Join us in Congratulating our Senior Horse Essay Contest Winners! Chloe Warner & Sassy – Youth Category and Paige Cerulli & Whisper – Adult Category! Sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition who is providing buy one get one free coupons to the winners! Purina horse feeds, The … Read More
$10,000 toward $50,000 goal to geld 500 horses (Washington, DC) – The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation has awarded the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) a grant of $10,000 to support expansion of the Operation Gelding program. Operation Gelding provides funds and materials to help groups nationwide organize … Read More
Are you ready to build a stronger partnership with your horse? Starting a youngster or working to overcome training and behavioral problems in an older mount? Becoming bored with endless round-penning? Australian equestrian superstars Dan James and Dan Steers of Double Dan Horsemanship are here to show every horse owner … Read More
Comment Online with BCHA Talking Points Below Yosemite National Park recently issued “Preliminary Concepts & Ideas” for its forthcoming Wilderness Stewardship Plan. The plan covers over 704,000 acres of designated Wilderness, or 94%, of Yosemite National Park. The park identified four topics that have substantive effects on wilderness … Read More
How Longevity Saves Time and Money Every day we are faced with challenges and opportunities that take up a great deal of time. We are peppered with emails, text messages, Facebook, Twitter and a variety of other social media. There are so many choices to make and decision-making has … Read More
Surrey, BC, CANADA – A very familiar retailer to everyone in the equine world is turning 50 this year. Since 1966, Stampede Tack & Western Wear in Cloverdale, BC – just a stone’s throw away from the Pacific Border crossing – has been the go to place for folks looking … Read More
Kinetic Technologies and Kinetic Vet Announce the Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Hy-Optic, OptiVet and Optimend Due to Deficiencies in Sterility. September 2, 2016, Kinetic Technologies and Kinetic Vet located in Lexington, KY has voluntarily recalled Hy-Optic – lot # 10092015, OptiVet – lot # 12032015 and Optimend – lot # … Read More
Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years—from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods—and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known…by any horse. “Each horse,” says Barteau, “will … Read More
A Well Equipped Kit Can Save the Day by Dave Sauter, DVM With over 350 breeds of horses worldwide there is enormous variety in size, shape and purpose. One thing they all have in common is that they have been bred to perform some work-related or athletic job. Their athleticism … Read More
Pay Attention to Tack, Horse, and Environment to Stay Safe by Allison Trimble In the previous months we discussed the philosophy of safety and horsemanship, and practical ground safety. This month we will consider basic safety in the saddle. Regardless of the level of horsemanship or intended discipline, the following … Read More
