Happy Vaccination Day
OUCH! No, it isn’t a fly biting me (and thank goodness, because flies are the WORST!) It was my good friend Dr. Jackie sticking me with a needle. Ouch, there she goes…
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                OUCH! No, it isn’t a fly biting me (and thank goodness, because flies are the WORST!) It was my good friend Dr. Jackie sticking me with a needle. Ouch, there she goes…
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                Click here to download a print version of this infographic. Text-only version of “Eight Easy Tips to Keep Your Horse’s...
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                Careful management of your horse year-round will help ensure that he remains healthy during drought conditions. In the short-term future,...
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                I was snoozing in my stall yesterday when my mom’s trailer came rumbling up the drive. She had some dude in the trailer. He was a…
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                A scoop of grain and two fluffy flakes of hay in the morning. A scoop of grain and two fluffy flakes...
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                I just have to say, as far as I am concerned, good housekeeping is essential. I do not like standing in a dirty stall. Whew, the smell alone…
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                Inquiring minds want to know: Why are my bell boots on upside down all the time? And no, my hooman is not incompetent. The fact is, my mom is really pretty darn clever…
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                By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm Every riding horse needs to be able to stop and go when told. I teach all my horses that whoa means whoa, whether I am on the ground or in the saddle. No ifs, ands, or…
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                See link below to download a print version of this infographic. Click here to download a print version of this...
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                Slurp, slurp, nibble, nibble, slurp… I really do love my breakfast. I had a run-in with a little issue called choke a few years back, so now I get porridge for…
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                By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. Need to have a school over brush jump but don’t have access to any? Or maybe…
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                Now that I am fully retired, I have plenty of time to sit around and remember all the great times I have had. Like in 2011 when I flew around…
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                Click here to download a print version of this infographic. Text-only version of “Summer Games® Plus: What’s Inside the Tube?”...
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                Let me share a little secret with you. Humans love to give out treats. Take my mom, for example. I see her coming and I make a beeline to the…
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                Routine vaccinations considered essential during COVID-19 pandemic The Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has...
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                In healthy joints, the ends of the bones are coated with a thin layer of friction-reducing tissue known as articular...
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                Well, this entire grazing issue is really heating up. My mom REALLY wants me to go out and eat grass every day. She says it is good for me, full of vitamins and minerals and healthy calories.
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                Electrolytes are a group of minerals that perform critical functions in the horse’s body. They are sodium (Na), potassium (K),...
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                I love my stall, I adore it, I can’t put into words how much I love my stall. I get really upset when I can’t get in my stall. Some horses don’t like being in their stalls, but that is NOT my problem…
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                You know I am retired now, so I have a lot of time to think back on my glory days. I was amazing! (If I do say so myself.) When my mom starts talking about how special I am…
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                I heard some of you were concerned about me last night because it was freezing here in Kentucky. No need to worry…
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                Feeding directions are an important place to start. As human beings, we have the ability to manage our own daily...
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                I knew it was just a matter of time before they asked me to tell my life story. After all, I have had quite an interesting life. Four different careers, lots of excitement, and plenty of hard times…
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