Josh Nichol shares advice on dealing with trust issues and overcoming other common challenges faced when dealing with a rescue horse.
Hands that are light, quiet and soft enhance the horse's balance, suppleness and way of carrying himself by supporting the direction given by the rider.
It can be hard initially to predict or control how introducing them to each other will go, and sometimes the first meeting can be pivotal.
Find out what forms of permanent horse identification are commonly used, which ones are safe and which ones are most effective.
After years of begging and pleading, working and saving, your parents have finally agreed to buy you a horse! Now what do you do?
You may be able to switch it up a bit - pasture board your horse at a friend's place in the summer, then move to another facility for the winter.
Last year, we embarked on a journey to find a pony that would be a suitable therapy partner for my nine-year-old autistic daughter. I came across an ad for a cute trail pony – 11 years old and great with …
Learn how environmental factors and management practices contribute to Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), the disease also known as Swamp Fever.
This article explores how some horses can be so hungry at feeding time that you can get squabbling and dangerous fence running occurrences.
But what is lethal injection? What does it do beneath the surface that we don’t see? Read this article to find these answers.
Does your horse hate to have their mane pulled? Well, wash the mane with some horse shampoo and conditioner and follow this easy guide on how to trim.
Here are seven attainable goals you can set this season:
1. Focus on your ride, not the ribbons.
Unless you are competing in a sport against the clock such as show jumping, you will find that most horse sports are …
As long as your horse doesn’t have any kind of illness or injury, chances are he can benefit from stretching. Keep reading to learn some new stretches.
Many a sleepless night starts with all those questions of “what happens if….” or “what do I do if…” So, instead of losing sleep, prepare yourself now for how to act when things go your way – or don’t go …
Rather than allowing grime to build up on your horse’s brushes, take a few moments to clean them and remove the dirt, hair and dander each time you use them
