Winter Water Woes

Dear Amy:

“How important is water in the winter for horses? My uncle says that horses don’t need water if they can eat snow. Is this true?”

~ Ally M., Kitchener, ON

We’ve all heard that old saying, ‘You can …

Behind The Walls: Horses helping troubled youths

I note that the soccer field is completely surrounded by buildings and high fences. From a coach’s perspective this was perfect – no chance of losing a horse here!

I pulled up beside the soccer net and used the trailer …

It’s All in the Timing

There is a right time and a wrong time to cue your horse for a movement, and if you don’t have the timing right, you could be asking for the impossible. For instance, the only time you can influence your …

“Got Ice?”

For horse owners, the winter months bring icy walkways, frozen buckets, frostbitten fingers and snow drifts to wade through on the daily trek to the barn.