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Small Farm Makeover: How to Use and Build Temporary Fencing

April 10, 2025 by Kim Roe

This temporary fence incorporates small wood posts and half-inch poly tape to keep overweight horses off a lush hay field. It helps discourage wildlife too. Photo by Kim Roe

Portable, Short-Term Fences Help Manage Equine Properties It’s important to begin a discussion about temporary fencing by saying that this type of fence should only be used inside the perimeters of solid, safe, permanent fencing. Temporary fencing is a good way to divide pastures quickly and easily. It’s a way …

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Cornell’s Equine Seminar Series presents “Dental Care for the Senior Horse”

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 by Press

Credit Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

WHAT: Dr. Alexa Wright will discuss the anatomy, issues and care of horse teeth WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET WHERE: Via Zoom; registration required: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217406294620/WN_gj5jYop8QKmq7YGUP8T3-g#/registration MEDIA: The event is free and open to the public. Media members are asked to RSVP to Len Johnson, [email protected] ITHACA, N.Y. – Dr. Alexa Wright will outline …

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2025 Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Nutrition” on February 18, 2025

January 17, 2025 by Press

See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/2025-horse-management-seminar-webinar-series-nutrition PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest Horse Source is not responsible for the content of 3rd party submissions.

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2025 Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Horse Health & Welfare” on February 25, 2025

January 17, 2025 by Press

See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/2025-horse-management-seminar-webinar-series-horse-health-welfare PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest Horse Source is not responsible for the content of 3rd party submissions.

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Horse Management Seminar: Virtual Webinar Series – “Farm Management” – February 11, 2025

January 17, 2025 by Press

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2025 Horse Management Seminar: Live! – February 1, 2025 in New Brunswick, NJ

January 17, 2025 by Press

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Media Barn: New in Books – Keeping Horses Outdoors

January 10, 2025 by Northwest Horse Source

Smart, Safe, Affordable Ways Your Horse Can Live as Naturally as Possible All Year by Iveta Jebáčková-Lažanská As times have changed, so has our understanding of the social, psychological, and physical needs of the animals in our care. As open spaces shrink, our view of what is required to keep …

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Trainer’s Corner: Happy Foot Work

December 30, 2024 by Kim Roe

Shift the horse’s weight to the opposite leg before attempting to pick up their foot. Photo Courtesy Kim Roe.

Four Tips for Handling Your Horse’s Feet without Stress Imagine how it feels for a prey animal like a horse to have their foot held and manipulated by a predator species like a human. It’s truly amazing they ever let us touch their feet! If we come to the horse …

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What are the First Signs of Cushing’s Disease in Horses?

December 18, 2024 by Press

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(SAINT JOSEPH, Mo., November 21, 2024) Horses are the friends we didn’t know we needed – or maybe we did know. Horses listen with their soul to our life’s biggest issues and deepest secrets, which are safe with our horses. Perhaps that is why it is so hard to see …

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Editor’s Postcard: Learning to Listen

December 13, 2024 by Kim Roe

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Horses Don’t Always Want What People Think They Want Not that long ago the norm for top-notch equine care was to stall horses at night and turn them out in paddocks or fields in the day. We spent a lot of time leading horses in and out, stall cleaning was …

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