The word "laminitis" can send a jolt of fear through any horse owner. Certainly, you need a healthy respect for the disease. But you can get control of laminitis by...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/take-control-laminitis-your-horse/
“Serviceably sound”: It’s a term commonly applied to horses, yet it can raise a lot of questions. After all, isn’t soundness a black-or-white concept? Either a horse is or he...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/what-is-serviceably-sound/
The word colic strikes fear in every equine owner's heart. While we have come a long way in understanding, treating and reducing the risk of colic, equine colic is still...
[/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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[/caption] There it is again---that strange-looking bump, or scruffy patch, or bald spot on your horse's skin. It looks harmless, and it doesn’t bother your horse when you touch it. But...
[/caption] In the April 2012 issue, we wrote about the controversial topic of unwanted horses. In the June issue, our "We Hear You" section featured many reader responses to the article....
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/the-unwanted-horse-whats-his-fate/
[/caption] Riding a connected broken line, you jump two fences set on a curve with related striding, where how you ride the first jump affects how you arrive at the second....
Laminitis is best known as a sudden crisis that causes excruciating pain, requires emergency veterinary care and imperils not only a horse’s future soundness but his life. Each year, however, thousands...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/learn-to-recognize-chronic-laminitis/
In the July 2012 Gallop Poll, 60 percent of our readers said they hadn't had an accident, breakdown, or horse-health problem while hauling. Review our tips for trailering safety below. Horse-travel...
[/caption] Legendary trainer George Morris has often called today’s show hunters “hothouse petunias.” He and others have complained that predictable courses—outside, diagonal, outside, diagonal—over similarly decorated fences with invitingly round shapes...
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