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August 2017 Digital Edition

August 2017 Windhaven Therapeutic – Help For Those Who Serve Feature Story: Select the Right Trainer Trail Savvy: Mastering the Balance Beam Small Farm Makeover: Enhance Your Property with Native Plants Willfully Guided: The Best Fences for Horses Click here to see all Digital Edition Past Issues Find the print … Read More

Praise for Hock Shields® From Veterinarian Beth Granger 

August 2017

It’s no secret that finely-bred Thoroughbreds are often thin-skinned, which only compounds the exasperation of treating sores on boney joints like hocks, even if you’re a veterinarian. That’s why a personal note that Shari Click, maker of the Hock Shield® and Fetlock Shield, received from Dr. Beth Granger, was especially … Read More

Introducing CoolDownTM from Absorbine®

August 2017

In the heat of the summer, a tough workout often means sweaty horses, tired muscles, and hot legs. Absorbine® has been soothing aches and pains with liniment for more than 125 years, and their latest innovation is a refreshing approach to cooling horses down. CoolDownTM is a new herbal after-workout rinse made … Read More

Horse Leg Protection

August 2017

Know Your Wraps and How to Apply Them by Eleanor Blazer   Protecting a horse’s legs effectively and correctly is a skill every horseman should perfect. No matter the type of protection it must be properly used and applied. The basic wrap categories are: wound bandages, standing wraps, exercise wraps, … Read More

Preventing Ulcers

August 2017

Protect Your Horse Before and During Stress by Beohringer Ingelheim Animal Health   Most competitive horses experience quite a few big changes in their lives. They will change barns, find new owners, work with different trainers and learn new skills or disciplines. Upsets in their routine can cause stress, which … Read More

Plant Pigments and the Immune System

August 2017

Brightly Colored Plants Healthy for Horses and Humans by Dr. Eleanor Kellon   Green drinks are a hot human health craze these days and with good reason. But did you know brightly colored foods are as healthy for your horse as they are for you? Plant polyphenols are natural compounds … Read More

Help Back Country Horsemen Grow

Trails Forever Fund   BCHA is the ONLY national organization dedicated to maintaining equestrian trails. We are 13,000 members strong! If trail riding is your passion, helping to maintain trails and working with land managers through BCHA is the best way to protect access to trails today and forever.   BCHA would like to … Read More

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