Alaska isn't normally trail-riding country. Only a mere handful of Alaskan guides and backpackers provide horses. The terrain is difficult, the weather and conditions harsh. Animals...
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You wake up a little stiff the morning after a hard ride. Thank goodness for ibuprofen--a couple of tablets and you're as good as new. But what about your horse?...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/nsaids_041105/
Even with all the wonderful practice aids on the team roping market today, there's nothing like the real thing: roping steers. And while team roping is booming in popularity...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/buying-roping-steers/
The horse shifts her weight back onto her hindquarters. Her forefeet, curved and creasing into a gross distortion of the polished, tough hoof capsules of her previous life, practically paddle...
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[/caption] In the past two decades, says forage researcher, Kathryn Watts, pastures in the United States and Europe have been undergoing a transformation. Increasingly, grass varieties that concentrate energy and are...
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Laminitis is unlike any other equine disease. The complex cascade of events that causes the soft tissues (laminae) within the hoof to swell, weaken and die begins before outward signs...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/hoof_care/livingwithfounder_032205/
American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) two-time Superhorse Rugged Lark died Oct. 26, 2004, at the age of 23. Take a look back at three strong and adventurous women and how...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/pleasure/ruggedlark_120804/
It's easy to take healthy equine joints for granted. Thousands of times each day, week after week, year after year, the mobile joints in a horse's legs bend...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/hyaluronan_120304/
Wintertime is almost on us. Short days mean you don't have as much time to get in the saddle and ride. And, unless you live in...
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/wintertime-horse-care/
If you're like most busy trail riders, you rise early, ride, do the chores, then race off to work or other commitments. Or, you race home at the end...
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/horse-health-checklist/
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