Select A Winning Trainer – Positive Feedback and Constructive Critique Essential Traits for Instructors

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Perhaps you have a new horse that needs finishing and you’re asking for recommendations for a good trainer to send it to. Or maybe you’ve hit a plateau in your progress with your current mount. Whatever the reason you’re searching for a trainer, my number one recommendation for how to …

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Online Exclusive: Be Ready!

Disaster Preparedness on the Farm By Theresa Rice   Whether you keep your horses on your own property or board them, disaster preparedness is something you need to consider. I know it’s not a fun topic to think about, but recent events have highlighted how important it is to have …

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Connect to History at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center

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One of the amazing things about working with horses is the connection to history through the animal. It’s history we take for granted—like the fact that we get on from the left side because soldiers of times-gone-by mounted that way in order to keep their swords (worn on the left …

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April 2020 – Draft Horses Keep the Past Alive

It’s history we take for granted—like the fact that we get on from the left side because soldiers of times-gone-by mounted that way in order to keep their swords (worn on the left hip) out of the way. Nowadays, the dashboard is where we look to see how fast we’re …

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Online Exclusive: Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue

Courses Teach Safe Rescue Techniques By Theresa Rice   Have you ever helped a horse who was cast in its stall? Have you found yourself in a situation where a horse was trapped upside-down in a ditch? Or dealt with a horse who had waded into a bog and was …

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Keep Your Senior Horse Conditioned

Two Ways to Help a Hard-Keeper By Theresa Rice   One of the most common questions I see on horse forums in winter is how best to feed an aging horse that’s losing condition. Senior horses can have complications that make it a challenge to keep weight on. Between teeth …

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Preventing Injury in Performance Horses

Multiple Therapies Keep Hard-Working Horses Going Strong By Theresa Rice   Performance horses are true athletes in their disciplines. Whether you’re training and maintaining that athlete yourself or paying a trainer to do it, you want to keep your horse in the best physical condition possible. All athletes benefit from …

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What the Horse? The FurZapper Gets Tested

Have Pet and Horse Hair Met their Match? By Theresa Rice   For Christmas I asked for a silly little gift that reminds me of the those As Seen on TV products. It’s called a FurZapper and its a flexible rubber “puck” that you add to your laundry to help …

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Time to Get in Shape

January 2018

Two Exercises to Build Strength and Balance by Theresa Rice   We’re now entering the cold, grey stretch of winter. No more holidays, just dreary weather and vitamin D deficiency. These are the months I find the hardest. I’ve gained weight from overindulging during the holiday parties and have no …

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Product Review: The Solo-Ride Mounting Aid

December 2017

Get a Leg Up When You’re Alone by Theresa Rice   I’m always on the lookout for new horse products to try. Recently, I came across the Solo-Ride mounting aid and was intrigued. After I read about the product’s origin I became smitten with the story. Isn’t the dream to …

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