Where the West begins

…and horseback round up hundreds of head in the park to limit the numbers, vaccinate and brand the calves, and separate the yearling males. Along with bison, the park is…

Pearls Of Wisdom

…the track. But that makes the horses tougher to handle, too. You might be thinking yearlings and stallions, but I’m including broodmares, because I’ve seen more than one so tough…

The Quarter Horse: America’s Breed

…doctored many a yearling in the pasture on him. My daughter?s horse, Tuff (Tuff Peppy?s Playboy), goes back to Old Cold Deck. My son?s horse, Vernon, a son of Little…

Book Review: True Blue by Jane Smiley

…Smiley’s next book. Published by Yearling, an imprint of Random House Children?s Books, Jane Smiley’s True Blue is 296 pages for readers 10 and up. It’s available in hardcover ($12.40)…

The Event at Rebecca Farm

…be featured. The Future Event Horse series judges the potential that yearlings, two-year-olds, and three-year-olds have to become successful event horses. The Young Event Horse series gives owners and breeders…

Equine Vaccination Basics

…of varying ages and activity levels–foals/weanlings, yearlings, pleasure horses, performance horses and broodmares. Here are the guidelines for pleasure and performance horses; for the others, go to www.aaep.org. The AAEP…