Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act
By Marty Irby Campaign to end race-day doping in Thoroughbred racing sees tremendous success Washington, D.C.: In the biggest gain for animal welfare in 2020, and in the $900 billion…
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BraveHearts Trail To Zero
By BraveHearts Staff As COVID brings to light the importance of open discussion about mental health and the need for more available resources, BraveHearts – the largest program in the nation…
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When To Deworm
Chemical Resistance & Fecal Counts For a horse’s current parasite baseline, start with a fecal test done by your veterinarian. Horses are susceptible to worm and parasite contraction year…
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Hurricane Harvey Makes TX Horses Refugees in CO
On a late September Sunday morning at barely 1AM, sixteen miniature horses emerged from a trailer to glimpse their new surroundings. It had been a long, sixteen-hour journey direct from…
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Western Dressage: Understanding Test Scores
By: Lynn Palm In Dressage, it is tradition to receive score sheets from the judge showing the score and comment for the horse and rider on each component of the test. Using a point scale of 1…
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Western Dressage: Understanding Basic Level Tests 3 & 4
By Lynn Palm Let’s go into more detail about the gaits you and your horse will ride when competing at the Basic Level. Working Jog – The jog is a two-beat gait of alternate diagonal legs…
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Western Dressage Benefits Any Horse
By: Lynn Palm Dressage is the only way to naturally train Western horses of any breed. After all, a horse is a horse! You don’t have to train differently just because you use an English or…
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“Come To Me” Training
By: Lynn Palm Horses need to respect four major ground training commands: “move away from me,” “come to me,” “stop,” and “back”. In this article I will present the steps to teach your…
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Golden Rules For Ground Training – Part 1
By: Lynn Palm No matter what your horse’s age, investing the time in ground training will make it a more responsive, obedient partner. I’d like to share with you my “Golden Rules” for ground…
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