Alternative Therapies

Horse Massage – Get Hands On

By Robert "Sal" Salvetti with Hilary Moore

Here is how you can connect with your horse through horse massage to make him a healthier, happier athlete. | MORE

Caring For The Equine Athlete, According to Dougie Hannum

Hannum has been a therapist to horses at the highest levels and to horses just starting out for almost four decades . . . and his mission hasn’t really changed. | MORE

Loosen Tight Posterior Pectoral Muscles in Your Horse’s Girth Area with Equine Sports Massage

By Jo-Ann Wilson

Posterior pectoral muscle tightness in your horse's girth area may be the cause of your horse moving poorly, says a top equine sports massage therapist. | MORE

Learning on the Hoof

By Ben Theyre

Roughly three years ago, my wife, Vanessa, and I decided to start switching our seven Arabian horses from shoes to bare feet. Thus, we entered the natural-hoof-care period | MORE

Calm Rider, Calm Horse

By Cynthia McFarland with Linda Tellington-Jones

A calm, relaxed rider leads to a calm, relaxed horse. Here, top trainer Linda Tellington-Jones gives you in-saddle relaxation tips. | MORE

A New Way to Treat Stifles, Backs and Shoulders in Performance Horses

The ReCover Therapeutic Blanket makes it easy to deliver cold or heat therapy to stifles, backs, shoulders and more. Special dual-purpose cold/heat packs and insulated pouches extend cooling | MORE

A Touch of Healing with the TTouch Method

By and Linda Tellington-Jones, Cynthia McFarland, Heidi Nyland, Willliam J. Erickson

You love to get away from it all. Trekking into the backcountry on a good horse is one of the most satisfying ways to spend time with like-minded | MORE

Unexplained Lameness? Could Be Back Problems

You've had the vet out, and he's done a lameness exam and blocked joints. You might have even had your horse's stifle or hocks (or both) injected. But | MORE

Alternative Therapies Help Equine Tendon Injury

By Diane Barber

A horse owner shares alternative therapies that helped her dressage horse recover from a tendon injury. | MORE

Special Report: Drug-Resistant Parasites, Is Your Horse at Risk?

By Drew Rush

Parasite control is an important part of every horse's health-care regimen, and as a responsible owner, you've no doubt followed your veterinarian's recommendations for a rotational deworming schedule. | MORE