When working with horses, whether yours is young or a seasoned veteran, you will face many training milestones. From your horse’s first ride, to his initial trip away from home, you will have to prepare for countless new challenges.
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In this article humour columnist Doug Breen lists the reasons he and his wife, Krista, will never own a farm of their own.
In certain cases of navicular disease, drilling a hole in the bone - a procedure called core decompression - may provide a new treatment option.
Endurance rides are usually considered low intensity work - the horse mostly walks and trots, perhaps with short periods of cantering.
Laminitis is a disease that affects the horse's feet. It's a secondary condition triggered by metabolic disease processes or mechanical (physical) stresses.
The digital age has turned us into creatures of “sitting” instead of the active beings we were intended to be. Combine that with the stress of hurried lifestyles, bad habits and overuse of muscles, and we begin to associate pain …
When fans of the hit television series, Mantracker®, learned that their favourite prey stalking cowboy, Terry Grant, was leaving the show, they were shocked, some outraged, and some downright suspicious. There was talk of a conspiracy, wishful thinking perhaps …
Whichever style of rider you are, you have probably spent hours perfecting the way you hold your reins and wondered how to improve the contact between you and your horse.
If you ride Western, you’ve learned to aim for a …
Your horse’s back has two very important functions that affect his performance under saddle – the ability to support the rider’s weight and to move driving energy forward from the hindquarters. How well he achieves either of these functions depends …
This article looks at two different approaches to the saddle question: traditional saddles with trees and today’s treeless saddles.