How I’d Save Thoroughbred Racing
…years I’ve been watching TVG have been on three occasions I’ve gone to track; twice to Charles Town (in West Virginia), when we lived in Northern Virginia, and last September,…
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All Horses Need Antioxidants
…Department of Animal Sciences. ?Institute of Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Italy ?Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia ?Veterinary Medicine at the University…
The Next Career for Thoroughbreds
…a fabulous animal that, honestly, simply isn?t for everyone. I bought Buddy in 1986 at the Charles Town Race Track in West Virginia. I went there one December morning with…
Television Horses I Have Loved
…Ben?s horse as much as I liked the buckskin on ?Gunsmoke.?? Who knew that they were the same horse! Kristie Allison and Cheyenne When ?The Virginian? and ?Laredo? hit the…
What is the Most Important Trait You Look for in a Horse?
…that he is God?s gift from the woods to me. Sarah Hickner, Virginia I saw a horse for sale online and had a gut feeling that I must go see…
Postcard: 2012 Dansko Fair Hill International
…of the 2-star, on Piece of Hope | ? 2012 by Nancy Jaffer I met Connor Husain, a 19-year-old sophomore at George Mason University in Virginia, at the Jersey Fresh…
Our Look Back At Changing Riding Fashion
…was then living in Virginia. They were durable and protected well, but I think the conventional wisdom became that the strap system could rub some of the more sensitive-skinned ponies,…
Riding Horses Safely in Traffic
…DVM, has practiced veterinary medicine in Virginia since 1975. When not treating patients at her Rectortown Equine Clinic, she trains endurance horses. Her mounts earned “Best Conditioned” titles at the…
An Inspiring Recovery from Two Hoof Injuries
…raw winter winds that blow so fiercely here in the mountains of Virginia. As I watch the water flowing into a five-gallon bucket hanging from the spigot, I will it…
A Side Saddle Story
…ridden the saddle on a cross-country trek from Virginia to California in 1849. Whether or not there is any truth to Wes? tale is anybody?s guess. He was a scrounger,…