On the days leading up to the New Year, we hope you spent some much-needed time reflecting – reflecting on your life, but also the horses in your life. Did you do your best making their lives the best they can possibly be? Maybe you utilized horse barns, shed row barns, run in sheds, and… Read more »
2016 is here and with it our hopes for the future. With every New Year, we hope to be better people, lead better lives, healthier lives, and the same applies to the animals that we take care of. After all, we are the caretakers of all the animals on this planet, as dictated to Noah… Read more »
Whew what a year it’s been! You could argue that 2015 has been the year of the horse, especially with American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup Classic. There have been exciting developments when it comes to horses and their health, how we can take care of them better, what really makes… Read more »
It is always bittersweet to say goodbye to the Christmas season. It seems that people are on their best behavior during the season, able to embrace cheer and compassion for fellow man. It is sad to see that behavior fade away as we ring in the New Year, but that is to be expected. After… Read more »
One of the more popular New Year’s resolutions that people make is to lose weight and get in shape. In America alone, more than two-thirds of adults are considered overweight or obese. That is not even considering children or young adults! This country, you could say, has a little bit of a weight problem. It… Read more »
Today is Christmas Eve. We hope that you are having a merry day so far and that the good cheer will carry you through to the New Year. At Deer Creek Structures, this is our favorite time of the year and for good reason: We are celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, but… Read more »
When you think of Christmas, what do you think of? In this modern age, chances are we think of shopping and consumerism, going to the mall on Black Friday and traversing over thousands of people to get that special deal on a flat screen TV. However, that is not the true meaning of Christmas or… Read more »
We have discussed the holiday connections between horses and traditions, how they are so present with images of classic Christmas. Just thinking about a horse and buggy in the wintertime conjures up good-natured feelings, how there’s a real meaning behind Christmas and it’s about warmhearted simplicity. Shouldn’t that be what the Christmas holiday is all… Read more »
We have talked about many different things in this blog, but of late, we have been focusing on the ways that horses affect us during the holidays. After all, this is the time for reflection, the time when we take a step back and think of all the ways horses influence our lives in positive… Read more »
For many of our posts in November and December (so far), we have focused on giving thanks. After all, isn’t that what the season is all about? Horses provide a lot for us, whether or not we acknowledge it. Now is the time to recognize the good that is happening in your life and the… Read more »
