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 […]
Horseback Riders Encouraged To Set Goals In Order To Have More Fun
Goal setting can make horseback riding more fun and rewarding. That was the message of Linda Allen, renowned clinician for riding, judging and course designs from Dallas, Texas, in one of her presentations during the EquiFest of Kansas at Wichita.
Emporia man ready to ride in the 150th Anniversary of Pony Express
Advice Given For Finding The ‘Perfect’ Horse
Just about everybody wants a Flicka. There aren’t too many, and lots of things need to be considered when trying to locate that perfect horse. Rick Lamb emphasized those points during one of his presentations during the 2010 EquiFest of Kansas at Wichita.
Seven simple things recommended for trail riders
Ration, Confinement Can Cause Ulcers In Horses
Ulcers are a common medical condition in horses and foals. “It is estimated that almost 60 percent of foals and one-third of adult horses confined in stalls may have mild ulcers,” according to Dr. Race Foster, world respected veterinarian from Rhinelander, Wis. Up to 60 percent of show horses and 90 percent of racehorses may […]