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3 simple website tools for your equine website

Want to save some time? 3 simple website tools to save you time. 1. If you need to SAFETLY send a password to someone. Use: https://transfer.pw. Paste the password in to the website and it creates a secret one-time use link you can email to someone. This means the password … Read More

Outbreak Alert: October 1, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Yuba County, CA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Age: 1; Gender: Stallion; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/18/2021; Clinical Signs: lip/neck to shoulder fasciculations, Reluctance to Move Head, stiff hindquarters; Confirmation Date: 9/29/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: For more information about West … Read More

House reintroduction of PAST Act brings relief for chronically abused horses one step closer

The 75th Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville, TN on August 29, 201.3

The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the reintroduction of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., with 207 other original cosponsors. … Read More

Training Transitions – This Vital Exercise Should be Part of Every Training Session

Extended trot results from many transitions from working trot to a extended and back again.

As a young and serious rider my teacher would often tell me, “You need to work on your transitions more.” I’d do as I was told, but I never really understood why. I didn’t find them easy or fun, and neither did my horse. Now I’m wearing the instructor’s hat, … Read More

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