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By Jennifer Roberts As the air begins to chill and the temperature drops, it’s time to start thinking about winter preparation in the barn. While it may seem cliché to say, an ounce of prevention truly is worth a pound of cure when it comes to getting ready for …
Satisfaction Comes from a Job Done Well by Kim Roe The dark side of being a horse trainer is your heart gets broken, a lot. People bring you their horses — some are crazy, some A-students, some super-athletes, and some lap dogs. You build their confidence and form a …
By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Apples and bananas used to be the predominant fruits available in your grocery store during the fall and winter. But lately, you can find all sorts of off-season fruits, including watermelon and blueberries, thanks to imports from more temperate climates. Your horses can also benefit …
Vaughn Zimmerman – A Lifetime of Supporting Reining The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors and past Hall of Fame inductees voted to approve Vaughn Zimmerman for induction into the NRHA Hall of Fame in 2018. A lifetime member since 1994, NRHA Million Dollar Owner Vaughn Zimmerman …
by Francesco de Giorgio and José de Giorgio-Schoorl In the 1980s, the world of riding, training, and competing horses took a major turn with the spread of natural horsemanship, which at its most basic rejects the use of abusive techniques and relies on methods derived from understanding the dynamics of free-roaming …
Call it a squeegee, sweat scraper or anything you like, nothing works as effectively at drying off horses and livestock as well as the One Pass Water Blade. Developed for the automotive market in 1996, the equine version takes the genius of the first blade to an entirely new level. …
Make the Right Choice! by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water Footing material is useful for winter paddocks and confinement areas or for high traffic areas such as gates or watering points. The purpose of footing material is to build up an area to keep your horse or animal …
Prepare for the Unexpected When Trail Riding by Robert Eversole My summer of trail rides and horse camping was wonderful. Until it wasn’t. You might have heard I took a tumble recently. It’s true. I was riding in the Three Sisters Wilderness in central Oregon when I joined the Unplanned …
High Tannin Level is the Culprit by Eleanor Blazer Does your horse eat like a pig? Yes! Then acorns are one porcine delicacy he should avoid. Acorns are seeds or nuts produced by oak trees. There are more than 60 varieties of oaks in the continental United States. Their …
3 Body-Awareness Exercises by Shelbie Fredenhagen “Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental state.” Carol Welch The first step to an effective leg while riding is to create body awareness and relaxed control. Without this, we either consciously or subconsciously block and hold …