One of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions, if not the most popular, is to get healthy or lose weight in the new year. But many of us don’t like going to a gym or trying to eat only “rabbit food,” so we’re constantly looking for a new, fun way to get healthy. One really [...]
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New Year’s Resolution: Get Into Shape with Horseback Riding
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Managing Your Pasture in Winter
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Your pastures take a lot of abuse from your horses. Grass is trampled, plants eaten down to nothing. And the wintertime doesn’t help with the freezing cold, snow and ice. But there are steps you can take to minimize damage during the winter months and encourage plant growth in the spring. Let Your Pastures Rest [...]
The Iowa State Fair Cowgirl Queen Contest
Posted in Miscellaneous on August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This year at the Iowa State Fair, we sponsored the Cowgirl Queen Contest. It was a great show and we wanted to pass along the results: Jessica Taylor of Granger was crowned Junior Cowgirl Queen and Honey Creek resident Rachel Jenkins was crowned Senior Cowgirl Queen at the 2010 Iowa State Fair. Coronation was held [...]
New Year’s Resolutions for Horses
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged horse new years resolutions, new years resolutions on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I was doing some research for future blog posts, I came across this post that lists some New Year’s Resolutions for horses. I hope you get a chuckle out of these like I did! 1. I will NOT roll in streams when my human is on my back. 2. I will NOT leap over [...]
Happy New Year!
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged happy new year, horse riding, horses on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year from all of us at Hawkeye Tack & Western Wear. We had such a great 2009 and thank all of you for making it a wonderful year. We look forward to continuing to serve you in 2010!
Christmas Horse Treats
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every horse loves treats, and we found a couple recipes for some special Christmas horse treats. If you try them, let us know how your horse likes them! Horse Cookies Ingredients: * 2 cups dry oatmeal * 3/4 cup grain * 3 cups bran * 1 cup molasses Instructions: 1. Mix oats, grain and bran [...]
