Horse Tack Check with Lynn Palm

…for ease of adjustment. Breastcollar Tip Do you ride with a breastcollar? Look for a well-made, leather breastcollar, and properly adjust it to fit your horse. It should fit snugly…

10 Saddle-Fit Tips for Your Next Trail Ride

…your horse and longe or lead him, so he gets used to the feel. Check for any rubbing.) 5. Consider a breastcollar and crupper. These saddle add-ons provide security –…

Function Is The Issue In Draw Reins

…to the chest ring of a breastplate, if desired. When working over cavalletti or low fences, a breastplate attachment keeps the reins from dangling dangerously low around the horse’s legs….

The Great Rodeo Circuits

…funds for breast-cancer research. Local Favorite CASEY TIBBS MATCH OF CHAMPIONS Fort Pierre S.D. Date: June 2 Info: $15 in advance, $17 at the gate; (605) 494-1094, matchofchampions.com This showdown…

Ulcer Detection in Horses

Human fecal blood testing is used as a screening test for cancer in the bowel. There’s a considerable amount of debate in human medicine over the value of the test…

Ask Horse Journal: 07/02

Cancer Prognosis My 20-year-old horse has just been diagnosed with lymphosarcoma. I’m told it’s a malignant lymphoma that will spread throughout his body/organs and that once the symptoms appear, the…

Fly Control You Put In Your Horse`s Feed

…family, which includes such unfriendly relatives as chemical warfare nerve gas. There is also evidence that Rabon causes liver cancer in experimental animals. Tetrachlorvinphos Tetrachlorvinphos is one of the OPs…