A horse that's refusing to put weight on a leg is easy to spot, but the clues to a budding lameness problem are far more subtle. Recognizing these and knowing...
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[/caption] It's strange how the everyday practice of blanketing horses causes so much uncertainty in conscientious owners. Stranger still is the degree of passion blanketing arouses among horse caretakers. Some people...
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I really wouldn't want to train me. It would be too frustrating. It isn't that I can't ride well, but often I do not. I was a regional champion in...
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It's a steamy summer afternoon and you set out on a trail ride with a friend. After half an hour her horse is drenched with sweat, but your horse is...
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[/caption] A horse covering 100 miles on an endurance ride through the California foothills. A pony trailered for two hours to a mid-June gymkhana in Georgia. A retired gelding with Cushing’s...
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[/caption] As a certified applied animal behaviorist, I’ve worked with a variety of species—from Komodo dragons, orangutans, camels and horses to humans. Working with species like these and more, I’ve learned...
[/caption] Retirement for most horses is a fairly informal process. No papers are filed or legal statuses changed; rather, an equine retiree simply does less of what he used to do or...
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Safe, reliable confinement is the foundation of effective horse management. Loose horses can severely injure themselves, overeat to the point of laminitis and colic, wander out into traffic or simply...
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The best piece of advice I have ever gotten from a trainer or instructor is to, “Sit quietly.” For years, I thought I was going with my horse when actually...
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