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Balancing Act: Develop a Sense of Security in the Saddle
Developing confidence as a rider comes from working with a good trainer, knowing that you can ride your pony, and having an understanding of what you’re asking him to...
Welsh Ponies and Cobs
The Welsh breed is divided into four sections based on size and type: Section A, the Welsh Mountain Pony; Section B, the Welsh Pony; Section C, the Welsh Pony...
Avoid Vet Day Blues: Strategies to Help Your Horse Work With a Veterinarian
Getting your horse ready for a routine vet appointment is an important part of horse ownership, and for many horse owners, vet day is just another day at the...
Rain Ready: Introduce Your Horse to a Rain Slicker
Will your horse allow you to pick up and swing a rain slicker? The noise and fast-moving fabric on both sides of his body can be spook-inducing. Whether you’re...
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If you’re like many horse owners, you probably have a special affection not only for animals in the equine family, but in the canine...
Farewell Jane Savoie
The equine world is saddened to hear that dressage clinician, competitor, and prolific author Jane Savoie died January 4, 2021, at the age of...
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...
Opt to Adopt
If you’re searching for a horse to call your own, consider the option of adopting before scouring the classified ads or surfing the internet....
Parelli Natural Horsemanship: The Seven Games
The Seven Games are the basis of true communication with horses. Everything you ask your horse to do--in or out of the saddle--is one...
Balancing Act: Develop a Sense of Security in the Saddle
Developing confidence as a rider comes from working with a good trainer, knowing that you can ride your pony, and having an understanding of...
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Farewell Jane Savoie
The equine world is saddened to hear that dressage clinician, competitor, and prolific author Jane Savoie died January 4, 2021, at the age of 72. She had battled major...
Totally Tokyo: Previewing the Equestrian Events of the Tokyo Olympics (Now in 2021)
While this article was originally written as a preview for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, shortly after publication the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It as...
Record Number of Exhibitors Compete at the 2020 Farnam and Adequan American Quarter Horse...
That’s a wrap on the largest American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show in history! During the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show; AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented...
9 Ways to Celebrate the 2020 National Day of the Horse
On November 18, 2004, United States Senate Resolution 452 Recognized December 13 as National Day of the Horse. For the text of that resolution, see below. And while 2020...
North Carolina State University Ph.D. Student Recognized by AAEP for Research to Reduce Inflammation...
Rosemary Bayless, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM), a PhD student at North Carolina State University, was selected as the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Past Presidents’ Research Fellow...
The Right Horse Initiative Celebrates One-Year Anniversary as a Program of the ASPCA; Helps...
https://youtu.be/-LrLMSLcJOsThe Right Horse Initiative has helped more than 2,600 equines find loving homes in its first year as an official program of the American Society for the Prevention of...