Action Speeds Up To Open Horse Slaughter Plants In The United States
Talk of establishing a horse slaughter plant in this country is on the front burner. According to intense research, prices being paid for average and low quality horses are the lowest in modern times. Likewise, reports of horses being turned loose in the wild are soaring as offers of free horses are nearly overloading internet […]
Basic advice for spring care of horses
Obese Horses Most Susceptible To Grass Founder
Lush spring grass increases the chance of founder in horses. Actually founder, officially known as laminitis, can be caused by many different conditions, including overeating, taking on large amounts of water, hard riding and problems at foaling.
Horse Owners Take Risks By Neglecting Insurance
Most people don’t insure their horses. The reasoning sometimes is that premiums are quite high in comparison to what they have invested, but on the other hand those who have substantial amounts wrapped up in horses often don’t have them insured either.
Wyoming Sets Trend For Country To Return To Cowboy Ethics
It’s time we return to the ways of the West. We’ve long thought that, and when the state of Wyoming recently adopted their Cowboy Ethics, we were reminded of how cowboys have always had their set values, and they’re forever for the betterment of their livestock, their land, their country and their fellow man.
Horses Require Additional Attention With Spring Weather
Spring has sprung, the grass has turned green seemingly overnight, and already winter hairs are flying freely and any sign of a horse’s ribs showing are rapidly disappearing. Horses usually remain healthy during the winter months as long as they have plenty of good hay and water. However, when the weather starts to warm up, […]
Hard Luck Strikes Rodeo Family, Benefit Jackpots Planned
Cowboys and cowgirls always come together in an effort to help one of their own. Competition in the rodeo, jackpot and horse show arena can be “out-for-blood,” so to speak, as one does their very best to outscore every other one, their best friend included.
Debate On Horse Price Recovery Continues
“If ever there was a time to buy a horse, it’s now.” That’s somebody else’s newspaper story lead, but there’s certainly truth in it. Prices of horses are at the lowest level in decades, possibly since the early ’70s, and no change is in sight.
Show Horse Reining Success Depends On Stops And Rollbacks
Stops and rollback are the basics to winning a horse show reining competition. Al Dunning, world renowned Quarter Horse trainer from Scottsdale, Arizona, made that emphasis as he demonstrated his procedures for perfecting those fundamentals during his Saturday morning presentation at the EquiFest of Kansas in Wichita.
Horses Don’t Know How To Read The Clock
Everybody with any interest in horses seems to have an attraction for colt starting clinics. These events have become a popular attraction around the country and always draw a large audience. Most of them have strong similarities, typically following the “Horse Whisperer” techniques, which have become more known and popular since that movie of the […]