A hygroma is an accumulation of fluid which follows trauma such as a kick or an impact from falling, and don't usually cause lameness in horses.
Lusi was prone to having big babies – her first two foals both weighed nearly 120 pounds, and the equine midwife said they “weren’t easy pulls.”
Make the most of winter and improve your relationship with your horse with five fun groundwork exercises from trainer Lindsey Partridge.
Improve your ankle strength and control for better balance in the saddle with these exercises from registered physiotherapist Alison Barr.
Sometimes saddles just don’t want to sit still, sliding either too far backward or forward. Find a solution in correctly fitted breastplates and cruppers.
If you are getting lazy gaits, sloppy transitions and unbalanced turns, your horse may be lacking impulsion. Here is how to develop it correctly.
The last article in this series is called the Responsibility Circle. This is a great exercise to help any type of horse gain more focus and responsibility.
Choke in horses refers to an esophageal obstruction. While this condition is considered an emergency, it’s not immediately life-threatening.
An inflammation of the large colon, colitis in horses can be life-threatening. One of the earliest signs is diarrhea, combined with a fever.
Many horses have a tendency to lose weight over the winter. Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D. offers tips for preventing winter weight loss.
Yogi Fell of Granville, P.E.I., is Horse Canada’s first-ever Hero of the Horse award winner. Fell has been helping horses and humans for over 30 years.
This variation of a figure-eight pattern exercise is designed to help refine advanced manoeuvres as well as identify and fix any problem areas.
It was a tragedy that led Brenda Bastian to purchase her Trakehner broodmare, Helga. And another tragedy nearly ended the mare’s life.
Ivan, now 62, was the first of the three to start at Whitemud. Having loved horses since he was a child growing up in the Ukraine, he always wanted to ride.
Knee alignment is important under saddle, whether you experience knee pain or not. Correcting your lower leg position can prevent future problems.
