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  • Winter Water Woes & Colic Prevention

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    Winter Water Woes & Colic Prevention By Jackie Bellamy-Zions, Equine Guelph Nothing can drain the color from a horse owner’s face quicker than hearing the word COLIC! Winter is an important season to focus on colic prevention and ward off water woes that can lead to impaction in the equine gut. Equine Guelph has many…

  • Five Day Hoof Clinic

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    Five Day Hoof Clinic By Karissa Hunter This article outlines a series of hoof clinics designed by Ida Hammer that were presented in December 2020, graciously hosted by Tracy Colvin, DVM, at Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center in Uvalde, Texas. This particular schedule consisted several sessions presented over a 5 day period: These topics emphasized…

  • Strides For Equality Equestrians

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    Strides For Equality Equestrians By Sally Spickard The United States is an increasingly diverse country, but equestrian sports do not always reflect that reality. A “moonshot” idea conceptualized by five-star eventer and trainer Heather Gillette and historian Dr. Anastasia Curwood, along with United States Eventing High Performance rider Matthew Brown, Strides for Equality Equestrians (SEE)…

  • Feeding In Winter

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    Feeding In Winter By Dr. Eleanor Kellon Forage first is always the rule of feeding horses. However, in winter it may not be enough. Staying warm requires a lot of calories! Every horse has a Lower Critical Temperature (LCT). Below this point (air temperature + wind chill) the horse begins to use calories to maintain…

  • Being Happy When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned

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    Being Happy When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned By Robert Eversole On the trail, in camp, and in life, expectations often obscure reality. Expectations often become the anchors for how we evaluate opportunities and our own sense of happiness. They also make us fixate on what could or should have been, not what’s right in…

  • BraveHearts Trail To Zero

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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 using equine assisted activities and therapies for veterans – will embark on its fourth annual “Trail to Zero” ride in…

  • Hobby Horse Tax Court Findings

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    Hobby Horse Tax Court Findings By Robert M. Swaim, MAcc, Several years ago I had a client who entered into the business of breeding horses for the purpose of sale at a profit. The IRS audited his return and declared his horse farm to be a “hobby” rather than a business and disallowed his farm…

  • Western Dressage: Practice Tips

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    What are the best ways to improve your horse at his current level so you can advance to the next level? Here are some Western Dressage tips from a pro.

  • BraveHearts Trail To Zero

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    BraveHearts Trail To Zero BraveHearts strives to provide the premier model for connecting horses with people as a catalyst for wellness. By: PATH International Assn. for Therapeutic Horsemanship It was September 14, 2019, and 15 veterans who ride with BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding & Educational Center are on mile eight of Trail to Zero® New York…