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January 26, 2020 By Gift Horse Baskets Leave a Comment

Gift Horse Baskets The idea for GIFT HORSE BASKETS was born of a couple of loves . . . that of riding and caring for our horses and the desire to create a family-centered lifestyle here in the heart of Virginia’s horse country. Our goal for Gift Horse Baskets has always been to produce a selection of unique specialty gift collections tailored to the equestrian enthusiast, containing the best … [Read more...]

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Bitten by the horse bug

June 21, 2014 By Gift Horse Baskets Leave a Comment

Someone close to you has been bitten by the horse bug and their every wish includes riding lessons or a pony. It started small with books and toys and it just grew. Where did this obsession come from? There's no good explanation for the source of this unbridled passion. Some people just seem hard wired to be riders and horse folks. For those who have never been bitten by the horse bug, they can … [Read more...]

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Better places to spend a Friday evening

April 7, 2014 By Gift Horse Baskets Leave a Comment

Many of us use ivermectin wormers on our horses, but did you know that a horse concentration of ivermectin is  poisonous even to a large 78 pound dog?  I didn't, but I now know that some dog wormers use ivermectectin, yet in much lower concentrations.  We recently spent the evening at the emergency vet after our sweet dog probably licked the tip of  a used tube of  moxetectin wormer (another … [Read more...]

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Winter Horse Showing

March 18, 2014 By Gift Horse Baskets Leave a Comment

Horse showing on a soft spring day is one thing but at  the end of winter when it's still more winter than spring is  an entirely different event.  The sunshine riders are nowhere to be seen nor is being fashionably stylish.  It  comes down to a form follows function mentality or  pretty is as pretty does. Our  onsite shop was recently set-up at such a late winter show. The clipped horses come … [Read more...]

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Brave new world

December 5, 2013 By Gift Horse Baskets Leave a Comment

girl on a pony

I’m a long time rider and horse owner. My family had a riding guest farm in PA and I’ve lived with horses on our farms from OH to IL to VA for over thirty five years.  My daughter rode even before she was born. About the time my daughter needed someplace to ride safe horses for little ones I began to meet parents who didn’t grow up around horses and who didn’t know where to start when their … [Read more...]

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