How Horses Like To Learn
By: Lynn Palm Hi, this is “My Royal Lark” also known to my friends as “Wills”. I am a handsome Appendix Quarter bay stallion and son of legendary “Rugged Lark”. …
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Trick Riding – No Guts, No Glory
This image shows cowgirls Hazel Walker and Babe Lee performing a riding trick at the Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon, ca. 1914. One of the cowgirls is seen laying across the saddle…
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Semper Fi Fund’s Horsemanship Program
By: Dave Caldwell Eleven years after he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident that no one thought he would survive, Mike Johnston found himself on a horse last spring,…
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Love Of Horses Translates Into A Moving Work Of Art
By: Dianne Olds Rossi The golden stallion explodes into the arena… as free as he was born… hooves pounding against the ground as the music begins to play… sparkles of…
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Dressage and the Western horse
By: Sue Kolstad Life would be unthinkable without the contribution of the horse. It is because of our need for various jobs that we have created and developed so many…
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Ken Rhodes Horse Shoeing – Powering Up A New Tradition
Use of Power Tools To Trim Hooves For every horse in the world, there is a different way to train ‘em. Or feed ‘em. Or catch ‘em. Or pretty much…
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Our Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys
Meet Colonel John Mayer, United States Marine Corps, retired. His military career of 33 years prepared him well for the path he would travel after retiring. As a Marine, this…
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Choosing The Right Type Of Bedding
If you’ve got horses, then there’s no escaping it: you need bedding. But what type should you choose? Shavings? If so, what kind? Maybe Straw? Pellets? A variety of materials…
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In-Hand Whip To Reinforce Voice Commands
By: Lynn Palm When working your horse in hand, start with a simple cotton longe line, clipping it to the snap on the same side of the halter as you…
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