Need help finding your favorite H&R article from 2012? This complete list of 2012 articles should help.

Al Dunning’s How’s My Riding?
"Sitting Pretty,” Practice Pen, Jan., pg. 32
“Hard-Working Pair,” Practice Pen, Feb., pg. 32
“Trail-Course Prep,” Practice Pen, March, pg. 32
“Al Says, ‘Relax’” Practice Pen, May, pg. 46
“Small-Fry Horsemanship,” Practice Pen, June, pg. 28
“Rail Work,” Practice Pen, July, pg. 38
“Fence Work,” Practice Pen, Sept., pg. 40
“Reining Prep,” Practice Pen, Oct., pg. 40
“Schooling Session,” Practice Pen, Nov., pg. 34
"Sit Up in the Saddle," Practice Pen, Dec., pg. 34

Barns, Property Maintenance
“Melt Ice Safely,” Your Horse, Your Life, Jan., pg. 18
Stable Gear: “Stall Fronts,” Jan., pg. 64
“Savvy Storage,” Your Horse, Your Life, Feb., pg. 20
“Spring-Clean Your Barn,” Your Horse, Your Life, March, pg. 20
“Messy Job Made Easy,” Your Horse, Your Life, March, pg. 20
Special Advertising Section: “Barn & Ranch Makeover,” March, pg. 57
Stable Gear: “Barn Carts and Caddies,” April, pg. 78
“Nip It in the Mud,” May, pg. 80
“How to Handle a Hay Shortage,” June, pg. 56
“Three-Pronged Fly Control,” Your Horse, Your Life, June, pg. 30
“Small Size, Big Benefits,” Your Horse, Your Life, June, pg. 28
“Tack Theft—Now What?” July, pg. 68
Stable Gear: “Barn Fly Control,” July, pg. 78
“Winter-Prep Steps to Take Now,” Your Horse, Your Life, Sept., pg. 26
“Easier Hay Soaking,” Your Horse, Your Life, Oct., pg. 24
Stable Gear: “Winter Water Options,” Oct., pg. 70
“While You Wait,” Your Horse, Your Life, Nov., pg. 20

Behavior
“Sore Back; Foal Eats Manure,” Whole Horse Q&A, March, pg. 14
“Hematoma; Saddling Woes,” Whole Horse Q&A, April, pg. 14
“Rearing to Go—In A Bad Way,” Problem Solvers, June, pg. 88
“Club Foot; Sometimes Spooky,” Whole Horse Q&A, July, pg. 20
“Trailering Fears; Bowed Tendon,” Whole Horse Q&A, Aug., pg. 12
“Pasture Predator?” Your Horse, Your Life, Aug., pg. 19
“Clinician On Call,” Aug., pg. 43
“Keeping Kelly,” Aug., pg. 62
“Trailering Fears; Bowed Tendon,” Whole Horse Q&A, Aug., pg. 12
“Popped Splint; Trail Fears,” Whole Horse Q&A, Sept., pg. 14
“Barn Sour; Shoe Boil,” Whole Horse Q&A, Oct., pg. 15
“Eye Discharge; Pulling Back,” Whole Horse Q&A, Nov., pg. 12

Bob Avila’s Winning Insights
“Breeding Time Machine,” Practice Pen, Jan., pg. 30
“How Not to Lose,” Practice Pen, Feb., pg. 30
“Don’t Skip the Basics,” Practice Pen, March, pg. 30
“Tire Kickers,” Practice Pen, April, pg. 33
“Industry Update,” Practice Pen, May, pg. 38
“Horse Divorce,” Practice Pen, June, pg. 45
“What You Need to Succeed,” Practice Pen, July, pg. 36
“Know When to Quit,” Practice Pen, Aug., pg. 32
“Neck-Reining: Part 1: Introduce the Concept,” Practice Pen, Sept., pg. 34
“Neck-Reining: Part 2: Introduce the Curb Bit,” Practice Pen, Oct., pg. 32
“Neck-Reining: Part 3: The Romal Advantage,” Practice Pen, Nov., pg. 28
"Rules of Engagement," Practice Pen, Dec. pg. 26

Breed, Show Associations
“Did You Know? Surprising Facts About 10 Breeds,” Jan., pg. 50
“Once More, for the Memories,” Your Horse, Your Life, Feb., pg. 18
“New National AQHA Championship for YOU!” Your Horse, Your Life, Feb., pg. 18
“Important USEF Drug-Rule Changes,” Your Horse, Your Life, Feb., pg. 18
Gallop Poll: “If Wishes Were Reiners,” Your Horse, Your Life, Feb., pg. 18
Have You Tried: “Entry-Level Reining,” Practice Pen, Feb., pg. 38
“New Show Options for All Breeds,” Your Horse, Your Life, March, pg. 18
“Happy Birthday, APHA!” Your Horse, Your Life, April, pg. 18
“PtHA, AQHA Innovations,” Your Horse, Your Life, May, pg. 20
“Inudstry Update,” Practice Pen, May, pg. 38
Have You Tried: “Saddle-Log Programs,” Practice Pen, May, pg. 48
“Save Big at AQHA Novice Championships,” Your Horse, Your Life, pg. 24
“Painted ‘n Pretty,” Your Horse, Your Life, pg. 24
“Genetic Test for Appaloosas Now Available,” Your Horse, Your Life, June, pg. 26
“Arabians Slide to Paychecks,” Your Horse, Your Life, July, pg. 24
“AQHA Video Delux,” Your Horse, Your Life, Sept., pg. 20
“Find a Trainer, Help a Youth,” Your Horse, Your Life, Sept., pg. 20
“Philanthropy at Pinto World,” Your Horse, Your Life, Oct., pg. 22
“Numbers Up at Quarter Horse Shows,” Your Horse, Your Life, Nov., pg. 18
“ACTHA Rides Benefit Service Members,” Your Horse, Your Life, Nov., pg. 18
"Not Too Common: Grullas," Your Horse, Your Life, Dec., pg. 16

Need help finding your favorite H&R article from 2011? This complete list of 2011 articles should help.

From breaking bad riding habits and self-help for your riding fears to despooking tools for every horse and keeping your show horse honest, H&R's 50th anniversary year is packed with information. Find your favorite articles from 2011 here.

Al Dunning’s How’s My Riding?
“Back With Authority,” Feb., pg. 28
“Better Pleasure Practice,” March, pg. 44
“A Cut Above,” April, pg. 46
“Turnaround Techniques,” July, pg. 46
“No Chair-Riding,” Aug. pg. 38
“Get Into Position Down the Fence,” Sept. pg. 32
“A Steady Stop,” Oct. pg. 34
“Circle Up!” Dec. pg. 32

Barns, Property Maintenance
“Making Mesh Work,” Your Horse Your Life, Jan., pg. 45
“Ground Control” (Arena Maker), Your Horse Your Life, Jan., pg. 46
“Nibble Stoppers,” Your Horse Your Life, Feb., pg. 18
“Barn-Planning Worksheet,” Your Horse Your Life, Feb., pg. 21
“The Horse Owner’s Guide to Tractors,” March, pg. 64
“How-Weather Horsekeeping,” Your Horse Your Life, Aug. pg. 22
“Get Organized!” Your Horse Your Life, Aug. pg. 24
“Custom Labels,” Your Horse Your Life, Nov. pg. 18
“Is Your Barn Hazard-Free?” Your Horse Your Life, Dec. pg. 21

Behavior
“Insecure Mare,” Whole Horse Q&A, Jan., pg. 8
“Build Good Habits From the Start,” Clinton Anderson’s Lessons from Real Life, Jan., pg. 52
“Mouthy Colt,” Whole Horse Q&A, March, pg. 17
“Baby Business,” Your Horse Your Life, July, pg. 26
“Water; Shoeing Needs,” Whole Horse Q&A, Sept. pg. 16
“Do You Match Your Horse?” Your Horse Your Life, Oct. pg. 22
“Mare Slams Her Stall Wall,” Whole Horse Q&A, Nov. pg. 10
“Skin Scald; Frantic Feed Time,” Whole Horse Q&A, Dec. pg. 12
“Casting Call for Bad Actors,” Your Horse Your Life, Dec. pg. 18

Bob Avila’s Winning Insights
“Makeover Magic,” Jan., pg. 50
“Rollbacks Revealed,” Feb., pg. 24
“Negative Thinking,” March, pg. 34
“Vintage Warm Up,” April, pg. 36
“The Price Is…Right?” May, pg. 33
“Got ‘Cow’” June, pg. 37
“The Science of Straight Part I: Sidepass for straightness,” July, pg. 42
“The Science of Straight Part II: Straightness in action—the lead change,” Aug. pg. 34
“All About Heart,” Sept. pg. 30
“Gimmick-Free Bits: Part 1,” Oct. pg. 32
“Gimmick-Free Bits: Part 2,” Nov. pg. 24
“Lessons, for Free,” Dec. pg. 30

Breed, Show Associations
“Ownership Not Required,” Your Horse Your Life, March, pg. 20
“Single-Day Shows for Arabians,” Your Horse Your Life, June, pg. 22
“More Opportunities for ‘Oldsters’,” Your Horse Your Life, June, pg. 28
“Paint World Entrants Must Qualify for 2012,” Your Horse Your Life, July, pg. 24
“Color, Disease Testing for Paints,” Your Horse Your Life, Oct. pg. 22

Breeding, Foaling
“Rejected Foal,” Your Horse Your Life, Jan., pg. 49
“Baby Business,” Your Horse Your Life, July, pg. 26
“Small-Breeder Realities,” pg. 38
“Babies on Board—Not,” Your Horse Your Life, Dec. pg. 18

Buying, Selling Horses
“Nerved-Horse Value,” Whole Horse Q&A, Jan., pg. 8
“The Price Is…Right?” May, pg. 33

Clinton Anderson’s Lessons from Real Life
“Build Good Habits From the Start,” Jan., pg. 52
“De-Spooking Takes Patience,” Feb., pg. 22
“Consistency is Key,” March, pg. 32
“Allow The Mistake,” April, pg. 34
“Know Your Limits,” May, pg. 29
“Suitability Is Key,” June, pg. 33

Clinton Anderson’s Philosophy
“Understanding Your Prey Animal,” July, pg. 39
“Train Both ‘Lefty’ And ‘Righty,’” Aug. pg. 32
“Get Your Horse to THINK,” Sept. pg. 28
“The Finer Points of Pressure,” Oct. pg 28
“Use Your Body to Communicate,” Nov. pg. 22
“The Magic of Approach-and-Retreat,” Dec. pg. 28

Commentary
“POV Blindness,” Aug. pg. 12

Conformation Clinic
Leigh Bennett Evaluates Aged Tennessee Walking Horse Geldings, Practice Pen, Jan., pg. 54
Margo Ball Evaluates Aged Paint Mares, Practice Pen, Feb., pg. 31
Gigi Bailey Evaluates 2-Year-Old Quarter Horse Stallions, Practice Pen, March, pg. 39
Rick Baker Evaluates Aged Quarter Horse mares, Practice Pen, April, pg. 41
Jolene Montgomery Evaluates Barrel Horses, Practice Pen, May, pg. 37
Tracy Boyd Evaluates Aged Tennessee Walking Horse mares, Practice Pen, June, pg. 41
Clay Cavinder Evaluates Aged Quarter Horse geldings, Practice Pen, July, pg. 49
Margo Ball Evaluates Aged Appaloosa Geldings, Practice Pen, Aug. pg. 41
Gary Potter Evaluates Aged Quarter Horse Mares, Practice Pen, Sept. pg. 35
Gene Carr Evaluates Aged Pony of the Americas mares, Practice Pen, Oct. pg. 37
Don Topliff Evaluates 3-Year-Old Quarter Horse geldings, Practice Pen, Nov. pg. 27
John Pipkin Evaluates 5-Year-Old Quarter Horse mares, Practice Pen, Dec. pg. 35

Economy
“Boom, Before Bust” (Vintage quote), Your Horse Your Life, Feb., pg. 16
“Gallop Poll: Pump-Pain Plans,” Your Horse Your Life, May, pg. 20
“Club Support,” Your Horse Your Life, May, pg. 24
“Fuel Efficiency,” Your Horse Your Life, Aug. pg. 24
“Recycled Billboard Vinyls,” Your Horse Your Life, Aug. pg. 24
“50 Years of Changing Trends,” Dec. pg. 44
“H&R Gold: Riding It Out,” Dec. pg. 60

Spring has sprung, and new tack and apparel lines have hit the tack stores. It’s time to get a handle on what’s out there and go use it! To help, we’ve collected the latest and greatest for riders—helmets, breeches, tall boots and safety vests—and horses—saddles, therapeutic saddle pads and clippers and trimmers. Our descriptions will help you decide the ­options that work best for your needs, style and budget. Most of these products are new or not widely known, and a few are old favorites with a significant upgrade in design or materials. Happy reading, happy shopping and, most of all, happy riding!

Read on for more articles on buying, fitting and care:

Tall Boots

How Do I Care for Tall Boots?
Prolong the life of your tall English riding boots with tips from an expert saddler.

Field Boot Lacing 101
Learn how to thread the laces in your field boots.

Breeches

Care for Your Show Breeches
Keep your expensive show breeches looking good with these laundering tips.

How Do I Get Yellow Stains Out of My White Breeches?
A textile expert answers a question on how to remove yellowing from white show breeches.

Helmets

Find a Safety Helmet That Fits!
There are dozens of safety helmets on the market to choose from. We'll help you wade through the different shapes, sizes and special features to find the best one for you.

Freshen a Stinky Safety Helmet
Does your riding helmet smell like sweat socks? Here are several anti-stink remedies.

Safety Vests

Fit a Cross-Country Safety Vest
Properly adjusting your body protector will help ensure your safety during schooling and on course.

Saddles

How Saddle Design Affects Your Riding Form
Eventing Olympian and top coach Jim Wofford explains how saddle design can help—or hinder—your riding form, whatever the discipline.

Make Sure Your Jumping Saddle Fits You, Too
Use this simple test to find out whether your jumping saddle is working with you—or against you.

Check for Back Pain and Saddle Fit
Tips on checking your horse's back and saddle fit with holistic veterinarian and saddle-fitting expert Dr. Joyce Harman.

A Two-Step System for Everyday Tack Care
Protect your investment—and your and your horse’s safety—with this award-winning saddler’s no-nonsense system for cleaning your tack.

Clippers & Trimmers

Stress-Free Horse Clipping Tips
Follow these tips, and you will be on your way to clipping your horse safely, successfully and line-free.

Tips On Clipping Parts of the Horse
Grooming expert Gretchen Canova Gabor offers advice on how to clip various areas of your horse.

Trimming Your Horse's Bridlepath
Make your horse look like a million with this clipper touchup to his bridlepath and 10 safe clipping tips.

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Department Key: (PP) Practice Pen, (YHYL) Your Horse Your Life, (YSI!) You Said It!, (YS) Your Stories, (Whole Horse Q&A) WH Q&A

Al Dunning's How's My Riding?
"Make Good Better," PP, Jan., pg. 34
"Prepare to Ride Well," PP, Feb., pg. 32
"Watch Those Details," PP, Mar., pg. 45
"Close to Perfect," PP, Apr., pg. 32
"Effective Riding," PP, May, pg. 46
"Almost Ready to Show," PP, June, pg. 44
"Reining Polish," PP, July, pg. 30
"Hand/Leg Coordination," PP, Aug., pg. 30
"A Better Back-Up," PP, Sept., pg. 32
"Fix Gear Flaws," PP, Oct., pg. 32
"Prepping for Perfection," PP, Nov., pg. 26
"Form to Function," PP, Dec., pg. 32

Ask Team Horse & Rider
"First-Impression Lesson," (Andrea Simons, horsemanship), Jan., pg. 68
"Back in the Game," (Sherri Cervi, barrel conditioning), Feb., pg. 78
"When to Move On...," (Stacy Westfall, when to sell), Mar., pg. 78
"A Good Addition," (welcome Julie Goodnight), Apr., pg. 68
"Quieting a Jigger," (Julie Goodnight), Apr., pg. 70
"Showing on a Shoestring," (Robin Gollehonn), May, pg. 83
"Cattle 101," (Al Dunning, evaluating cattle), June, pg. 77
"Beating Show Nerves," (Carol Metcalf), July, pg. 70
"Wealing Preschool," (Robin Gollehon), Aug., pg. 70
"Arabians for Western," (Gordon Potts), Sept., pg. 78
"Your Dog, at Shows," (Charlie Cole), Oct., pg. 68
"Listen to Your Horse," (Lynn Palm), Nov., pg. 64
"Help for No-Go Solo," (Julie Goodnight), Dec., pg. 64

Barns, Property Maintenance
"To Do This Month: Watch for Ice," YHYL, Jan., pg. 19
"Frugal Fix-Ups," Jan., pg. 52
"60-Second Solutions," (stall manure), YHYL, Feb., pg. 20
"To Do This Month: Check All Fence Lines," YHYL, Mar., pg. 24
"To Do This Month: Pastures, Tackroom, Blankets," YHYL, Apr., pg. 20
"To Do This Month: Line Up Horsesitter," YHYL, May, pg. 26
"Rancho Re-Do," Barn Tour, May, pg. 66
"To Do This Month: Mow Pasture Weeds," YHYL, June, pg. 24
"To Do This Month: Maintain Arena Footing," YHYL, July, pg. 24
"How Much Tractor?," YHYL, July, pg. 26
"To Do This Month: Clean Water Receptacles, Create Fire Breaks," YHYL, Aug., pg. 17
"To Do This Month: Control Pasture Weeds," YHYL, Sept., pg. 19
"Pasture-Safety Checklist," YHYL, Sept., pg. 22
"Heavy Metal," (detect dangerous metal), YHYL, Oct., pg. 24
"To Do This Month: Ensure Adequate Water Supply, Stock Up On Barn Staples," YHYL, Dec., pg. 19
"Low-Cost 'Barn in a Box,'" YHYL, Dec., pg. 20
"Bedding Alternative," YHYL, Dec., pg. 20

Behavior
"Calming a Fearful Mare," WH Q&A, Feb., pg. 12
"Just Rewards," (rewarding your horse), Mar., pg. 50
"Dining on Dung," WH Q&A, May, pg. 18
"Teeth-Scraping on Metal," WH Q&A, June, pg. 17
"Your Horse's Brain on Trail Rides," June, pg. 66
"Chronic Tail-Rubber," WH Q&A, July, pg. 17
"Help! He's a Headshaker," WH Q&A, Aug., pg. 11
"Feeding Frenzy," (aggressive eater), Sept., pg. 50
"Biting, Teeth Baring," WH Q&A, Oct., pg. 14
"Newly Spooky," WH Q&A, Nov., pg. 12
"Listen to Your Horse," (Lynn Palm, reading body language), Ask Team H&R, Nov., pg. 64
"Mane-Pulling Gelding," WH Q&A, Dec., pg. 12

Breed & Show Associations
"A Whole New World (or Two)," (APHA World Show series), YHYL, Mar., pg. 22
"A Party and You're Invited," (AQHA Quarterfest), YHYL, Apr., pg. 18
"Fund Walks Away from Walking Horses," (Kentucky Breeder's Incentive Fund), YHYL, May, pg. 24
"Are You Experienced?," (AQHA Regional Experience), YHYL, May, pg. 30
"The Power of Paints," (APHA therapeutic riding fund), YHYL, June, pg. 22
"I Chose My Breed Because...," June, pg. 54
"New I.D. Service for Thoroughbreds," (Jockey Club), YHYL, July, pg. 22
"Trail of Cash," (American Competitive Trail Horse Association), YHYL, Aug., pg. 16
"Wanted: Boots for Kids," (APHA boot drive), YHYL, Aug., pg. 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 National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show), YHYL, Oct., pg. 26
"Your Chance to Rein Supreme," (NRHA entry-level program), YHYL, Nov., pg. 18
"Speed With Control," (Extreme Cowboy Association), H&R Interview, Nov., pg. 54
"The Pinto Party: Y'all Come," YHYL, Dec., pg. 18

Breeding
"Where Gray Comes From," YHYL, Jan., pg. 19
"To Do This Month: Get Ready for Foaling," YHYL, Feb., pg. 19
"Breeding Today," Special Report, Feb., pg. 40
"Turning Misfortune To Opportunity," (Clinton Anderson's stallion, Jag), Apr., pg. 46
"To Do This Month: Make Time for Baby," YHYL, July, pg. 24
"Texas-Bred Bucks," (equine incentive program), YHYL, Aug., pg. 16

Buying & Selling Horses
"When to Move On...," (Stacy Westfall, when to sell), Ask Team H&R, Mar., pg. 78
"5 Buying Myths Busted," Bob Avila's Winning Insights, June, pg. 36
"If Wishes Were Horses," (Clinton Anderson Signature Horses), YHYL, July, pg. 26
"7 Ways to Know: Is This Horse for You?," July, pg. 55 "Shoot to Thrill," (equine photography), Sept., pg. 36
"Arabians for Western," (Gordon Potts), Ask Team H&R, Sept., pg. 78
"Looking Ahead," Bob Avila's Winning Insights, Oct., pg. 28
"Horse-Buying Blues," YS, Nov., pg. 14
"Horse-Shopping Etiquette," Bob Avila's Winning Insights, Dec., pg. 24

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Articles are listed as follows: Title (Department) Issue Number/Page Number

Department Key: (BP) Back Page, (C) Consultants, (CH) Commonsense Horsemanship, (CR) Case Report, (F) Feature, (HO) Hands On, (HW) Health Watch, (MF) Medical Front, (PER) Perspective, (RO) Ride On, (RU) Roundup, (SR) Special Report, (TTop) Table Topic, (TT) True Tale, (UVA) Until the Vet Arrives, (VS) Vital Skills

Shining Light on a Dark Practice (BP) 394/80

Accidents and Safety
Safe holiday decorating near horses (HO) 387/11
Dealing with ice (HO) 387/11
Mounting block safety (HO) 390/19
Studies highlight racing risks (MF) 391/16
Turnout safety tips (HO) 395/11
Beach riding (HO) 395/11
Meet My Horse (CH) 396/53
Tips for Happier Trail Rides (F) 397/40
Hunting season safety (HO) 398/12

Acupuncture
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21

Allergies
Insecticide against sweet itch flies (MF) 391/18
Hives (UVA) 393/28
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Dust mites in horse blankets (MF) 397/10
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27

Anhidrosis
Anhidrosis risk factors (MF) 395/7

Appaloosa coloring
Inheritance of Appaloosa coloring (C) 389/72

Appetite and Eating Disorders
Snakebite (SR) 396/34
Summer eating problems (C) 396/69

Arthritis
Curcumin may reduce cartilage loss (MF) 387/8
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RO) 390/63
Old horse who can't get up (C) 393/71
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Artificial Insemination
Questions to Ask a Stallion Manager (F) 389/28

Alcohol and injections (HO) 387/13
Vaccine against proliferative enteropathy (MF) 389/12
Microbes in a horse's esophagus (MF) 391/20
The Rundown on Rainrot (F) 391/36
Atypical myopathy linked to soil bacterium (MF) 394/13

Bacterial Cholangiohepatitis
Mysterious illness affects liver (CR) 391/29

Bedding
Bedding tips (HO) 389/17
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
Laminitis (UVA) 391/26
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Stall Rest to Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32
Does paper make safe bedding? (C) 398/88

Behavior and Behavioral Problems
Behavioral differences between fillies and geldings (MF) 387/6
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Altering a mare's behavior with a pregnancy (C) 387/64
Louder Than Words (BP) 387/72
Eye contact in horse/human interactions (MF) 388/9
Horses recognize whinnies (MF) 389/10
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Riding style and stereotypies (MF) 390/14
Make Mistakes Work For You (F) 390/36
Dangers of obesity (C) 390/72
How to prevent foal rejection (PER) 392/13
Consequences of eye removal (MF) 392/20
Horses have long memories (MF) 393/15
Why some horses develop pica (MF) 393/18
Understanding the Horse's Point of View (TT2) 393/21
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17
Turnout safety tips (HO) 395/11
Assessing Horse Behavior (F) 395/40
Curbing a gelding's urge to mate (C) 395/70
Perceptions of cribbing (MF) 396/10
Origins of cribbing (MF) 397/12
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Horse who can't be tied (C) 397/68
Why wind can make horses act nutty (HO) 398/11
Importance of a horse's tongue (HO) 398/11
The Solitary Horse (F) 398/72

Bending
The Basics of Bending (CH) 392/69
How a horse bends (C) 394/71

Bits
Select the Right Snaffle (CH) 394/51
Make the Most of the Snaffle (CH) 395/61

Blankets and Sheets
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
What scars can tell you (HO) 389/15
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Dust mites in horse blankets (MF) 397/10
Winter blanket check (HO) 397/15

Blindness (see Eyes and Vision Disorders)

Boarding and Boarding Stables
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26

Body Condition Scores
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51

Botulism
Type A botulism investigated (MF) 393/18
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32
Botulism (PRE) 396/18

Bowed Tendons
Returning to work after a bowed tendon (C) 388/65

Breeding and Reproduction
Questions to Ask a Stallion Manager (F) 389/28
Inheritance of Appaloosa coloring (C) 389/72
Microchip signals when a mare's ready to be bred (MF) 396/13

Breast cancer in a mare (MF) 388/8
Radiation treatment for cancer in a pony (MF) 392/19

Capillary Refill Time
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17

Cardiovascular System and Disorders
Recovering from jugular thrombophlebitis (MF) 389/13
Azaleas threat to horses (HO) 391/25
Congenital heart defects in Arabian foals (MF) 394/15
Bone growth within the heart muscle (MF) 395/9
Snakebite (SR) 396/34

Case Report
Laryngeal hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
Coffin bone fracture (CR) 388/19
Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Leptospirosis (CR) 390/23
Mysterious illness affects liver (CR) 391/29
The Pythiosis Threat (CR) 392/31
Emergency colic surgery (CR) 393/31
Mysterious skin condition (CR) 394/23
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16
A Hoof Made Whole (CR) 396/21
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Chiropractic
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64

Choke
Choke (PRE) 395/14
Factors affecting choke recovery (MF) 398/6

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (see Recurrent Airway Obstruction)

CID (see Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

Clipping and Clippers
Types of clips (HO) 387/11

Cloning
Delivery of cloned foals studied (MF) 396/12

Coat and Hair
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
Fewer baths to keep coat shinier (HO) 393/25

Colic
Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Colic surgery in older horses (MF) 389/10
Persimmons can cause colic (MF) 391/17
Warning to make hay changes with care (HO) 391/23
Colic treatment outcomes (MF) 392/20
Emergency colic surgery (CR) 393/31
Colic prevention strategies (C) 394/70
Ultrasound for colic diagnosis (MF) 395/8
Colic (PRE) 397/18
Flunixin meglumine (MC) 398/22

Collection
The Coupling (CI) 390/43

Coloration and Markings
Certain Paint color patterns linked to deafness (MF) 389/12
Inheritance of Appaloosa coloring (C) 389/72
Gray horses and melanoma (HO) 391/23
Which coat colors attract more flies (MF) 394/12

Commonsense Horsemanship (Feature)
Spruce Up Your Winter Riding Routine (CH) 388/51
Stabilizing the Gaits (CH) 389/51
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
Heads Up (CH) 391/51
The Basics of Bending (CH) 392/69
Select the Right Snaffle (CH) 394/51
Make the Most of the Snaffle (CH) 395/61
Meet My Horse (CH) 396/53
The Indispensable Independent Seat (CH) 397/55

Composting
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Ten Ways to Get Your Pasture Ready for Spring (F) 398/36

Conditioning (see Exercise and Conditioning)

Conformation Insights
The Riding Type (CI) 387/30
A Sense of Proportion (CI) 388/42
Seeing Excellence (CI) 389/42
The Coupling (CI) 390/43
Back Shape and Saddle Fit (CI) 391/59
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53
Raising the Base of the Neck (CI) 393/53
The "Set" of the Neck (CI) 394/59
Biomechanics of the Turnover (CI) 395/47

Cough (see Respiratory System and Disorders)

Cribbing
Perceptions of cribbing (MF) 396/10
Origins of cribbing (MF) 397/12

Cryptorchidism
Urine test detects retained testicle (MF) 392/22

Cushing's Disease (see Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction)

Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Colic (PRE) 397/18

Diagnostic Tools and Techniques
Blood test to detect encysted small strongyles (MF) 387/8
Detecting early stages of navicular disease (MF) 388/9
Clues in a horse's stall (HO) 388/13
Persistent facial swelling (C) 388/64
Subtle signs of lameness (HO) 390/16
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RO) 390/63
Urine test detects retained testicle (MF) 392/22
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17
Ultrasound for colic diagnosis (MF) 395/8
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Capsule camera developed (MF) 398/6
Ultrasound pinpoints eye problems (MF) 398/9

Diet and Nutrition
Curcumin may reduce cartilage loss (MF) 387/8
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Muscle spasms after trailer rides (C) 388/64
Nutrition knowledge studied (MF) 389/11
Dust produced by different types of feed (MF) 390/13
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Dangers of obesity (C) 390/72
Warning to make hay changes with care (HO) 391/23
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Fact-Based Feeding (F) 393/38
Eliminating stall odors (C) 393/73
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44
Colic prevention strategies (C) 394/70
Late summer, early fall laminitis alert (HO) 396/16
Summer eating problems (C) 396/69
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71
Colic (PRE) 397/18
Stall Rest to Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32

Digestive System and Disorders
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Colic surgery in older horses (MF) 389/10
Vaccine against proliferative enteropathy (MF) 389/12
What scars can reveal (HO) 389/15
Persimmons can cause colic (MF) 391/17
Microbes in a horse's esophagus (MF) 391/20
Warning to make hay changes with care (HO) 391/23
Azaleas threat to horses (HO) 391/25
Colic treatment outcomes (MF) 392/20
Emergency colic surgery (CR) 393/31
Colic prevention strategies (C) 394/70
Ultrasound for colic diagnosis (MF) 395/8
Choke (PRE) 395/14
Colic (PRE) 397/18
Capsule camera developed (MF) 398/6
Factors affecting choke recovery (MF) 398/6
Flunixin meglumine (MC) 398/22

Draft Horses
The Riding Type (CI) 387/30
Muscle spasms after trailer rides (C) 388/64

Dust and Dust Control
Dust produced by different types of feed (MF) 390/13
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46

Certain Paint patterns linked to deafness (MF) 389/12
Aural plaques (HO) 390/16
New treatment for aural plaques (MF) 397/10

Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Elderly and Older Horses
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
Colic surgery in older horses (MF) 389/10
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Age and vaccination (MF) 393/14
Old horse who can't rise (C) 393/71
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Endurance Horses and Endurance Rides
The Riding Type (CI) 387/30
A Celebration of Superstars (F) 395/24

Equine Atypical Myopathy
Atypical myopathy linked to soil bacterium (MF) 394/13

Equine Encephalomyelitis (see Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine Encephalomyelitis)

Equine Influenza
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20
Equine influenza virus serotype H7 studied (MF) 392/20
Dogs can contract equine influenza from horses (MF) 395/7
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Equine Insect Hypersensitivity
Insecticide against sweet itch flies (MF) 391/18

Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Muscle spasms after trailer rides (C) 388/64

Equine Proliferative Enteropathy
Vaccine against proliferative enteropathy (MF) 389/12

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Cats cleared of EPM transmission (MF) 397/11

Equine Recurrent Uveitis
Leptospirosis (CR) 390/23

Equine Viral Arteritis
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Exercise and Conditioning
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71
Colic (PRE) 397/18
Stall Rest to Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy speeds wound healing (MF) 388/8

Eyes and Vision Disorders
Swollen Eye (UVA) 387/14
Eye contact in horse/human interactions (MF) 388/9
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
Eyelid swelling (MF) 391/20
Consequences of eye removal (MF) 392/20
Understanding the Horse's Point of View (TT2) 393/21
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Squamous cell carcinoma treatment (MF) 394/15
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16
Dealing with flies for a horse with sensitive eyes (C) 397/68
Ultrasound pinpoints eye problems (MF) 398/9

75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56

Farriers and Farriery
Teaching a horse to stand for the farrier (HO) 388/13
A Hoof Made Whole (CR) 396/21
Farriers and trainees (C) 398/89

Feed and Feed Supplements
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Is the antioxidant Pycnogenol good for horses? (C) 392/81
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44

Feeders and Feeding Equipment
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
Summer as time to do hay-buying groundwork (HO) 393/25
Thirty minutes to a tidier feed room (HO) 394/19
Cleaning the feed tub (HO) 396/15

Fencing
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26
Dangers after storms (HO) 395/12
Preventing fence-related injuries (HO) 397/15
Ten Ways to Get Your Pasture Ready for Spring (F) 398/36

First Aid and First Aid Kits
Snakebite (SR) 396/34

Fitness
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62

Foal Rejection
How to prevent foal rejection (PER) 392/13

Footing
Snow/ice dangers (HO) 389/15
Hock strain (HO) 392/24
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44
Beach riding (HO) 395/11
Stall Rest to Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32
Ten Ways to Get Your Pasture Ready for Spring (F) 398/36

Fractures
Coffin bone fracture (CR) 388/19
Improved bone healing (MF) 389/13
Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Fractured Limb (UVA) 392/28
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53

Certain Paint color patterns linked to deafness (MF) 389/12
Inheritance of Appaloosa coloring (C) 389/72 SCID in non-Arabian foal (MF) 392/19
Genetic test for a horse's best distance (MF) 394/13
Anhidrosis risk factors (MF) 395/7
Mutation linked to West Nile virus susceptibility (MF) 395/9

Grooming
Paring down grooming sessions (HO) 390/16
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
A Brush Buyer's Guide (F) 392/44
Fewer baths to keep coat shinier (HO) 393/25

When to replace a halter (HO) 388/14
What scars can reveal (HO) 389/15

Headshaking and Tossing
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21

Heaves (see Recurrent Airway Obstruction)

Hives
Hives (UVA) 393/28
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30

Hooves and Hoof Disorders
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Detecting early stages of navicular (MF) 388/9
Coffin bone fracture (CR) 388/19
Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
Laminitis (UVA) 391/26
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44
Hoof imperfections in wild horses (MF) 395/6
Late summer, early fall laminitis alert (HO) 396/16
A Hoof Made Whole (CR) 396/21

Hyperlipemia
Snakebite (SR) 396/34

Age and vaccination (MF) 393/14
Hives (UVA) 393/28
Mysterious skin condition (CR) 394/23
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Inflammatory Airway Disease
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71

Insects and Insect Control
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
Insecticide against sweet itch flies (MF) 391/18
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Which coat colors attract more flies (MF) 394/12
Potomac Horse Fever (PRE) 394/20
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Battling bot flies (HO) 396/15

Insulin Resistance
Dangers of obesity (C) 390/72

Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein (IRAP) Therapy
Coffin bone fracture (CR) 388/19
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Interocular Transfer
Understanding the Horse's Point of View (TT2) 393/21

Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Hock strain (HO) 392/24
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Jugular Thrombophlebitis
Recovering from jugular thrombophlebitis (MF) 389/13

Leptospirosis (CR) 390/23
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16

Kissing Spines
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64

Dangers of obesity (C) 390/72
Laminitis (UVA) 391/26 Hoof imperfections in wild horses (MF) 395/6
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16
Late summer, early fall laminitis alert (HO) 396/16
Colic (PRE) 397/18

Larynx and Laryngeal Disorders
Laryngeal Hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
What scars can tell you (HO) 389/15

Leptospirosis
Treatment for leptospirosis (CR) 390/23

Liability and Liability Lawsuits
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26
Meet My Horse (CH) 396/53

Ligaments and Ligament Disorders
Differences between tendons and ligaments (HO) 388/15
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Nagging ligament injury (C) 391/74

Lipomas
Emergency colic surgery (CR) 393/31

Liver and Liver Disorders
Mysterious illness affects liver (CR) 391/29

Lymphangitis
Swollen Leg (UVA) 389/18

Lymphoma
Radiation treatment for cancer in a pony (MF) 392/19

Detecting early stages of navicular disease (MF) 388/9

Manure and Manure Management
Things to look for when cleaning your horse's stall (HO) 388/13
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Ten Ways to Get Your Pasture Ready for Spring (F) 398/36

Medical Front
Behavioral differences between fillies and geldings (MF) 387/6
Riding style and race speed (MF) 387/7
New vaccine against strangles (MF) 387/7
Blood test to detect encysted small strongyles (MF) 387/8
Curcumin may reduce cartilage loss (MF) 387/8
Chemical-free control of nematode parasites (MF) 387/9
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy to speed wound healing (MF) 388/8
Breast cancer in a mare (MF) 388/8
Eye contact in horse/human interactions (MF) 388/9
Detecting early stages of navicular disease (MF) 388/9
Encouraging drinking with sugar water (MF) 388/10
Colic surgery in older horses (MF) 389/10
Horses recognize whinnies (MF) 389/10
Nutrition knowledge studied (MF) 389/11
Vaccine against proliferative enteropathy (MF) 389/12
Certain Paint color patterns linked to deafness (MF) 389/12
Improved bone healing (MF) 389/13
Recovering from jugular thrombophlebitis (MF) 389/13
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Film-based and digital x-rays compared (MF) 390/12
Posting the trot is easier on horses (MF) 390/13
Dust produced by different types of feed (MF) 390/13
Stress from transport (MF) 390/14
Riding style and stereotypies (MF) 390/14
Studies highlight racing risks (MF) 391/16
Persimmons can cause colic (MF) 391/17
Acepromazine complication (MF) 391/17
Insecticide against sweet itch flies (MF) 391/18
Microbes in a horse's esophagus (MF) 391/20 Eyelid swelling (MF) 391/20
Stem cells to treat orthopedic and soft-tissue injuries (MF) 392/18
SCID in non-Arabian foal (MF) 392/19 Radiation treatment for cancer in a pony (MF) 392/19
Consequences of eye removal (MF) 392/20
Equine influenza virus serotype H7 studied (MF) 392/20
Lime sulfur solution to treat skin disorders (MF) 392/22
Urine test detects retained testicle (MF) 392/22
Age and vaccination (MF) 393/14
Horses have long memories (MF) 393/15
Researchers warn against pour-on deworming products (MF) 393/16
Why some horses develop pica (MF) 393/18
Type A botulism investigated (MF) 393/18
Which coat colors attract more flies (MF) 394/12
Atypical myopathy linked to soil bacterium (MF) 394/13
Genetic test for a horse's best distance (MF) 394/13
Effects of ammonia fumes (MF) 394/14
Congenital heart defects in Arabian foals (MF) 394/15
Squamous cell carcinoma treatment (MF) 394/15
Hoof imperfections in wild horses (MF) 395/6
Dogs can contract equine influenza from horses (MF) 395/7
Anhidrosis risk factors (MF) 395/7
Ultrasound for colic diagnosis (MF) 395/8
Genetic mutation linked to West Nile virus susceptibility (MF) 395/9
Bone growth within the heart muscle (MF) 395/9
Perceptions of cribbing (MF) 396/10
Skin grafts can speed healing (MF) 396/11
Microchip signals when a mare's ready to be bred (MF) 396/13
Dust mites in horse blankets (MF) 397/10
New treatment for aural plaques (MF) 397/10
Cats cleared of EPM transmission (MF) 397/11
Dogs die after scavenging carcass (MF) 397/12
Origins of cribbing (MF) 397/12
Yellowing skin linked to dandelion ingestion (MF) 397/13
Capsule camera developed (MF) 398/6
Factors affecting choke recovery (MF) 398/6
Even seasoned equine travelers get stressed (MF) 398/7
Hind-limb muscle tears (MF) 398/7
Essential oil for treating scratches (MF) 398/8
Ultrasound pinpoints eye problems (MF) 398/9

Medications and Drugs
Curcumin may reduce cartilage loss (MF) 387/8
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Coffin bone fracture (CR) 388/19
Warning not to skip the final doses of antibiotics (HO) 389/15
Leptospirosis (CR) 390/23
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RO) 390/63
Acepromazine complication (MF) 391/17
Mysterious illness affects liver (CR) 391/29
Stubborn case of scratches (C) 392/79
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27
Stall Rest To Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46
Flunixin meglumine (MC) 398/22
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Moon Blindness (see Equine Recurrent Uveitis)

Muscles and Muscle Disorders
Laryngeal Hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
Muscle spasms after trailer rides (C) 388/64
Back Shape and Saddle Fit (CI) 391/59
Old horse who can't get up (C) 393/71
Atypical myopathy linked to soil bacterium (MF) 394/13
Genetic test for a horse's best distance (MF) 394/13
The "Set" of the Neck (CI) 394/59
Bone growth within the heart muscle (MF) 395/9
Botulism (PRE) 396/18
Hind-limb muscle tears (MF) 398/7
Importance of a horse's tongue (HO) 398/11

Detecting early stages of navicular disease (MF) 388/9

Nervous System and Neurological Disorders
Laryngeal hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Old horse who can't get up (C) 393/71
Recognizing radial nerve paralysis (HO) 395/13
Botulism (PRE) 396/18
Cats cleared of EPM transmission (MF) 397/11
Importance of a horse's tongue (HO) 398/11
Tetanus (PRE) 398/14

Nose and Nasal Disorders
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20

Nuchal Crest
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12

Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
How to prevent foal rejection (PER) 392/13
Old horse who can't get up (C) 393/71
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27
Flunixin meglumine (MC) 398/22
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Parasites and Parasite Control
Blood test to detect encysted small strongyles (MF) 387/8
Chemical-free control of nematode parasites (MF) 387/9
Invasion of the Parasites (F) 392/38
Researchers warn against pour-on deworming products (MF) 393/16
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Battling bot flies (HO) 396/15
Dust mites in horse blankets (MF) 397/10
Cats cleared of EPM transmission (MF) 397/11
Colic (PRE) 397/18

Pastures
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26
Pasture as the source of illness (HO) 392/26
Dangers after storms (HO) 395/12
Late summer, early fall laminitis alert (HO) 396/16
Items to carry on a quick pasture check (HO) 396/16
Ten Ways to Get Your Pasture Ready for Spring (F) 398/36

Periodontal Disease
Protect Your Horse's Oral Health (F) 396/28

Pests and Pest Control
Evicting unwanted pests in winter (HO) 387/12
Getting rid of mice (HO) 398/13

Photosensitivity
Source of persistent headshaking (MF) 390/12
Protecting your horse from the sun (HO) 393/25
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Dangers of obesity (C) 390/72
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46

Pleuropneumonia
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Poisons and Poisoning
Type A botulism investigated (MF) 393/18
Botulism (PRE) 396/18
Snakebite (SR) 396/34
Dogs die after scavenging carcass (MF) 397/12

Police Horses and Mounted Police
On Patrol With the NYPD (F) 398/44

Pony Express
Remembering the Pony Express (F) 393/46
The Fast Track (BP) 393/80

Potomac Horse Fever
Potomac Horse Fever (PRE) 394/20
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Prevention (Feature)
Potomac Horse Fever (PRE) 394/20
Choke (PRE) 395/14
Botulism (PRE) 396/18
Colic (PRE) 397/18
Tetanus (PRE) 398/14

Proud Flesh
Treatment for proud flesh (C) 390/71

Pythiosis
The Pythiosis Threat (CR) 392/31

Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Racing and Racehorses
Riding style and race speed (MF) 387/7
The Riding Type (CI) 387/30
Movie Secretariat begins filming (RU) 387/56
Clever's Happy New Year (TT) 388/62
Recovering from jugular thrombophlebitis (MF) 389/13
A Dance Through Time (BP) 390/80
Studies highlight racing risks (MF) 391/16
Genetic test for a horse's best distance (MF) 394/13
A Celebration of Superstars (F) 395/24

Rainrot
The Rundown on Rainrot (F) 391/36

Recurrent Airway Obstruction
Respiratory Distress (UVA) 388/16
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46

Respiratory System and Disorders
New strangles vaccine (MF) 387/7
Laryngeal hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
Respiratory Distress (UVA) 388/16
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
What scars can reveal (HO) 389/15
Dust produced by different types of feed (MF) 390/13
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Hives (UVA) 393/28
Eliminating stall odors (C) 393/73
Effects of ammonia fumes (MF) 394/14
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16
Snakebite (SR) 396/34
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71
An Allergy Odyssey (CR) 397/21
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27
Your Aging Horse: Respiratory Health (F) 397/46
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Rhinopneumonitis
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Ride On (Feature)
Knee Problems (RO) 387/43
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RO) 390/63

Get Ready to Ride (CH) 390/51
A Buyer's Guide to Trail Saddles (F) 391/42
Back Shape and Saddle Fit (CI) 391/59
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53

Sarcoids
Mysterious skin condition (CR) 394/23

Scratches
What scars can reveal (HO) 389/15
Stubborn case of scratches (C) 392/79
Essential oil for treating scratches (MF) 398/8
Severe Combined Immuno-deficiency Syndrome
SCID in non-Arabian foal (MF) 392/19

Shipping Fever
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Shoes and Shoeing
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
A Hoof Made Whole (CR) 396/21
Tips for Happier Trail Rides (F) 397/40

Show Jumping
Riding style and stereotypies (MF) 390/14
A Celebration of Superstars (F) 395/24

Skeletal System and Disorders
A Sense of Proportion (CI) 388/42
Improved bone healing (MF) 389/13
Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Seeing Excellence (CI) 389/42
Film-based and digital x-rays compared (MF) 390/12
The Coupling (CI) 390/43
Back Shape and Saddle Fit (CI) 391/59
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53
Bone growth within the heart muscle (MF) 395/9

Skin and Skin Disorders
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Insecticide against sweet itch flies (MF) 391/18
The Rundown on Rainrot (F) 391/36
Lime sulfur solution in treating skin disorders (MF) 392/22
Stubborn case of scratches (C) 392/79
Researchers warn against pour-on deworming products (MF) 393/16
Protecting your horse from the sun (HO) 393/25
Fly Control at a Glance (F) 393/60
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17
Mysterious skin condition (CR) 394/23
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Burned in a barn fire (CR) 395/16
Dust mites in horse blankets (MF) 397/10
Yellowing skin linked to dandelion ingestion (MF) 397/13
Essential oil for treating scratches (MF) 398/8

Skin Grafts
Skin grafts can speed healing (MF) 396/11

Snakes and Snakebite
Snakebite (SR) 396/34

Soring
Shining Light on a Dark Practice (BP) 394/80

Spooking
Understanding the Horse's Point of View (TT2) 393/21

Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma treatment (MF) 394/15

Stables, Equipment and Management
Dollar-Wise Gifts (F) 387/38
Evicting unwanted pests in winter (HO) 387/12
Should You Take in Boarders? (F) 388/26
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
My Favorite Barn Tools (F) 396/46

Stabling and Turning Out
Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Effects of ammonia fumes (MF) 394/14
Turnout safety tips (HO) 395/11
How much wild and domestic horses walk (MF) 396/11
Clearing a chronic cough (C) 396/71
Stall Rest to Turnout: Convalescent Care Strategies (F) 397/32

Stall Mats
75 Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on the Farm (F) 389/34
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56

Stem Cells and Stem-Cell Therapy
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Stem cells for the treatment of orthopedic and soft-tissue injuries (MF) 392/18
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Steroids
Mysterious illness affects liver (CR) 391/29
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Five Important Drug Categories (MC) 397/27
Profiles of Arthritis (SR) 398/26

Stocking Up
Swollen Leg (UVA) 389/18

Strangles
New vaccine against strangles (MF) 387/7
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Stress
Stress from being trailered (MF) 390/14
Riding style and stereotypies (MF) 390/14
Even seasoned equine travelers get stressed (MF) 398/7

Sweating
Signs of heat distress (HO) 394/17
Anhidrosis risk factors (MF) 395/7

Swellings
Persistent facial swelling (C) 388/64
Swollen Leg (UVA) 389/18
Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Eyelid swelling (MF) 391/20
Mysterious swellings (C) 392/78
Snakebite (SR) 396/34
When to call the vet about a lump (HO) 397/15

Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Choke (PRE) 395/14
Pain after dental care (C) 395/70
Protect Your Horse's Oral Health (F) 396/28
Mysterious tooth loss (C) 398/90
Tendons and Tendon Disorders
Differences between tendons and ligaments (HO) 388/15
Returning to work after a bowed tendon (C) 388/65
Old horse who can't get up (C) 393/71

Tetanus
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32
Snakebite (SR) 396/34
Tetanus (PRE) 398/14

Toxic and Hazardous Plants
Persimmons can cause colic (MF) 391/17
Azaleas threat to horses (HO) 391/25
Mysterious illness (CR) 391/29
Is bamboo bad for horses? (C) 391/77

Tracheostomy
Laryngeal hemiplegia (CR) 387/17
Snakebite (SR) 396/34

Trailers and Trailering
Muscle spasms after trailer rides (C) 388/64
The Looking Glass Solution (TT) 390/68
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Even seasoned equine travelers get stressed (MF) 398/7
Shipping fever (CR) 398/17

Trails and Trail Riding
A Buyer's Guide to Trail Saddles (F) 391/42
Tips for a successful trail debut (HO) 393/26
Meet My Horse (CH) 396/53
Tips for Happier Trail Rides (F) 397/40
Hunting season safety (HO) 398/12

Training
Behavioral differences between fillies and geldings (MF) 387/6
The Riding Type (CI) 387/30
Teaching a horse to stand for the farrier (HO) 388/13
Spruce Up Your Winter Riding Routine (CH) 388/51
Stabilizing the Gaits (CH) 389/51
Make Mistakes Work For You (F) 390/36
The Basics of Bending (CH) 392/69
Horses have long memories (MF) 393/15
Tips for a successful trail debut (HO) 393/26
Assessing Horse Behavior (F) 395/40
Make the Most of the Snaffle (CH) 395/61
Horse who can't be tied (C) 397/68

Travel and Transportation
Stress from transport (MF) 390/14
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32
Even seasoned equine travelers get stressed (MF) 398/7

Trot
A Sense of Proportion (CI) 388/42
Stabilizing the Gaits (CH) 389/51
Posting the trot is easier on horses (MF) 390/13

Tumors
Bone disorder (CR) 389/21
Gray horses and melanoma (HO) 391/23

Ten Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36

Ultrasound
Ultrasound for colic diagnosis (MF) 395/8
Ultrasound pinpoints eye problems (MF) 398/9

Until the Vet Arrives (Feature)
Swollen Eye (UVA) 387/14
Respiratory Distress (UVA) 388/16
Swollen Leg (UVA) 389/18
Runny Nose (UVA) 390/20
Laminitis (UVA) 391/26
Fractured Limb (UVA) 392/28
Hives (UVA) 393/28

Urine and Urination
Things to look for when cleaning your horse's stall (HO) 388/13
Ways to get a urine sample from a horse (HO) 391/25
Urine test detects retained testicle (MF) 392/22
Eliminating stall odors (C) 393/73

Urticaria (Hives)
Hives (UVA) 393/28
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30

New vaccine against strangles (MF) 387/7
Vaccine against proliferative enteropathy (MF) 389/12
Age and vaccination (MF) 393/14
Potomac Horse Fever (PRE) 394/20
A Field Guide to Equine Allergies (F) 394/30
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32
Botulism (PRE) 396/18
Tetanus (PRE) 398/14

Vitamins
Supplements That Solve Problems (F) 387/24
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves (F) 394/44

Encouraging drinking with sugar water (MF) 388/10
10 Ways to Optimize Your Horse's Digestive Health (F) 388/36
Time to Upgrade (F) 390/56
Your Aging Horse: Turnout Strategies (F) 392/62
Fact-Based Feeding (F) 393/38
Your Aging Horse: Trailering (F) 394/36
Colic (PRE) 397/18

Weight and Weight Management
Treatments for back pain (C) 387/64
Your Aging Horse: Winter Care (F) 388/32
A Sense of Proportion (CI) 388/42
Your Aging Horse: Feeding (F) 390/30
Fact-Based Feeding (F) 393/38
Summer eating problems (C) 396/69

Western Equine Encephalomyelitis
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

West Nile Virus
Genetic mutation linked to West Nile virus susceptibility (MF) 395/9
Customize Your Horse's Vaccination Plan (F) 395/32

Withers
The Withers Spectrum (CI) 392/53

Wounds and Wound Treatment
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy can speed wound healing (MF) 388/8
Treatment for proud flesh (C) 390/71
The Pythiosis Threat (CR) 392/31
Skin grafts can speed healing (MF) 396/11
When to call the veterinarian about a lump (HO) 397/15
Tetanus (PRE) 398/14

© Andy Myer

"Well," I said to Kimberly, "at least we've got sun." My comment was drowned out by the wind and punctuated by my knit cap blowing off my head and disappearing underneath our back deck.

"WHAT?" Kimberly shouted. Then pointing to the back deck she hollered "HEY! YOUR HAT!" I caught a glimpse of the hat as it blew out from underneath the deck and got stuck several feet deep in a patch of brambles. I really should have bought a heavier--or tighter--knit cap.

Kimberly and I retreated to the garage to discuss our plan. She would figure out which of the sample blankets we needed to shoot and get them to the barn if I could get Madison and Vander cleaned up. It had been warm enough that week to turn them out naked during the day. Of course, they found the dustiest patches in their pastures and rolled around in them.

I groomed Vander in his stall. He looked pretty good after a once-over with a curry and a good brushing. I used a wet hand towel to clean his face and nose and took the small clippers to the errant whiskers around his mouth and chin. Vander cleaned up pretty easily. Madison was another story.

She's a beautiful, black American Warmblood with a bright, white blaze and every speck of dirt shows up on her coat. Brushing wouldn't be enough--she needed a bath. Kimberly was caught in a phone call and hadn't started collecting the blankets yet, so I had time to bathe Madison.

Bath time is a wonderful opportunity to bond with your horse. I suspect Madison knows I'm in love with her, so I didn't expect any mistrustful jitters or skittishness from her. I feel rather silly to have a crush on a horse, but Kimberly thinks it's cute. I figure most married men would get in big trouble for being infatuated with another human female, so I'm just going with it.

Despite the gale-force winds blasting through the barn aisle, I easily walked Madison into the wash stall and secured the crossties to her halter. I adjusted the temperature of the water until is was warm and began spraying her down. Once she was rinsed, I grabbed the shampoo and lathered her up with a large bathing mitt. Madison seemed to be enjoying the pampering of a soapy, full-body massage.

Kimberly must have let Kit out, because the 16-year-old, salt-and-pepper Afghan and Border Collie mix appeared in the barn aisle. Kit needs constant supervision in her old age. With her wonky rear legs, blind left eye, cataract-ridden right eye and intermittent canine dementia, she is truly a force to be reckoned with.

In fact, one could say Kit had become a one-dog conspiracy to eliminate sleep and sanity from our household. Yes, yes, I know. She's been a great companion for years and years, and now in her time of need is when we parents need to step things up and care lovingly for her as she sinks into dilapidated oldness. If you've been there, you know it can be easier said than done.

Though she won't admit it, I suspect Kit has been reading Dylan Thomas. For months, we haven't had a single dark night into which she went quietly. Kit spends those nights pacing the wood floor in the kitchen and living room and running wind sprints just outside our bedroom door. Kimberly and I stuff our ears with toilet paper and sleep with our pillows on our heads, but she still wakes us up. This is probably fine, because she can't go more than two or three hours without going to the bathroom.

Even with the regular, nocturnal bathroom breaks there are still accidents, and we no longer leave the bedroom without wearing shoes. Kit wears diapers at night, but she has a softball-sized fatty tumor on her belly that keeps us from pulling her diapers all the way on. Sometimes they just come off. And it only takes one time of stepping barefooted on one of Kit's little "land mines" in a pitch-black living room to learn your lesson.

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Abscesses

• On Watch for Pigeon Fever (F) 368/30

Acupuncture

Risks posed by wilted leaves of the red maple (HO) 362/22
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Most of us choose to let our horses grow a long, shaggy coat over the winter. It's natural for the horse, and it's easier for us. There are no blankets to mess with, and no worries about monitoring body temperatures underneath heavy clothing. But, when spring arrives and we want to get back into work, we're faced with the dreaded shedding season-flying hair that makes our noses itch and sticks to everything. What do you do?

That's simple: Arm yourself with a grooming box full of tools that can get the job done and add lots of elbow grease.

Shedding Tools
You're probably thinking shedding blade. A shedding blade is usually a long, straight flexible stainless steel tool with handles on each end. The blade is usually serrated on one side and flat on the other, with the serrated edge used for removing hair and the flat edge as a sweat scraper. (Note: Some shedding blades have two different-sized serrated blades instead of one smooth side, for use on different coarseness of hair.)

To properly use the shedding blade, you either grasp one handle in each hand or fold the blade so it forms a loop, which you can use one-handed. Gently, run it across the horse's coat, so it pulls out the loose hair. Be careful not to run the metal blade across any bony parts on the horse, such as his legs and head.

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While the shedding blade works well, we think a far better choice for both you and your horse is a good, old-fashioned rubber curry comb. These oval curries have nubs in the bottom that stimulate the horse's skin and remove the loose hair. In fact, used properly, you'll find it removes hair much more quickly and in larger quantities than a shedding blade.

Place your hand through the curry strap and grasp the outside edges. Then, rub the horse with the curry, using a circular, massaging action. You'll find it brings up hair, dirt and dead skin cells to the surface of the coat. The horse's winter hair will come out in bunches, especially by mid shedding season.

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