How to Use Self-Carriage to Improve Your Horse
…of the horse is not sufficient. It is impossible to make general statements regarding how far or low a horse should be able to stretch because all horses differ in…
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When Your Horse Turns Out to Be a Lemon
…horse prior to purchase will not defend a dishonest horse seller being sued under a CPA. Depending on your state’s particular consumer protection act, a horse buyer who has been…
Winter Care and Feeding
…When they are turned out in cold, windy and/or wet weather horses need to be monitored carefully for shivering (whether blanketed or not). A horse’s respiratory health during the winter…
Summer Health Precautions for Dressage Horses
Summer arrives with longer days, brilliant sunshine and weekends of memorable horse shows. But warmer weather doesn’t always mean smooth sailing in the realm of riding and horse care. Insects,…
Breaking the Strangles Cycle
…or alongside heavily traveled trails. Never use public/community watering troughs. Don’t let your horse touch noses with strange horses. Care of Infected Horses Your veterinarian needs to be actively involved…
Trail Riding Regions: Where to Ride Guide
…Trail-Riding Destinations Lazy Horse Ranch, Pearce, (520) 221-0722; anne@lazyhorseranch.com Riding Vacations Arizona Horseback Experience, Tucson; (520) 455-5696; www.horsebackexperience.com Casa de Caballo; Hereford; (520) 803-6692 Hilltop Hideaway Riding Paradise, Chiricahua Mountains;…
AQHA: Common Horse Health Issues
…animals from bothering the horse. Don’t: Force the horse to move. Symptom: Horse is down and refuses to get up. What It Means: Horse is either in a lot of…
A Grooming Guide to Cleaning Your Horse
…crevices. If you do nothing else grooming-wise, make hoof picking a part of your horse care routine. While cradling your horse’s foot, use a hoof pick to dig out dirt,…
Horse & Rider Magazine 2009 Articles Index
…19 “A Wider Show Gate,” (Palomino Horse Breeders Association), YHYL, Sept., pg. 18 “Ride a Better Horse,” (American Stock Horse Association), YHYL, Oct., pg. 20 “The Magic of Morgans,” (Grand…
Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Infections in Horses
…as young horses, aged horses, and debilitated horses, should not be mixed with horses that do a lot of traveling. They may be harboring infectious organisms even if they are…