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Riding fear and anxiety comes from many places
Managing and Overcoming Riding Fear and Anxiety
Although horses bring joy, riding or the pressures equestrians face sometimes create riding fear and anxiety. How can fear and riding-related anxiety be managed and dealt with? Some of the... Read more...
How To Teach Your Horse to Stand At The Mounting Block
How To Teach Your Horse to Stand At The Mounting Block
Safe mounting practices are crucial for any successful riding experience. Some riders skip over this area of their horse’s training and are okay with small movements or allowing their horse... Read more...
Equine vaccinations are central to horse care
Equine Vaccinations
Equine vaccination is a topic regularly discussed among horse owners and trainers. Each horse’s vaccination needs differ depending on age, sex, and purpose. In this post, recommendations for adult performance... Read more...
tension in horses can be displayed through their body language
Recognizing and Reducing Tension in Horses
Horses experience many stressors throughout their lives with their owners. Trailering, transitioning to a new barn, and showing all contribute to equine stress. Since horses are prey animals, they tend... Read more...
EPM has many connections to the equine immune system
How Does EPM Affect The Equine Immune System?
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis is a neurological disease affecting the horse’s central nervous system, also known as the brain and spinal cord. Horses get it from consuming contaminated food and water.... Read more...
Proper hoof care is essential for horse health and weelbeing
Hoof Care Basics
Proper hoof care is vital for your horse to maintain soundness and prevent painful conditions like laminitis that take root in the hoof. Many equestrians, especially those new to owning... Read more...
Colic and immune health are linked
How Colic Affects The Equine Immune System
Colic is the name for the broad abdominal pain that horses experience throughout life. It is caused by blockage in the intestine when food does not digest properly. Furthermore, stress... Read more...
Horses communicate with humans in several ways
How Do Horses Communicate?
Proper communication between horse and handler is essential for all activities done with horses. From riding to trailer loading, understanding what our equine friends are trying to tell us and... Read more...
Horses with cushing;s disease are immunocompromised
How Cushing's Disease Affects The Equine Immune System
Cushing’s disease or Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) is one of the most prevalent medical conditions in middle-aged or senior horses. It is characterized by abnormally high cortisol levels in... Read more...
Saddle fit is key to the comfort of your horse
The Importance of Saddle Fit For Horses
Saddle fit for horses is a hot topic in the equestrian community, with many differing opinions. As riders who want to do the best for their horses, we know it... Read more...
Laminitis is a painful hoof infections that can afflict horses of any age
How Laminitis Affects The Equine Immune System
Laminitis is one of the most debilitating conditions a horse can experience. It occurs when the tissues, or laminae, between the hoof and the coffin bone underneath, become damaged and... Read more...
Teaching the horse to bow
How To Teach Your Horse To Bow
Horses are intelligent animals and love to learn. Teaching them tricks is a great form of enrichment and challenges them in a fun way. The most common method of horse... Read more...