Gift will help rural Colorado rescue through winter. Shoreview, Minn. [January 3, 2017] – Far View Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation, a 40-acre ranch near Breckenridge, Colo., received a timely feed donation from Purina Animal Nutrition. By mid-November, the organization’s annual feed budget had been nearly exhausted, their stock … Read More
Attention Dressage Instructors! FREE Webinar is January 12, 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. Register today at: https://randithompsonlive.webinarninja.co/my/wnwebinarlist/index?webinar_id=50632 The Dressage Instructors webinar will be hosted by Randi Thompson, founder of Horse and Rider Awareness; Jodi Lees, USEF “R” Dressage Judge (waiting for upgrade to “S”), and moderated by Laura … Read More
Oklahoma City, Okla. – Each year the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) allows current NRHA members to nominate their peers for five NRHA Professional of the Year awards. Nominees must exemplify excellence in the reining community, and are chosen based on their mastery and contribution to promoting the sport … Read More
January 2017 Cover Story: Cougar Creek Corral – A Renewed Legacy Feature Story: Think Summer! Ride the Pasayten Trainer’s Corner: The Circle Jump Exercise Equine Wellness: Do Horses Want Cozy? NEW! Equine Lifestyle Section Click here to see all Digital Edition Past Issues Find the print magazine in your favorite … Read More
Storytelling in the Rural West is Focus by Western Folklife Center Staff The 33rd National Cowboy Poetry Gathering will celebrate the art and tradition of storytelling in the rural West, presenting first-hand narratives wrought from personal experience and told in verse, song, film, visual art, new media, and prose. … Read More
by M. Phyllis Lose The classic reference book Blessed Are the Brood Mares contains a wide range of information on the care of brood mares, beginning with choosing a stallion, breeding, gestation, foaling and nursing, and the care of the young horse. Phyllis Lose, V.M.D., is internationally respected for … Read More
The Circle Jump Exercise by Karen O’Neal Winter is a great time to work on jumping responsibilities. There are four rider responsibilities when jumping: direction, speed, rhythm, and balance. The most important components of jumping are control and being precise about your direction as you ride your horse to … Read More
A Labor of Love, Time, and Money by Kim Roe When I meet someone for the first time and they find out I am involved in the horse business, I am inevitably asked, “Do you raise horses?” I tend to answer too quickly, “Aack! No way.” It’s a knee-jerk … Read More
Use a Map to Plan Your Ride by Robert Eversole From brush to saddle to trailer, equine enthusiasts use many different tools to help us make our way happily down the trail. One very important element in your equine travel toolbox is a map of where you’re visiting. Let’s … Read More
Horses Need Room to Move in All Seasons by Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D Brrr! It’s cold! Time to take that heavy jacket out of the closet. And time to prepare the barn! Put in extra soft bedding, perhaps some nice relaxing music. Close the windows. Maybe even get those heaters … Read More
