At last year's National Horse Show, Practical Horseman's editor, Mandy Lorraine, kindly suggested that if I ever had anything to get off my chest, she'd be happy to let me...
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Years ago, my brother and I were walking up a finger ridge to a high plateau some 700 feet above a valley floor. On a...
Your horse charges across a pasture, his coat glowing, his gait exuberant. He's the picture of health and happiness, and it's how you love to see him. Getting--and...
http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/management/pointers_for_healthier_horse_080210/
Read award-winning journalist Nancy Jaffer's latest report on the world of equestrian sport. Brought to you by Practical Horseman magazine. Visit Nancy's archive for past columns. September 3, 2009 -- After...
http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/fei_drugs_medications_update_090309/
Picking out hooves the right way: 1. Safety rule 1 is "No surprises." Make sure your horse knows you're there -- approach so he can see you (I usually come in...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/hoof_care/handlinghooves_080803/
When I’m asked about what to feed a roping horse, or for that matter roping steers, my answer is a somewhat vague, “Well, it depends.” I think...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/considerations-diet-roping-horses-and-steers/
We talk about the problem of heel horses' brakes being too tight. Horses, like humans, are creatures of habit. And ropers have a tendency to...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/keeping-heel-horse-free/
[/caption] While judging reining and other pattern-oriented classes like Western riding or trail, I’ve often seen the same scenario play out. A novice rider approaches the arena on her...
After years in the horse magazine business, just about everyone at H&R has seen stacks of books come and go—fiction, non-fiction, training manuals, grooming guides. Obviously, there’s a lot to...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/horse-training-books/
There's a long-standing comic line that asks, "Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit?" The answer is, "Anywhere he wants to." While it still gets a chuckle, the moral of...
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