No Sweat: Anhidrosis in Horses
…cooling system adapt. Insulation: A heavy haircoat insulates the skin and slows evaporation. This makes the cooling system less efficient on warm days in spring (before the winter coat has fully…
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The Rodeo Road
…cowboys head to the great Northwest. In the winter, the best rodeos are in Texas. And in the spring, it’s off to California. With this in mind, we’ve compiled 12…
A Creative Storage Solution
After purchasing a new farm that didn’t have a barn, we were in need of an immediate hay storage solution. The first winter we used a single open bay in…
Blanketing For Freezing Rain
I have three easy-keeper horses that grow decent winter coats. Last winter, I noticed one horse shivering after some freezing rain. Winters here aren’t too bad, but we do have…
Inside Look: 2011 Road to the Horse
…arena. Commentators Stacy Westfall and Richard Winters, both previous winners of Road To The Horse, kept up a running dialogue as the clinicians worked. Westfall, who said she practiced for…
Ask Horse Journal: 05/03
…tends to be very gassy (but not colicky) and her manure very loose. It’s usually worst when she is not on pasture in the late fall/winter. This year I’ve tried…
Lexington Restaurant Guide
…is midway between California cool and Manhattan memorable.Holly Hill Inn426 N. Winter St. in Midway(859) 846-4732Hours:Saturday and Sunday brunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5:30 to 10…
Shedding Season Tools
…loose winter hair. it’s inexpensive, too, at about $6 or less. However, it doesn’t pull out a lot of hair with each stroke. So, we usually reach instead for our…
Postcard: 2008 National Show Jumping Championship
…dreamed it,” he said simply. So who is Ljubov? Let Edward explain. Both Ljubov, who has competed at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) previously, and her mount lack the experience…
Postcard: 2007 National Horse Show
…days it’s like Winter Equestrian Festival Lite. Because it’s held at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, a far cry from the glittering lights of Manhattan, it’s certainly not the…