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Nutritional Management for Equine Ulcer Prevention
Dietary management has an important impact on equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD), although it has little effect on equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD). (For more information on the distinction...
2016 Kerrits Kid Designer Breeches
Kerrits asked Young Rider readers to dream up their ultimate pair of riding tights and show off their creativity. Plenty of you were up for the challenge. Kerrits chose...
The 5 Lesson Horses You Meet
Horses have a wide variety of personalities and temperaments, just like people. The hardworking horses used in lesson programs and at riding camps, however, seem to fit five specific...
Choose the Right Horse Camp
It’s officially camp-planning season! Do you plan to return to horse camp this summer? If you’ve never gone, maybe it’s something you’ve always dreamed about. After all, what could...
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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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Featured Video: Kangaroo in a Horse Race
On Tuesday, a late entry joined a Thoroughbred race at Cessnock Race Track in a rural section of New South Wales, Australia. A kangaroo...
5 Things to Know Before Bringing Home a Rescue Horse
Sadly, there is a never ending supply of horses that have been neglected, abandoned, or abused. Anyone with a warm and caring heart may...
Draft Horses: Go Big
From the heather-dotted moors of Scotland to the lumber camps of the American Midwest, the draft horse has made its mark all over the...
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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....
Featured Video: Budweiser Clydesdales at the Kentucky Derby
The first Saturday in May is an iconic date for Kentuckians and fans of Thoroughbred racing. Since 1875, the Kentucky Derby has been held at Churchill Downs in Louisville,...
A Look at Help a Horse Day 2019
The ASPCA's Help a Horse Day is recognized annually on April 26. The day kicks off the Help a Horse Home challenge, where equine adoption organizations compete to match...