Your first horse is a very special animal, one that lodges in your heart forever. However, sometimes there are first horses that make you earn their respect and a test of wills becomes a rite of horse-owning passage.Wimpy...
As equestrians, we sometimes take for granted some of the basic horse-handling skills that have become second nature to us.
We automatically know how to halter the horse. We know how to safely alert the horse to the fact...
You see it all the time: trail riders fiddling with their iPods and arena-users taking phone calls on their headsets, ears plugged with plastic, cords dangling. Somehow it’s become normal to tune out the world, even while sitting in...
I was restocking the vet truck and the afternoon was wearing on me. For the hundredth time, I wished I had a full-time vet technician who could help with the arduous task. However, a solo veterinarian practicing in a...
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The tropical forests, cobalt-blue sea and towering mountains of Maui lure thousands of visitors to this beautiful Hawaiian island every year. But only a few opt to see it from the back of a horse.
Exploring the West Maui...
Have you ever experienced the lapse of memory that sometimes comes when you do the same activity day after day? After a while, you might stop and ask yourself, "When did I start this process? Was it two months...
A wild horse...
As a rider, I struggle with seeing distances. Maybe it’s because I didn’t really start jumping until adulthood, or maybe I’m just plain bad at it. Sometimes I overthink it or second-guess myself, but a lot of times I...
How does a...
