Riding Bending Lines

Hunter, jumper and equitation courses often include bending lines between jumps because they test the accuracy and partnership of the rider and horse. It takes good balance, impulsion, accuracy and planning ahead to ride bending lines successfully and smoothly. And, …

Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also referred to as equine Cushing’s disease, is a complex health problem that leaves many horse owners confused. After receiving the diagnosis from your veterinarian, you may be wondering what you can do to improve …

Give Them Shelter

Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have conducted a study on the use of paddock shelters in the summertime.

Pasture Poisons

While there are hundreds of species of weeds toxic to horses, the following six include two of the most poison, deadly ones.

Equine Horsepower

Horsepower can still be found on farms and elsewhere doing traditional work efficiently and often more successfully than machines.

Creating the Will to Try with Steve Rother

Have you ever experienced the feeling of your horse shutting down or freezing up on you during a ride? Picture yourself riding along on a nice quiet trail, when, all of a sudden, your horse is completely consumed by the …

A Diamond in the Rough

Fate is a strange thing. It’s a word used to describe events or occurrences in people’s lives when they feel like something was unavoidably meant to happen – pre-determined even. Fate is supposedly the universe’s way of ensuring that things …