Q&A: Can You Insure a Horse During an EHV Outbreak?
The current EHV-1 outbreak in Europe, and subsequent cases in the U.S., has many wondering about the role of equine insurance and if it’s even possible to get insured if your horse has potentially...
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Crack Control: What Causes Toe Cracks and How to Prevent Them
When it comes to hoof cracks, some are superficial and have no effect on the hoof whatsoever, while others can penetrate all the way through the wall and into the sensitive tissues below, and possibly...
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Take a Riding Lesson with Siri (the Disembodied Voice in Your Phone)
Many say SmartPhones have no place in a riding lesson. This exercise relies on one. The “Hey Siri” drill, from The EquiVault, is a group lesson that is challenging, educational, and fun—and is...
View ArticleDo You (or Does Someone You Know) Have Horse Health Anxiety?
You’ve subscribed to seven horse-related magazines. You have a regular subscription to a supplement delivery service. When your horse takes an off step you automatically think that he might have...
View ArticleHiring Trainers for Your Farm: Employee or Independent Contractor?
As the owner of a boarding or training barn, you’re likely going to hire people to give you a hand to help train customers, whether that’s a full or part-time trainer. Before you make a hire, you’ll...
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Trailering Can Be a Workout for the Horse, Study Finds
Researchers used a special horse trailer to study how horses move when they travel. They demonstrated that horses move frequently during travel to compensate for the movements of the trailer, and that...
View Article5 Simple Things You Should Do To Help Keep Your Horse Healthy
In my experience, people spend a lot of time worrying about things that they can do to keep their horse(s) in the best health possible. Of course, that’s completely understandable; people invest a...
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Stop Giving Away Your Confidence: John Haime’s New Book Helps Riders Put...
You know the feeling. You walk your horse down the chute to the in-gate. You listen to that last-minute pep-talk from your coach. Your horse’s ears are perked and alert: he’s watching the pair ahead...
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What the “Competition Fee” on Your Entry Form Actually Buys You
Fill out a horse show entry form and you’ll inevitably get to the part that itemizes all the extra fees. On top of stabling and nomination charges, there may be an exhibitor fee and a paramedic fee....
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Self-Discovery: The Doorway to Rider Confidence
We riders are funny—we can accomplish amazing things (stick spring bucks, hang tight when that stride’s left out…again, teach big strong animals not to break us), and we can win plenty of ribbons and...
View ArticleEffects of Competition and Standardized Data Collection to Be Key Focuses for...
A panel of experts from the sport horse community was brought together in February to identify what research projects should be undertaken to improve the health and performance of sport horses. In...
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Equilibrium: “A State of Physical Balance, a Calm State of Mind” You Can Feed...
If you’ve ever found yourself on the end of a leadrope, flying a horse kite… Or treating your show horse with bute and Previcox after a long week of competition… Or dosing one on prescribed stall-rest...
View Article7 Deworming Myths That Have Been Debunked
For decades, horse owners have been regularly deworming horses—with an almost messianic zeal—under the general rationale that all parasites are terrible and horse owners must do everything that they...
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EC’s New Coach Status Program Is Raising the Standard for Horse Sport. Here’s...
If you’ve spent any time among non-horse-people, in any casual setting—a post-work cocktail party, say—you’ve definitely heard the stories. “Really? You ride? I rode once. My horse took off on my way...
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Regenerative Medicine for the Equine Athlete
When horses are not performing up to their usual standards, regardless of discipline, the signs can be subtle. Usually, it is the rider who first picks up on a slight feeling and questions whether...
View ArticleFrom Parasites to Proper Saddle-Fit: 3 Educational & Training Films from the...
After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the world is finally opening back up. For equestrians, this means a return to horse shows, expos, county fairs, clinics, and an array of other social...
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Haygain’s Forager Is Bringing Nature’s Genius to Horse Management
Horses in their natural habitat spend over half their day eating. Between 12 and 16 hours are spent with their head lowered, grazing forage that ranges from easy-to-get grasses to blades and stems...
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Raised Ground Poles on a Bend: A Pilates Exercise for Horses
For ten years, I did Pilates, loving the flexibility and tone and core strength I gained in an hour-long class that, for me, was the equivalent of meditation. Breathing, isolated movement—I loved how...
View ArticleThe Horse Person’s Horse Author Elizabeth Letts Strikes Gold Once Again With...
If the horse lover in your life has a bookshelf, it probably has at least one volume written by Elizabeth Letts. The author’s first book, 80 Dollar Champion—about Snowman, the gelding saved from...
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There’s No Shortage of ‘Passion’ in AIG’s Gladstone Tribute
A soft light filters down from the vaulted atrium, illuminating the historic chambers below. The camera pans back from the clocktower, then inside, across the terrazzo floors, and onto a beautiful...
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