One of the joys of owning a horse is the ability to explore new places, attend riding clinics, and show off your horse’s talent at events and competitions. All of these adventures usually require hauling a horse off the...
Trail riding is a lot of fun. Add some friends to the mix, and you take it to a whole new level. Group trail rides can be a great way to spend time with your buddies and make friends....
No matter how well-prepared you are for a group trail ride, certain challenging situations can occur. The following tips will help you best prepare for them.Injury.
Injury of either...
When AIM was cool (which wasn’t all that long ago), my screen name was PonyFanatic … followed by some numbers because of course someone already had that screen name. Nothing has changed.
I am not a tall individual. I’m 5’2”,...
Happy Friday, everyone, and happy first day of spring. Although, judging by what I’m seeing in social media today, it doesn’t look anything like spring for a lot of you out there. But it’s on its way! I promise!
Here’s...
If you tell someone you fell off a horse, it sounds like something potentially tragic happened. But if you instead say that you ate dirt, it sounds sort of fun and lighthearted. Maybe that’s why there are so many...
If you think training a horse is difficult, you should try keeping a trained horse happy and interested in his job. Drilling on the same exercises and routines tends to cause horses to get bored and sour. I’m always...
Photos courtesy Connemara Equestrian Escapes For centuries, the Irish have held an enviable reputation as top breeders of horses and ponies, known the world over for producing talented, athletic Thoroughbreds and sport horses, as well as Irish Draughts. However, there...
Amanda and Maya Loving used
equine therapy to help them through a tragedy.
Photo via KHOU 11 News Houston/TwitterWe never expect tragedy in our own lives. We may even think that it could never happen to us or someone we...
The world is constantly talking about how social media has changed our lives. And there are frequent discussions among medical health professionals, parents and young professionals about the positives and negatives of this relatively new channel of communication.The concept...
