The Ups and Downs of Posting
World champion Leslie Lange shows how this basic English riding technique can help you and your horse no matter what kind of saddle you straddle..... | read
Grass: It's What's For Dinner For Your Horse
Horses are born to graze, but how can something that's 80 percent water and almost completely fat free pack on the pounds?Can horses really be kept with grass as their only food? The answer is a qualified "yes." In many instances, a well maintained pasture is the perfect way to feed an adult horse. After all, horses didn't evolve... | read
7 Steps to Horse-Buying Success
Plan, observe, and test-ride to maximize your chances of bringing home exactly the right trail horse for you. Your first trail horse was wonderful, sweet, cooperative, smooth, and a joy to ride. You want your next trail horse to be exactly like him. Or, perhaps your first trail horse wasn't all that wonderful and you didn't really enjoy riding him. Either way, you're now looking for your next ... | read
Trail Riders Set Guiness World Record
On June 13, 2010, The American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) made horse riding history with the first ever Guinness World Records achievement for the Largest Trail Riding Competition. A total of 984 riders participated in the record-breaking achievement that successfully raised over $69,000 for horse rescue programs across ... | read
Schering-Plough Recalls Estrumate
Schering-Plough has issued a recall for Estrumate Solution for Injection. All the involved lots are nearing their expiration date or have already exceeded it (see below). Please help spread this information, as this is a very widely used drug.
Estrumate is a synthetic prostaglandin drug (cloprostenol) used to “short cycle” mares to bring them back into season (“heat”) more quickly. It does this by causing destruction of the corpus luteum, a progesterone-secreting structure that forms in the area... | read
Rodeo Cowboy Gets Western Justice
On June 13, 2010, The American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) made horse riding history with the first ever Guinness World Records achievement for the Largest Trail Riding Competition. A total of 984 riders participated in the record-breaking achievement that successfully raised over $69,000 for horse rescue programs across ... | read
Equine Research Fellow Applications Now Being Accepted
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioner (AAEP) Foundation Past Presidents’ Research Fellow. The scholarship is awarded annually to an AAEP-member veterinarian who is beginning a career in equine research. The application deadline is July 30.
Established in 2006, the AAEP Foundation Research Fellow emphasizes the importance of equine research while rewarding researchers for their personal contributions. ... | read
