The best way to be safe around horses is to become an educated horse person and follow good safety practices. This is especially important in the stable, where our horses spend a lot of their time. Today’s guest is author, illustrator, and international clinician, Susan E. Harris. Susan wrote and illustrated all three U.S. Pony Club Manuals of Horsemanship – the closest thing the U.S. has to documented standards in care for horses. In this episode, Susan and Helena talk about, and expand upon, the essentials of horsekeeping that Susan wrote about as part of the USPC Horsemanship series, including:
- What kind of fencing is best for horses?
- Should you freak out about empty water tanks in turnout?
- Is feeding hay on the floor or in a haynet better?
- What kind of turnout regimen is best for the grand prix dressage horse? How about the backyard trail buddy?
- How to prevent rainrot and lice in horses turned out “naturally.”
- What’s up with the “Paddock Paradise” system, anyway?
- All this and more in Episode 2 of Stall and Stable!
About Our Guest
Susan Harris is an international clinician, riding teacher, equestrian author and artist. She has taught all seats and styles of riding, and has trained, shown, and prepared horses and riders for competition in many equestrian disciplines. Susan has been active in training and establishing certification standards for American riding instructors since the l970’s. In 2004 she was honored as a Master Instructor by the American Riding Instructor Association.
A Senior Centered Riding Instructor and Clinician, Susan apprenticed with Sally Swift, the founder of Centered Riding®. Today, she teaches clinics in Centered Riding and “Anatomy in Motion™”, in which she paints the bones and muscles on a live horse. These innovative clinics have been popular attractions at equine expos and clinics around the world, including EquineAffaire, Equitana Australia, the American Quarter Horse Congress, the George Morris Horsemastership Clinic at Wellington, FL, and others. It is an honor to get some time to chat with such a knowledgeable and enthusiastic horsewoman. Join us!
