On any given day, the average equine veterinarian may see and treat a variety of conditions, illnesses and injuries—and those are just the scheduled cases. When the cell phone rings with an emergency call, there’s no telling what kind...
On any given day, the average equine veterinarian may see and treat a variety of conditions, illnesses and injuries—and those are just the scheduled cases. When the cell phone rings with an emergency call, there’s no telling what kind...
Have you ever experienced the lapse of memory that sometimes comes when you do the same activity day after day? After a while, you might stop and ask yourself, "When did I start this process? Was it two months...
Of course you expect to find horses at the barn, but have you ever noticed just how many other creatures wander the barn? What other animals will you find, and what exactly do they bring to the stable?Here are...
It’s no secret that actress Kaley Cuoco loves horses. She competes in show jumping up to grand prix and even won the Charity Pro-Am Style & Competition last year. She posts lots of videos and photos of her and...
As a rider, I struggle with seeing distances. Maybe it’s because I didn’t really start jumping until adulthood, or maybe I’m just plain bad at it. Sometimes I overthink it or second-guess myself, but a lot of times I...
You probably already know that all Thoroughbred race horses in the northern hemisphere share a birthday on January 1 (It has to do with wanting a uniform way to classify race horses by age. Here’s an explanation if you...
When Helen Yakin Palmer's mare underwent colic surgery last fall, there was no shortage of fear and worry. But she didn't have to shoulder it alone. From the time the horse went into surgery and through the long, frustration-fraught...
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Life is so interesting sometimes. Certain events happen and, at the time, they may not mean much, but in looking back, you realize that something was at work; call it a higher power, karma, divine intervention—whatever it is, it’s...
