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  • Eau Claire Bit & Spur Club Story

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    Eau Claire Bit & Spur Club Story For our readers who like to follow stories that have been published in our previous issues, we’ll re-introduce an article from our April 2015 copy, then called Horse N Around Magazine. In it we introduced the early beginnings of the Eau Claire Bit & Spur Club. This copy,…

  • Dick And Diamond, Our Faithful Team

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    Dick And Diamond, Our Faithful Team By: Larry Grambort Though they were both very solid black in color, they were easy to tell apart. Diamond had a white diamond shaped marking on his nose and one white stocking, plus he was the larger of the two. That easily made the other horse “Dick”. Interestingly, in…

  • Are You Tacking Up Properly?

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    Are You Tacking Up Properly? By: Julie Christie This article is about making sure that tack is appropriately fitted and placed on the horse. It is by no means a full guide on how to select or adjust tack, but it highlights some of the more common fitments when putting your tack on the horse.…

  • Western Dressage: A Closer Look At Tack

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    Western Dressage: A Closer Look At Tack By: Lynn Palm Any time you are getting into a different discipline, it is important to know what tack is to be used in competition. The smart rider will research ahead of time to learn all the rules about what tack is permitted and what is not. I…

  • Riding Is A Mental Sport

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    Riding Is A Mental Sport By: Deanna Preis On more than one occasion, I have seen Shetland Ponies put 16 hand Thoroughbreds in their place.  It was not about their size, it was about them believing they were in charge.  If that is not proof that working with horses is a mental game, I do…

  • Help Your Aging Horse Live A Vibrant Life

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    Help Your Aging Horse Live A Vibrant Life By: Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Bugsy came into my life when he was 25 years old, underweight and lethargic, with creaky, painful joints. Living in the mountains of Colorado, the terrain was too hilly for him to venture much past the barn. An old stifle injury from…

  • Water Hemlock – Plants Poisonous To Horses

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    Water Hemlock – Plants Poisonous To Horses Water Hemlock (Cicuta Maculate) is one of the most toxic plants found in North America. It proliferates in wet soils and full sun, as the well known disturbed soil weed Canadian Thistle thrives on dryer ground. Like thistle, if given the opportunity Water Hemlock will multiple voraciously. I…

  • A Pony And His Boy

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    A Pony And His Boy Filmmaker: Julianne Neal A YOUNG BOY WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND HIS PONYAn award-winning, heartwarming story about an 8-year-old boy with Down Syndrome and a very special 28-year-old pony. Directed by: Julianne Neal / 25 minutes“A Pony And His Boy” has been selected to screen at the National Down Syndrome Congress.…

  • Pasture Management By The Seasons

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    Pasture Management By The Seasons Good pasture management requires an extensive amount of work – following are some of our suggestions on how to break down pasture management by the seasons. Some steps can be done at any time, while others should be done on a schedule. Read on for a seasonal pasture management timeline.…