2025 Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Nutrition” on February 18, 2025
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2025 Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Horse Health & Welfare” on February 25, 2025
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Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Farm Management” – February 11, 2025
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2025 Horse Management Seminar: Live! – February 1, 2025 in New Brunswick, NJ
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New and Noteworthy: NSBA Foundation’s 2025 Coaches Summit
The National Snaffle Bit Association Foundation will host its 2025 Coaches Summit February 24–26 at Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship in Dallas, Texas. Registration to attend this year’s event is open through January 27. The three-day workshop is open to equine industry professionals, therapeutic riding center coaches, staff, volunteers, and anyone interested …
Trainer’s Corner: Help for the Spooky Horse – Part 1
Response in Spite of Trouble Welcome to this three-part series which will cover one of the most universally applicable principles of horsemanship, what I call “Response in Spite of Trouble”. Some of the most common questions I’m asked concern what to do when a horse spooks or how to build …
Media Barn: New in Books – Keeping Horses Outdoors
Smart, Safe, Affordable Ways Your Horse Can Live as Naturally as Possible All Year by Iveta Jebáčková-Lažanská As times have changed, so has our understanding of the social, psychological, and physical needs of the animals in our care. As open spaces shrink, our view of what is required to keep …
El Paso County Farms Lose $167.6K per Year to Natural Hazards
A new study on behalf of Trace One has identified the locations where natural hazards have the greatest impact on the U.S.’s food supply. High grocery prices have been a defining economic story in recent years, driven by a combination of factors including pandemic-related supply chain breakdowns and labor shortages. However, an increasingly …
Survey Finds Half of Horse Owners Unaware of Lesser Known Stressors
Identify causes of stress to help prevent equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) Do you know what’s stressing your horse out? A recent survey found that an overwhelming majority of horse owners know that stress is one of the leading causes of ulcers, but only 33% can correctly identify all potential …
Mark & Lee Bolender Seek New Visionary for International Mountain Trail Challenge Association (IMTCA)
Mark and I have cherished every moment of growing International Mountain Trail Challenge Association (IMTCA) and witnessing the incredible community it has become. On April 26, 2024, we sold Bolender Horse Park and relocated just a mile down the road. Since then, all our focus has been on building our new home and …