The confounding thing about grass founder is the very concept that the horse’s natural diet—grass—can be transformed from nutrient to nightmare overnight. Literally. Understanding the multiple factors involved and managing at-risk horses and their pasture forage is essential for...
Prevention is better than any cure when it comes to poisonous plants. Often, by the time you know a horse has been poisoned, he is too sick to recover. You also have no idea how much a horse has...
The three primary gaits--walk, jog and lope--are common denominators shared by all the western showing disciplines. Of the three gaits, the lope is the most difficult to master. It is the fastest and requires the most forward impulsion, and...
Name the breed of horse that fits this job profile: quintessential cow horse, reliable trail mount, trustworthy schoolmaster, athletic sporthorse and ruler of all western performance events. If you said, “The American Quarter Horse,” give yourself a horse cookie...
Horse ownership involves many different tasks—some fun and others a little tedious. Some jobs are easy, while others involve back-breaking labor. And then there are those important duties that we just would rather not speak of, particularly in mixed...
Horse people and dogs just go together. You almost can’t have one without the other. Looking deeper than that, you’ll find certain dogs seem to go with certain horse people.No matter what the discipline, typical equestrian dog breeds tend...
Think you need an extreme dressage makeover to improve your test scores? While there are no shortcuts to correct training, there are some very simple things any rider, with any horse, can do to ride a test to full...
Go ahead. Google “Equestrian vacations.” Notice: 30,000 hits of more. By screen three, you’ll need another vacation to recover from the stress of trying to decide the first one. We surveyed seven equestrian holidays representative of the world that...
Today, polo is often seen as a pursuit of the idle rich and British royalty. But that’s changing. Hollywood celebrities, down-to-earth cowboys and everyday horse lovers are discovering polo. If you feel the need to take a good, hard...
Colic. An emotionally charged word. Everybody knows it is a bad thing for a horse, but what is it? What causes it?**For the full article, pick up the February 2007 issue of HORSE ILLUSTRATED.**Do you like this excerpt? Subscribe now...
