Q: I have worked with my 5-year-old mare for two years now. However, she’ll still spook out of the blue…
A thick, shiny mane and tail looks glorious on a horse, but it can be elusive to achieve if you’re…
Fly season can be a miserable time for horses and humans. Aside from being nuisances, flying insects can be vectors…
Horses evolved as wandering herbivores, moving slowly for hours and taking bites of whatever forage they came across in their…
Q: Is there ever a problem of keeping horses with goats? I was worried about diseases and transference between species.…
Stress from travel, competition or a lack of turnout can upset the balance of beneficial bacteria in a horse's intestinal…
Q: I have a nine-year-old mule that gets severe reaction to the tetanus shot. He becomes very stiff and can…
When wintery weather sets in, many riders put a halt to all horse activities other than rudimentary care, in…
Horses have a legendary history of helping mankind in all types of weather, proving that they can withstand more than…
Q: I work at a therapeutic riding barn and one of the horses has thrush. He is 25 years old…