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[6 Aug 2007 | No Comment | ]

I am very sorry for not writing on this blog. Unfortunately my life has been very busy lately and I have not been able to keep up with this blog. I am not giving up though. I have plans to make Horse Approved a community where other horse lovers can contribute as well.
This will take me a few months to get going but I will keep you posted. In the meantime I hope to a least keep up with the monthly Horse Lovers Blog Carnivals and write as many posts …

General, Horse Lovers Blog Carnival »

[11 Jul 2007 | One Comment | ]

I know I have not been posting very much on this blog lately. I am still trying to work out a blogging schedule that I can stick to. As you may know already I am the author of 3 other blogs and working on a few more. My new blog iwebis has been doing very well but I have committed myself to writing on it everyday.
I have not forgotten about Horse Approved. I have plans to give Horse Approved a new look and make it a mulit-authored blog community. …

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[21 Jun 2007 | No Comment | ]

I was on the Parelli.com website yesterday and found a link to a website called Horse And Country. This website allows you to watch certain horse shows online for free. They have the Parelli Programs available for viewing. You can watch them any time of the day.
They also have Dressage shows, Eventing, Show Jumping, Sports & Pastimes as well as others. The only thing I don’t like is how small the screen is. I tried downloading the higher quality screen but it didn’t work for some reason. This …

Equestrian 2.0, General »

[5 Jun 2007 | 3 Comments | ]

If you have never heard of Web 2.0 then the title of this post will probably not amuse you. Web 2.0 is basically the Internet upgrade. Web 2.0 is user-inspired content and social interaction. So when we speak of using cell phones in the presence of our horses I think this type of activity should be called Equestrian 2.0.

Equestrian 2.0 has made it possible for those of us riding to either spook our horses with ringing gadgets and/or hopefully be able to contact help in an emergency. An accomplished …

Bonding With Horses, General, Training Tips »

[1 Jun 2007 | 2 Comments | ]

Now that the weather is nice again and the kids are out of school I finally have time to start riding again. A while back I wrote an article titled , Walk Your Horse Like a Dog. This article talks about the benefits of walking your horse by halter and lead and how it can improve your relationship with your horse.
I walked my horse the other day and realized how ‘walking your horse like a dog’ can help me get back into shape as well. If horse could talk …

General, Horse Lovers Blog Carnival »

[23 Apr 2007 | No Comment | ]

Calling All Blogging Horse Lovers! Don’t forget the Horse Lovers Blog Carnival this Wednesday, April 25th. You will need to submit your posts by 10 p.m. EDT on April 24th. You are allowed to submit up to two of your favorite posts. The Horse Lovers Blog Carnival has been gaining popularity among the horse blogging community and we would love for you to join in because as you know horse lovers can never read to much about horses ;).
This month’s carnival will be hosted by Bridlepath. We still need …