Students at the University of Calgary are getting the chance to practice their skills, while providing services to Tsuut’ina and Siksika Nations horses.

Find out what to do, and what not to do, if you discover a foreign object in your horse’s hoof, to ensure optimal healing and prevent further damage.

In spite of the vast variety of colours we see in horses, did you know there are only two – genetically speaking – base coat colours?

Go behind-the-scenes with the Vancouver Police Department Mounted Unit, Lord Stanley’s Horsemen, whose job is to patrol Stanley Park.

Your horse is rubbing his tail on whatever he can find. He’s doing it so much, the hair that is left is broken, splayed out and, frankly, ugly.

Josh Nichol discusses the importance of discovering your strengths and weaknesses as a horseman, in order to become a good leader for your horse.

It’s not uncommon to hear about horses with “metabolic issues” like insulin resistance. We know serious, but how well do we understand the dangers?

Good animal welfare is about more than ensuring your horse’s basic needs are being met, it should also take into consideration his psychological needs.

Meet Slickster, an off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding who has developed many more skills and tricks since his retirement from racing.

In part 4 of his series on self-carriage, Josh Nichol explains the importance of shoulder balance and how to achieve it, starting with a groundwork exercise