The Right College Degree for a Horse Career

…and wants to be on a horse farm.” Many UL graduates find careers in the Thoroughbred racing industry; others have gone on to become attorneys with a concentration in equine…

Exploring the Many Careers in the Horse Industry

…management – Racing Industry: steward, paddock judge, clocker, track superintendent, mutual clerk, catering manager, security, stable manager, track photographer, exercise rider, etc. – Recreation/Pleasure: park ranger, parks and recreation administrator,…

In Her Own Words: Endurance Passion Born

…there was a competition like “endurance.” Darolyn Butler-DialPhoto by Genie Stewart-Spears During my teenage years, I got into the normal Oklahoma things–rodeo and/or barrel racing, pole bending, western horse shows….

From The Bottom Up

…telling yourself to keep your head up or your shoulders back or your hands level, but none of those things can happen if you’re bracing down with your toes and…

Ask Horse Journal: 08/04

…bovine vitreous humor (fluid of the eye); 2) Producing it in a lab from bacterial fermentation (how this company??does it); and 3) Extracing it from the Rooster cockscomb (flap on…

Jim Wolf, Molly Bliss Marry

…be a key word in discussions of the revelry. Luckily, Jim now has a doctor in residence. The honeymoon couple was headed to Paris and Deauville to enjoy the racing….

Appaloosa

…regularly used in the western riding disciplines such as western pleasure, barrel racing and others. It has become increasingly popular in the English disciplines of jumping and dressage and the…

Prepare to Perform

…go at a nice steady pace, with a level head carriage on a loose rein. If your horse has a need for speed, you might consider barrel racing, or giving…