats 40th. Small wonder, her thunder! Dang can she move in a hurry when she wants! I best not forget to bring home some carrots!!! http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/living-with-friesians/happy-birthday-to-grace Good afternoon to our loyal readers and friends, I will be changing server in the next few weeks to a newer, faster, more current... and hopefully therefore better and more stable... machine. Please bear with me as I move sites one after another and test the new infrastructure as we go ... http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/site-news/upcoming-server-move http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/uncategorized/gracies-ride We just found a wonderful Andalusian website which contains a clip of French braiding the mane.  This is a simple and elegant way of keeping your Friesian's mane out of the way while riding or showing.  We hope the video helps! http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/friesian-horse-care/andalusian-mane-braiding-video Gracie is an "auntie!"  Luna the Shire/ Spotted Draft delivered a hale and hearty colt in the wee hours of the morning.  Mama and Baby are both doing great.  Gracie peers around the divider post to keep an eye on them.   The newborn is a chestnut Tobiano by Jack Flash, an ... http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/living-with-friesians/happy-april-foals-day Breathtaking! Thank you LauraZ for creating and sharing this video of your beautiful boyz! Watch and dream...     http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/friesian-horse-video/gorgeous-video-3-friesian-stallions-play Grace has spent the week hanging over the fence watching me work clients' horses.  "Am I next?" she seemed to ask continuously.  Despite the bitter chill, Mark and I brought her out today for some quality family time. While I was getting organized, Grace went over to check out the mounting ... http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/natural-friesian-training/saturday-afternoon-grace http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/friesian-horse-pictures/seeking-snowstorm Friesians, though sparsely feathered compared with other breeds such as Shires, Clydes or Gypsies, are nontheless prone to getting "scratches" during rainy spells. MTG is out favorite, if fragrant, remedy. We love this recipe as it replicates the use of oil and sulphur: Preventing Scratches http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/living-with-friesians/preventing-scratches-2 I have to say sometimes I wish I had an extra 6 hours in the day to write down all the things that transpire in the course of a day. The story would be pretty immaculate. Take this story for example. It was a wonderful, sunny, brilliant afternoon two weeks ago, ... http://www.naturalfriesianhorse.com/natural-friesian-training/polishing-the-ring