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Fall in Love with this Affordable, Family-Friendly Sport by Allison Trimble Equestrians are always looking for ways to enjoy their horses. I personally fell in love with working cowhorse, but that is not a sport for everyone. Cowhorse competition requires a high level of commitment, both of time and …
Planning the To-do List and Locating Resources by Alayne Blickle, Horses for Clean Water In working with horse owners who are setting up small acreage for horse keeping, I often see a struggle between balancing the “to do” list and having enough time, money or other resources (such as …
Basic Guidelines for Horses at Home and on the Road by Alexandra Abramson-Mooney, DVM, Ragan Garrett, DVM and Crystal Williams, DVM A good immunization program is a critical component of an equine health maintenance program and is essential to responsible horse ownership. Updated strategies for vaccinating horses are maintained …
Diagnosing and Treating a Common Ailment by R. Paul Schwab, DVM Most horse owners will eventually deal with an abscess in their horse’s hoof. The common scenario is sudden, non-weight bearing lameness in one of the legs. Hoof abscess pain is so severe that many people think that their horse has …
An Anthology of Western Life by Wanda Rosseland “I couldn’t put it down!” is the comment author Wanda Rosseland hears the most concerning her new book, The Montana Cowboy. It’s not surprising since every story in it is true, told by men and women who spent their life …
Quality is What Counts By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. The quantity of protein in the diet is important but even more so is its quality. To achieve quality, we need to include additional protein sources to a forage-based diet. It all has to do with the way the body digests and utilizes protein. Hay provides …
How to Figure Out What You Want By Laura Schonberg It’s incredibly easy to be distracted from what we really want with our horses. I’ve spoken to dozens of riders about their equine journey and spent time with trainers across a wide array of disciplines. Those riders that get …
Oregon Apartment Barn By Dustin Gruetter, DC Structures A classic post-and-beam apartment barn is a model of efficiency, making good use of one building for two purposes. This custom apartment barn in Cornelius, Oregon is a perfect example of a structure that is both a highly functional equestrian facility …
From Esophagus to Stomach By Eleanor Blazer Through the lips, over the gums, look out stomach––here it comes! Once the horse has sorted, chewed and softened feed with saliva, he swallows. The slurry travels down the esophagus and into the stomach. The esophagus, a muscular tube about 50 inches …
Announcing Scratch Me Silly®, the ultimate belly scratching tool! Developed by ScratchnAll, makers of the popular animal scratch pads, Scratch Me Silly is an ergonomically designed and contoured tool that makes scratching the horse’s belly and other hard-to-reach spots easy. This unique product performs as an animal enrichment and desensitizing …