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Coping with Arthritis in Horses

With modern medical treatments and management options, your arthritic horse can remain active longer and enjoy a better quality of life. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine.

Arthritis is an unwelcome diagnosis for any horse, regardless of his discipline or occupation. Whether the condition appears suddenly after trauma or gradually with worsening stiffness, it means the same thing: Chronic inflammation has led to. . .

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Improve Your Western Horse's Responsiveness with the Forehand Pivot

Trainer David Dellin shows you how to use the forehand pivot to improve your Western pleasure horse's movement and responsiveness. By David Dellin with Jennifer Forsberg Meyer for Horse & Rider magazine.

Today's winning Western pleasure horse must carry himself in a highly collected manner. Extreme collection enable him to move in a relaxed yet balanced way, with that sweepy, slow-legged look so prized in the pleasure pen.. . .

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Fitness Tip of the Month for Riders: Fitness for Mature Riders

Fitness tips to improve flexibility, mobility and strength for the over-40 rider. By Heather Sansom for Dressage Today magazine.

When I do a clinic, participants over 40 often apologize for their age and confess that they wanted to come to a rider fitness clinic because their bodies don’t work like they used to. What’s ironic. . .

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Janie Rentz

Dec 6, 2009

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Dec 6, 2009

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Dec 5, 2009

Tomorrow on Create TV Irish Countryside

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