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How to Ride on Hilly Trails
As you ride your horse on hills, you’ll need to keep your center of gravity aligned with his so that you don’t lose your balance or cause your horse...
8 Barn Dog Safety Tips
Before coming to the barn, your dog should know how to reliably come when called and greet strangers without being aggressive or overexcited.
If your dog is a...
6 Tips for Caring for Barn Pets
Whether you keep your horses at home on a farm or ride elsewhere and have pets at home, chances are good that there’s a cat or dog (or two)...
Try Cross-Country Riding!
The sport of eventing is equal parts difficult and exciting. You must be able to perform an accurate dressage test, a controlled round of stadium jumping, and a forward...
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This article was originally posted on August 20, 2009.
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124 Best Horse Names
There’s something magical about naming a horse. We start off as children with little plastic equines that we stable on our bookcases. We give...
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Colic Threat Level
Any horse can colic, even if they are otherwise healthy and receive good care.
Modifying a horse's diet, or feeding a diet that...
How to Protect Your Horse from Stinging Insects and Biting Snakes
Don’t assume that your regular fly repellent will safeguard you or your horse from stinging insects. Standard repellents will not deter an angry...
How to Wake Up a Lazy Horse
Slow and steady wins the race, right? However, a lackadaisical horse isn’t always a good thing. When you feel like your legs will fall...
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A Retired Soccer Star is a Hero for Horses
In the world of soccer, there isn’t much that Michelle Akers hasn’t accomplished. She was the leading scorer in the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1991, where she...
Winning Racehorse Celebrates at the Pub
Charle Brune is a pretty special horse for his trainer, Tom Shanahan.
Last week, 53-year-old Shanahan got his first-ever win at Wexford Racecourse in the 2m handicap hurdles with Charle...
NOVA’s First Horse Warriors explores the early relationship between humans and horses
The human species wouldn’t be what it is today without the horse.
While selective breeding of horses by humans has created the breeds we know and use today, horses helped...
A New Plan for America’s Mustangs
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was given jurisdiction over America's wild horse and burro population since 1971.
Mustangs are regularly removed from rangelands due to conflict between...
Past Kentucky Derby Winners Predict 2019 Derby Outcome
If you’re looking for an educated prediction on which horse will win the 2019 Kentucky Derby, is there anyone better to ask than a member of that very exclusive...
Watch Highlights from the 2019 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event on NBC
Did you miss the 2019 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event? Good news: You can catch highlights from the competition on NBC on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 12:30 p.m....