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HORSE ARTIST AND WRITER Cindy Beck has always loved horses and other animals. She had a busy life with four kids,an eighteen acre horse farm with an active boarding stable and pony ride business. In addition to her business and family, she was a night watch

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Relationships & Family > Family Bonding Learning to express your feelings with friends and family: 4 of 18
Boy does this subject touch a nerve right now! I am in the middle of a broiling family misunderstanding that came from total misinterpretation of something I said. What I said was I go home to no support system except for two furballs meaning that I go home alone having no one there for me as I am a single mom with grown kids... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Loss of a horse: 6 of 20
My daughter was taking jumping lessons and she wanted a jumper. We had no money to buy a jumper but if I could find a good broodmare to breed to our stud horse we could raise one. So our hunt for a decent mare in my price range started. My daughter's teacher came to me one day and mentioned she had a horse that had injured it... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Guide to assembling a first-aid kit for your horse: 3 of 9
Horses can get themselves into the most amazing situations. As a result they can get all kinds of injuries. From catching on a branch or nail to wounds inflicted while scrapping with herd mates you can expect some patching up to do. It is very important to have an emergency kit on hand for those equine booboos you will encoun... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Guide to different types of pet identification: 6 of 16
I am glad to see all the different types of identification available now for pets. As a person who had pets just disappear never to be found in the past I never stopped wondering what happened to them. Even dog license tags were ineffective if no one reported the dog or the collar was lost [or as in one case where the dog sli... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues Insecurity: Why I feel the way I do: 14 of 29

Once I was a happy vibrant person doing what I loved and surrounded by friends and my animals. I lived on a small horse farm by a beautiful stream and life was hard but good. Then a series of misfortunes mixed with failing health combined to take it all away from me. I have always been an optimist and thought,"Well, something... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse anatomy: The frog: 1 of 2
The frog is the horse's natural shock absorber. A rubbery v shaped area located under the horse's hoof the frog needs to be maintained in order for it to continue to function properly. Because it is the softest part of the hoof, the frog can develop a nasty fugal infection called thrush. Thrush will blacken and literally rot ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse anatomy: The girth: 1 of 1
All horses have a girth area which is a good thing because that is where you attach your saddle. All girths are not created equal however. Because of selective breeding, some horses have deep girths to allow for lungs that can take in great gulps of air for long distance running or for short bursts of speed. Thoroughbreds ten... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse anatomy: The cannon or cannon bone: 1 of 1
Easily the most crucial bone in a horse's anatomy the cannon bone is exposed to the greatest amount of stress when a horse is being worked hard. On a horse there isn't a very big support system around the cannon bone. The cannon bone is the large bone in the lower leg which runs from the knee down to the ankle. Its only suppo... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse anatomy: The flank: 1 of 1
At first I shied away from this subject thinking "Good grief! How can I write a whole article on the flank?" It is just the area behind the rib cage and in front of the hind legs on a horse. Then I began to think about it over the course of several days and a few ideas crept into my head.First off the flank is a good spot to ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse anatomy: The forearm: 1 of 1
The forearm is the only muscular part of the horse's front leg. It extends from the shoulder down to the knee. Powerful contractions draw the leg back under the body so it can be thrust forward for that next ground eating stride. The muscles are connected to the strong flexible tendons that run along the back of the leg and a... More..