Road to the Horse has a passion for inspiring the next generation of horsemen and women and was proud to produce in partnership with the Idaho Horse Expo the 2024 Collegiate Colt Starting Challenge held April 5-7 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park. This event created a valuable learning experience … Read More
The fastest growing event in rodeo will take place November 27–30 at the Inaugural Kimes Ranch Million $ Breakaway held at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona. An unprecedented million-dollar purse will be paid out in a ten-round competition consisting of the top 10 breakaway ropers in the world standings plus 15 … Read More
Volunteer Efforts are Needed to Restore Burned Trails Unfortunately, wildfire racing across the landscape is a story that repeats itself every year. As forests burn, they take a toll on popular recreation areas and natural resources; wildfire recovery is becoming the norm for trail maintainers across the U.S. The devastation … Read More
Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare by Mary Ann Simonds Renowned wild horse ecologist and equine behaviorist Mary Ann Simonds provides a practical soup-to-nuts manual for understanding how horses think, feel, learn, communicate, and interact with each other and with humans. Integrating over 30 years of … Read More
To raise money for our Harmony HorseWorks Equine Welfare Fund, we continue our 2024 periodic equine art raffle campaign and invite you to bid on this month’s featured painting, Picasso, by equine artist Barbara Wright. The fund helps support rescue horses in CO and AZ and our therapy programs. Picasso … Read More
Have Clear Expectations and Good Communication Deciding to send your horse out for training is a huge commitment and financial expense. When you put your horse in training it’s important to define your expectations. Select a trainer who specializes in the discipline you’re interested in pursuing. For example, we train … Read More
Equine Facility Professionals are Hard Workers, Passionate, and (Maybe) Crazy A few years back a teenage student of mine asked, “What will happen to all these horse facilities owned by old women like you after you all die?” Ha! I was taken aback (to say the least). I was only … Read More
Funding in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) budget for wild horse roundups has been cut by $5.9 million, as part of the federal spending bill signed into law in early March 2024. Ironically, this move came directly on the heels of a Nevada Wildlife Commission meeting and endorsement of … Read More
While some equestrians are fortunate to own, ride, and show world champion horses, the love and appreciation for our first ponies is something we never forget. The Horse Industry Podcast (horseindustrypodcast.com) has launched a new long-term project to capture the stories of first ponies through their “Registry of the Remarkables” … Read More
Keep Your Equines Safe and Where They Belong Few things are more important on a horse property than good fencing. Well-constructed, safe, effective fences give you the peace of mind to know your horses will stay home and add value to your property. Fencing represents a huge financial outlay, so … Read More
