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April 26th, 2024
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Media Barn: New in Books - A Horse by Nature

Mary Ann Simonds
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 field research identifying functional social behaviors in wild horses with …

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Trainer's Corner: Get the Most from Your Training Dollars

Get the Most
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 Mountain Trail here at Bolender Horse Park. We don’t train …

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Editor's Postcard: Who Will Carry On?

horse business
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 45 at the time, but when you’re 15 years old …

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New & Noteworthy: Horse Industry Podcast Seeks Pictures and Descriptions of First Ponies

New & Noteworthy: Horse Industry Podcast Seeks Pictures and Descriptions of First Ponies
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” initiative. The purpose of the Registry of the Remarkables and …

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