I really like this photo I took - it reminds me of a scene out of an old west movie. Speaking of movies, I'm excited to see the movie "Buck" a movie that was created to "move people to make changes in how they deal with horses and life's challenges. "HERE" is a website if you are looking for more information. I love the b&w photos that are on the page I linked.
A book I am reading and enjoying now is "The Soul of a Horse" by Joe Camp. He also has a blog HERE. I find it very interesting that the common hitching post is really quite dangerous - and a simple solution could be done to correct this! Just saw off the ends that stick out - the horses rope or rein often gets looped around and the horse becomes fearful when he finds he has a very short rope. In his book, Joe Camp describes how his horse pulled back in sheer panic and took out the entire post, concrete and all...
The solution... a Blocker Tie Ring. Does anyone reading this have one or ever heard of one? I know there are break-a-way halters, but this ring seems even better. I can only imagine if my horse got away, it would be easier to catch him if he had a halter on...
