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  • Avoiding A Lameness Exam

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    Story by / Media contact: Jackie Bellamy-Zions,  Communications & Administration Equine Guelph, 50 McGilvray Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 E-mail: jbellamy@uoguelph.ca  Phone: 519-824-4120, ext. 54756 The sun is shining, birds are singing, flowers are blooming and the temptation is to launch full-on into your horse-training endeavors. You may have kept fit throughout the winter…

  • US Army Caisson Horses: Protecting an American Treasure

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    US Army Caisson Horses: Protecting an American Treasure Written by: Drew F. Lawrence and Katie Bo Lillis The CNN Story released on April 7, 2022, written by Drew F. Lawrence and Katie Bo Lillis, reported on the deplorable conditions in which the Army’s Caisson horses were living, resulting in the death of two horses. The…

  • Semper Fi Fund’s Horsemanship Program

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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, a cowboy for a week, herding cattle through rolling Wyoming terrain with a dozen other former and current members of…

  • Our Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys

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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 strong and humble cowboy was a combat infantry commander, serving two tours of duty and commanding front line battalions…

  • The Horses Nobody Knows

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    The Horses Nobody Knows Ojibwe Horses Story by: Marie ZhuikovPhotography by: Ontario Parks, Lake Superior Magazine, Marie Zhuikov The stallion glides around the corral at the Dawson Trail Campground like a dark forest ghost. His owner, Kimberlee Campbell, encourages his circular path with a long whip – not touching the animal, but flicking the air…

  • 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)…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Promote Horse Fostering & Adoption

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    As animal shelters and horse rescues face growing challenges related to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, the ASPCA announced the launch of a nationwide campaign calling on the public to open their hearts (and barns) to horses in need.