Weight Progression

Most girls my age are trying to lose weight.
I, on the other hand, needed to gain around 300-500 pounds at the beginning of last year.
Well, my horse did.
Coming off of the track, Dust had a metabolisim that was through the roof. This isn’t because she was mistreated, her body just had to get used [...]

Rotating Dewormer

For the past few years, any horse person you asked would tell you that you need to rotate wormers every other dosage. (For example, Ivermectin one month, and SafeGuard the next.)
But now, some top vets are warning that this common practice could build resistance in worm strains, reducing the effectivness of your wormer.
So what’s a [...]

The Wonders of Miniature Horses

 I won a “Best in Action” Award at the IL State Fair, 2008. Here is the original speech, in all it’s glory!
Hi! My name is Margy Hesser. I’m a 4th year 4-H’er from the Herscher Hustler’ 4-H group in Kankakee County, and today I’m going to talk a little bit about Miniature Horses.
There are [...]

Tall Oaks Farm BABY UPDATE!

You all met Sassy, baby number One of 2008.
But we have 3 others that you’ve yet to meet!
First up, baby number 2, Starlight. Everytime I shave her, she changes color, so maybe we’ll call her Oz…

Sassy is on the left (look how big she is!) and Starlight’s on the right. She is about 2 [...]

Horsin’ Around at Tall Oaks Farm

Yay! I’m teaching a class, I finally get a chance to share my knowlege of horses with the world!
I will be teaching a total of 4 classes, and will cover a large range of topics, from how to lead a horse, to where the ’stifle’ is, to how to fix a fence!
Every participant will get [...]

St. Mary-Of-The-Woods

Well folks, here it is…my dream collage.
We went to Southern IN last week for a few days to go camping with my brother’s Boy Scout troop…
Actully, they Backpacked, Mom, Patrick and I were base camp and water drop people.
But anyway, I was looking at the State Map the first morning and saw St. Mary-Of-The-Woods on [...]