Taking the Reins Program Brings City Kids to the Stables

"Taking the Reins...gave me a second home and it gave me a second chance, and it gave me a reason to be good.” Mary Barrientos is one of approximately 300...
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My Horse, My Teacher

How many times have you heard someone say "horses teach us patience”? Maybe my horses have been the quiet kind of educators over the years, teaching invisible lessons that...
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Nominations Sought for the 2017 Equine Industry Vision Award

Do you know an individual or organization whose work has had a positive impact on the horse industry? Now is the time to nominate them for the American Horse...

Featured Video: Boyd Martin Gets Run Over by a Horse

You know what’s scarier to greenie event horse than a ditch? Nothing. Not even trainer/rider/Olympian Boyd Martin. During a clinic earlier this month at the Texas Rose Horse Park, Martin...
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Changes to the Horse Protection Act Make Strides to End Soring

Tennessee Walking Horse by Jean on flickr/CC BY 2.0  On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced major changes to...
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Meet Your 2016 Horses and Equestrian of the Year

The Olympic spotlight propelled two winners to big titles at the US Equestrian annual meeting last week, and one tenacious winner in the hunter ring joined them. Three-day event...