Horses Have Much to Offer into their Twenties and Beyond By Kim Roe I’ve always joked that horses don’t get good until they’re 10 years old, then you have a few good years and they’re old. As with much humor, there’s some truth there. Of course, there are exceptional … Read More
In the Saddle By Allison Trimble Once a horse is being ridden, the wide range of disciplines can make defining a “broke” horse more of a challenge. The culmination of training for a working cow horse looks quite different than a finished hunter. In this article I will focus … Read More
New Paddocks Make Life Better for Horses, People, and the Earth By Katie Pencke, Whatcom Conservation District Are you a Sound Horsekeeper? Robin Probst is on her way…and her land and animals are thankful for it! As the winner of the 2018 spring Sound Horsekeeping Design Competition, Robin received … Read More
Horse Digestive System Designed for Continuous Forage by Eleanor Blazer Why is the small intestine 60 feet in length and the large intestine only 25 feet long? It’s a question about the equine intestine that could keep you awake at night. When you know the answer, you’ll sleep more … Read More
Sequence of the Aids By Lynn Palm Have you ever ridden a horse on a curve or a circle and felt the horse speed up, lose his balance and not be able to follow the path? You may have been asking your horse to trot in a curved arc … Read More
It’s recommended to clip your horse’s coat annually so that it will dry quicker and reduce the likelihood of the horse suffering from colds and colic. Clipping also removes any built-up fleas or dirt that had been present in the coat, as well as making the horse look wonderfully neat … Read More
Company and veterinarian’s association missions are closely aligned. November 28, 2018: With horse health as its mission, Haygain USA looks forward to sharing ideas and perspectives with hundreds of like-minded individuals at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. The event takes place December 1-5 in San Francisco, at the … Read More
LEXINGTON, KY – Nov. 15, 2018 – Recent low humidity, dry conditions and warm fast-moving winds have created ideal conditions for blazes to spread across California. Tens of thousands of acres are burning and images are emerging of horses being evacuated, roaming free or fleeing approaching fires. The situation is … Read More
For most individuals, fulfilling a child’s deepest wish of receiving a live pony as a gift for the holidays is unrealistic, but what if you could save a pony… thousands of them this holiday season? The non-profit Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF) – one of the nation’s leading advocates for wild horses … Read More
From the Staff At Kulshan Veterinary Hospital We have been notified that, after an event at Lynden Fair Grounds last Saturday, November 17, several horses that were at the event have become ill with respiratory disease. This disease appears to be highly contagious, as horses from all of the … Read More
