How To
Build
Clinton Anderson: Build Good Habits
“Clinton, how important are the little things horses do that might not be perfectly right? For example, my horse turns away from me in his pen when I | MORE
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Prevent Horse Barn Fires
Horse barn fire—it’s every horse owner’s worst nightmare, and it comes true too often. Fire happens in top-of-the-line new barns as well as creaky old ones. | MORE
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Build Your Own Cavalletti
Download this PDF file and follow the simple directions to make your own cavalletti. By John Madden for Practical Horseman magazine. | MORE
Treat
Hock Wounds and Management
Hock wounds can be tricky to treat. Rodeo vet Frank Santos tells us how. | MORE
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5 Common Sport Horse Injuries
Find out whether your horse is at risk for one of these sideliners, such as suspensory ligament and deep digital flexor tendon injuries, and what you can do about them. | MORE
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Cushing’s Disease
Sometimes solving a medical problem is like solving a puzzle. That was certainly the case for my 21-year-old grade gelding, Cavalier, and me. After a routine vaccination administered | MORE
Fix
How Do I Slow Down My Horse?
Eventer Kristin Schmolze offers two horse training exercises to improve horse control. | MORE
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Horse Training: The Head-Down Cue
You're ready to clip your horse's ears. Speaking in soothing tones, you gently tug on the lead rope to coax his head down. Instead, he raises his head | MORE
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Horse Chews On Bit—How To Help
A reader says her horse chews on bit. Find out several ways to fix bit chewing this from top hunter rider Liza Boyd. | MORE
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