Shadowood Home Page - The main entry page to the Shadowood website
The Family Pages - Introductions to most of our four-legged family members
- The Felines
- Pea - The Queen of the Domain. Photos and introduction
- The Babies - The rescue of five kittens and their mother/aunt with Photos
- Noddy - The Lion King. Photos and partial introduction
- Capri - The Monkey Boy. Photos and introduction
- Lamie - The Tough Chick. Photos and partial introduction
- Pretty - The Glamour Girl. Photos and partial introduction
- BooBoo - The Baby Girl. Photos and introduction
- The White Boys
- Billy - The Tough Guy. Photos and partial introduction
- Bitsy - The Alien Kitty. Photo and introduction
- The Strays
- Weasel - The Dog-cat. Photos
- Bartholomew (Mew) - Feral Turned Diplomat. Photos and partial introduction
- Somer - The Protector Princess. Photos and introduction
- Annabelle - The Squirrely Girlie. Photos and introduction
- The Three Mouseketeers - Footsie, Feather, and Phantom
- Footsie - Mr. Confidence. Photos
- Feather - The Emotional A-Bomb. Photos
- Phantom - Feral Turned Drooler. Photos
- Becoming a Family - The story of their captures and integration
- Sweet Sweet - Mr. Don't Touch Me ... ok, do. Photos
- Roxie - The Gangster Girl. Photos
- Siliman - A Very Silly Man. Photos
- Tommy - The Intolerant Survivor. Photos
- The GoBoys
- Gomer - The Baby Man. Photos
- Goober - The Thinker. Photos
- The Canines
- Moonie - The Queen Dog. Photos and introduction
- Sarah - The 'Toon Dog or Sarah the Oppressed. Photos and introduction
- Aspen - Friend to All. Photo and introduction
- Ragtime - The Canine Garbage Can. Photos and introduction
- Tasha - Intensity Dogified. Photos
- Pippin - The Blue-eyed Loverboy. Photos
- Wookie - Comic Relief. Photos
Anecdotal Writings
Wallplates With Panache - Custom made, decorative wall switchplates and outlet covers
- Ordering Information - Pricing and ordering information for available or custom outlet covers and switchplate covers
- Wallplate Samples - Online catalog of decorative wall switchplates and outlet covers for sale from Wallplates With Panache
- People Theme - Switch plates featuring family and friends
- Animal Theme - Switch plates featuring dogs, cats, horses, and moose
- Irises Theme - Switch plates and outlet covers featuring bearded irises and Siberian iris
- Garden Theme - Switch plates and outlet covers featuring lily, daisy, hollyhock, allium, poppy, edelweiss, lamb's ears, etc.
- Northwoods Theme - Switch plates and outlet covers featuring northwoods scenery, trees, leaves, cattails, winter scenes, lakes, etc.
- Vacation Theme - Switch plates featuring Wyoming mountain scenery, geiser
- Music Theme - Switch plates and outlet covers featuring sheet music
Iris Pages - A brief introduction and description of the iris-related pages at Shadowood
Horse Pages - Introduction to my equestrian background and offerings on this site
- Horseman's Bookstore - An Amazon.com affiliate bookstore dedicated to presenting only the very best horse books
- Horse Articles - Links to all horse articles and stories (except Albert)
- The Equine Answer Board Archives - Links to previously posted questions and answers
- Riding and Training
- Mounting - Teaching a horse to stand still for mounting
- Moving - Causes and cures for a horse who moves during mounting and rider weight shifts
- Stretching - Training a horse to accept having his legs stretched
- Fat and Out of Shape - Conditioning a mare who is fat and out of shape
- Stiff leg - Whether to use lunging to help strengthen a stiff leg
- Fresh Rides - Techniques and exercises to help keep rides fresh and interesting
- Over-arching - Corrections for an over-arched rider's back
- Pinching - Correcting a rider who pinches with her knees
- Behind the Motion - Proper alignment to move with the motion of the horse's stride
- Softness - Achieving equine roundness through bending exercises
- Roundness - Roundness or just head-set?
- Dry Mouth - Using a copper bit to encourage bit acceptance
- Hard Mouth - Softening a horse's hard mouth
- Canter Leads - Training a horse to take the correct canter leads
- Fast Canter - Slowing down a fast canter on the forehand
- Green Canter - More help for a rapid, unbalanced canter
- Changing Gears (horse) - How to change a horse from western to English
- Changing Gears (rider) - How to switch from dressage to jumping
- Spooky - Dealing with a horse who spooks at jumps
- Runout - Handling a horse who runs out on fences
- Surging - Correcting a horse who puts her head down, pulls, and runs after jumps
- How High? - Advice on jumping a horse with a questionably sound leg
- Frequent Falling - Releasing tension that causes frequent falls
- Scared - Dealing with fear of riding after being bucked off
- Falling Off - Facing the fear of falling
- Berserk - Dealing with a dangerously ring-sour horse
- Runs Off - Advice concerning changing bits and showing a dangerous bolter
- Runaway - Diagnosing an ex-racehorse who runs away with his rider
- Bolter - Refocusing a horse who bolts out of boredom
- Crazy - Determining the cause of a horse's show ring anxiety
- Cantering with Others - Learning to canter with other riders
- Showing hunter/jumper - Tips for a show ring newbie
- Equitation - Proper equitation vs. top level trainers
- Quarter Horses as Hunters - Explanation of Quarter Horses as successful hunt seat competitors
- Western Pleasure - What it takes to compete in western pleasure
- Best for Western Pleasure - Advice regarding the best breeds and colors for western pleasure
- Show Nerves - Tactics for diffusing a rider's show ring nerves
- Competitiveness and Perfectionism - Prioritizing competitiveness, perfectionism, and love of horses
- Horse Health
- Vaccinations - Current equine vaccination recommendations
- Floating - Explaining teeth floating
- Scalper - Discussing the possible causes of "scuffs" in hind hooves
- Grass Rings - What are "grass rings" in hooves?
- Sratches - Treating "scratches" on a horse's legs
- Eye Irritation - Dealing with swollen and irritated horse eyes
- Difficult Breathing - Helping to diagnose a horse's breathing difficulty
- Moon Blindness - Sources of information on equine recurrent uveitis
- Wobbles - Sources of information on Wobbler Syndrome
- Summer Itchies - How to handle a horse with an itchy mane and tail during the summer
- Hock Rubs - Preventing hock rubs
- Horse Care & Keeping
- Adjusting - How to help a horse adjust to a new stable
- Horse Toys - Recommendations for indestructible stall toys and diversions
- Equine Exercise - How much exercise does a horse need?
- Longevity - How long can a horse live and continue to work?
- Trimming - When do a horse's hooves need trimming?
- Standing Water - Dealing with a stagnant pond in a horse pasture
- Bad Behavior - Curing the hard-to-catch pastured horse
- Charging - Coping with horses who bite and charge at people in their pasture
- Mares and Foals - Advice on pasturing mares with foals together
- Winter Care - Cold weather horse preparation and care
- Weight Gain - Suggestions for putting weight on a hard keeper
- Thin Cribber - Dealing with a cribber who can't hold proper weight
- Cribber - Managing a horse who cribs and chews wood
- Weanlings - How and if to raise a weanling
- Outfitting Your Horse
- Saddle Life - How long will a new saddle last?
- Blanketing - Does a horse need to be blanketed in the winter?
- Blanket Size - How to determine the correct size for a blanket
- Blankets - Which blanket to buy
- Sheets - Which sheet to buy
- Bell Boots - Guidelines for fitting bell boots to a horse's hooves
- Horse Leasing & Purchasing
- Miscellaneous Equestrian Concerns
- Horse Quizzes - Links to all horse quizzes
- Shadowood Horse Quiz Award Winners - List of those earning perfect scores on one or more of my horse quizzes and receiving my achievement award
- Shadowood's Equestrian Education Links - A page of links to universities, colleges, and tech schools offering horse-related degree programs
Webrings
- Horse Webrings - Links to all horse-related webrings to which Shadowood belongs
- Other Webrings - Links to all non-horse-related webrings to which Shadowood belongs
Awards
Awards Shadowood has Won
Links - Numerous links to fantastic pet, equine, veterinary, gardening, graphics, and website development sites
Guestbook
What's New - Chronological listing with links to all additions to this website
Shadowood Site Index - This page
