Riding Older, Riding Smarter
…rider here, rather than the horse. Too often riders will compromise on their own comfort if the saddle works for their horse, but they do both themselves and their horse…
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How to Keep Horses Sane when on Stall Rest
…on their way outside while leaving your horse behind, that might be more damaging to your horses morale than helpful. Misery loves company. Visitors are allowed. Can another horse stay…
How Not to Panic if Your Horse Colics
Colic Basics: How To React if Your Horse Shows Signs of Intestinal Distress. You’re at the barn and you notice your horse seems to be acting strangely. He’s pawing the…
Married with Horses: Paging Dr. Sherlock Holmes
Continued from Married with Horses: Another Lame Story It was a nice, quiet afternoon in the barn. The horses were out and the stalls were clean. I’d finished mending what…
Rider to Rider: Riding While Pregnant
…barn, but I was amazed at how hollow I felt on leaving. Just 16 days after delivering, I was back on a horse again. I was careful and I only…
Is Your First Aid Kit Ready?
…if someone else at your barn is dealing with the emergency, he/she will know how to reach you. Horse owner information. If you don’t keep a list of horses and…
EPM Is Rare, But Tricky
…In fact, out of all exposed horses, less than 1% will show up with clinical EPM. Illness requires the protozoa to cross the blood/brain barrier and many horses have immune…
Save Time With Prefab Stalls
…be, consider how much time your horses spend inside. If your horses stay out on pasture most of the time, you may not need the super-duper models. Training stables, on…
Breeding the Best in the World
The Breeding Program Gestuet Vorwerk, one of the most famous private stud farms in Germany, combines age-old traditions and horse wisdom with modern technology. From before conception onwards, each horse…
Book Review: Crown Prince Challenged
…the victim of some very real cyber-bullying by the “mean girls” at the barn. A hurtful rumor that her horse is a danger to others spreads like wildfire, even among…