Ask Horse Journal: 05/99

…will cause hair loss. Excessive brushing/combing, particularly to remove knots/tangles, will have the same effect. Use a detangler (see April 1997) before grooming the tail. Your local agricultural extension agent…

Ask Horse Journal: 07/00

…forth rubbing them against each other. I never asked the vet to do allergy testing, but the prednisone along with meticulous grooming and liberal use of fly spray help but…

George Morris Training Session January 15-20

…barn manager and provide instruction to riders on topics including grooming, bandaging and tack. (Click here for mentors’ biographies.) The eight riders selected to participate are: (Bates Equitation Computer Ranking…

Control Your Energetic Horse

…nicely, but today he’s not focused, help him to settle down. Practice picking up feet until you feel that he’s no longer worried about that. Have him leave the grooming

The Icelandic Horse

…she gave it time. “I spent every weekend for the next two months with him: trail riding, grooming, just hanging out,” she says. “We bonded. I’d decided to buy him…

Florida EHV-1 Outbreak Update

…Equipment such as water buckets, lead ropes, grooming equipment, etc. should not be shared between horses. These items should be labeled as belonging to an individual horse. Other equipment such…

At Home with Anky van Grunsven

…own barn on the van Grusven family farm with six stalls, a tack room, a feed room and a grooming station with one of those heating elements they don’t sell…