Inhibiting Mold and Mildew in Your Tack Room
…hide supplies have tightened and prices have risen. More than ever, it behooves us all to take the best possible care of what leather tack we already have. Mold and…
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Jim Wofford: The Ideas of March
Eeeeeeeeeek! Is that a horse or a woolly mammoth? I’m just kidding … I love to see a horse get a chance to relax and just be a horse. In…
10 Ways to Keep Your Horse Happy
…same holds true when you see the care with which a therapeutic-riding horse moves with his precious cargo, or you see an event horse in the start box. But horses…
Progress in Equine Pain Recognition
Credit: Thinkstock Hiding pain is one of the top survival skills of the horse. An important part of horse ownership is learning to recognize the signs a horse may be…
LSU Rides to Equine Hurricane Victims’ Rescue
…calls from horse owners forced to evacuate without their horses. The volunteers document information including the horse’s name, identifying marks, last known location, tattoo and microchip numbers (if available) and…
Managing Heat Cycles in Mares
…heat cycles to interfere with riding and training and horse safety. Horse health care is extremely vital with a cycling mare, so these horse tips from the horse experts will…
Ulcers in Horses
…racehorses and 60% of show horses. Even foals have them! Why the extremely high incidence? Horses’ lives are anything but natural. Kept in stalls as much as 23 hours a…
Horse Blanket Know-How
…blankets and other horsewear from your budget–especially if you show, fit or sell horses; live in a harsh climate; or care for a geriatric or special-needs equine. Blankets provide warmth,…
Prevent Horse Fence Failure
…companion to start; then add to the herd, horse by horse, always keeping an eye out for trouble. You may want to limit your new horse’s turnout to daylight hours…
Navicular Syndrome: No Longer a Scary Prognosis
…occurring in the body. A relatively small percentage of horses have navicular syndrome, yet virtually all horses have one or more of the conditions that can predispose a horse to…