7 Things to Teach Your Trail Horse
…your horse overreacts. “I see this happen a lot. A horse in the group becomes animated and starts bossing other horses around, and someone’s horse explodes as a result,” says…
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An Open and Shut Gate on Horseback
…teach a show horse are going to come into play out on the trail,” Bonham says. In fact, Bonham’s former show horses often make excellent trail horses because they already…
Horses Require Regular Dentistry and Teeth Floating for Proper Chewing
…a horse needs to maintain weight, keep a balanced metabolism, have energy and generally stay healthy. He’s also at risk for many other health problems resulting from the condition of…
Inside Look: 2011 Road to the Horse
…Horse Champion. This year’s clinicians are Clinton Anderson, Chris Cox and Pat Parelli. These competitors will select a horse out of the remuda, a group of 10 horses, and begin…
Cure the Cinchy Set Back
…panicking, maybe even falling down. When a horse sets back, there are likely two issues: the horse’s reaction to being cinched up and the pulling-back problem if the horse is…
Partner with your Practitioner
…superheroes are successful without a trustworthy sidekick, and when it comes to your horse’s health, you serve as your veterinarian’s-and your horse’s-best bet. Here are 22 ways you can help….
Head Position Matters
…Horses have head-position problems for many reasons, but solving the training element usually comes back to one simple exercise. Let’s look at the range of problems, and then we can…
Adopting a Rescue Horse–What You Need to Know
…healthy, well-cared-for horses that owners simply can no longer afford. Jill Curtis runs the Shiloh Horse Rescue and Sanctuary in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the last seven years, she’s found…
Easing Your Horse into Retirement
…every older horse deserves. When to say when An acute injury usually leaves little room for doubt when it comes to planning a horse’s future workload. A horse with a…
Controlling Movement (Part I)
…to be alert, attentive and confident in order to learn effectively. Becoming the best horseman or horsewoman you can be enables your horse to become their best. Shaping our horse’s…