Build a Horse Manure Composting System

August 2014

Turn Stall Waste into Valuable Compost by Alayne Blickle   Summer is the perfect time for construction projects and a key management component for horse properties is having something useful to do with horse manure. Composting is my favorite technique and while there are many bin designs and ideas for how …

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The Certainty of Change

August 2014

Growing from On the Plus Side to Willfully Guided by Allison Trimble   For 6 years I’ve been writing for The Horse Source as On the Plus Side, a name true to my own path with horses. At the time, this was largely in the show pen. Being “on the …

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Meet Erin Gemmill and Half-Arabian Mare Tarah

August 2014

New Shooter to Compete at the CMSA Championships in Las Vegas   Erin Gemmill found Cowboy Mounted Shooting just 2 years ago, at a New Shooters clinic.   Erin is a Ladies Level 1, and will be competing along with other members of the Western Washington Mounted Shooters at the 2014 …

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Riding Well Grounded – Succeeding at Obstacle Challenges

August 2014

The Secret to Succeeding at Obstacle Challenges by Marilyn Pineda   The Pacific Northwest riding season is here and opportunities in trail riding and obstacle challenge events such as what is offered by Equine Trail Sports (ETS) abound. You may not know that ETS events exist from the northern corners …

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Gastric Ulcers and the Performance Horse

July 2014

Ways to Prevent and Treat a Debilitating Problem by Wendy Mollat, DVM, DACVIM   Research studies estimate that 60% to 90% of performance horses have gastric (stomach) ulcers. Horses with gastric ulcers can present in a variety of ways: weight loss/hard keeper, poor hair coat, behavioral issues, mild colic, poor …

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Insurance for Your Horse?

July 2014

The Many Reasons—and Options—for Equine Insurance by Lea Hoover   One thing often overlooked when buying a horse is purchasing insurance on your new investment. Whether your new horse is a world champion cutting horse or a trail mount for your daughter, often times if the unthinkable were to happen …

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The Balanced Horseman

July 2014

Part 3: Applying Observations of Balance to Under Saddle Work by Alice Trindle   Last month we observed balance primarily from the ground. I asked you to watch balance shifts within movements along with rhythm, carriage, and overall structure of the horse. We looked at some specific maneuvers and attempted …

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Evidence-Based Horsemanship

July 2014

  by Dr. Stephen Peters and Martin Black   Evidence-Based Horsemanship combines science and the understanding of brain function with an empirical understanding of the subtleties of a horse’s behaviors, reactions and chemical states. It is based on the Scientist-Practitioner model and involves assessing and integrating scientific findings to inform …

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“And Horse Makes Three”

July 2014

When Your Partner Doesn’t Share Your Passion by Catherine Madera   My husband Mark had no idea what he was getting into when he married me. We met during my one horse-less stage when I lived in a southern California city. Children soon followed and my equine passions lay dormant …

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The Correct Way to Use Slow-Feeders

July 2014

Uses and Misuses of Commonly Used Horse Feeders by Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.   Forage is the foundation of every equine’s diet and needs to flow steadily through the digestive tract. Gaps without forage can lead to ulcers, colic, behavioral issues, stall vices, gorging, choke, cribbing and even laminitis. Truly, the …

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