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Rainy days and dry stalls

Rain, snow, rain. Snow, rain, snow. This is winter in Kentucky. It has been wet and gray for what seems like days and days. I am looking forward to a nice nap in the…

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Keep a journal of what you have learned

By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. Take time after lessons, clinics, and daily rides to journal about what you have learned that day. Writing things down helps…

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Jaimey and Tina Irwin

Stoney Lake Equestrian Centre in Stouffville, Ontario, is home base to one of Canada’s premier dressage couples. Jaimey and Tina...

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Do you have a horse that is struggling with skin issues or even thrush?

By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer Try this. Combine 1 part 2% chlorhexidine to 20 parts water mixed in a spray bottle. Apply once a day. It works to kill the bacteria as well as fungus.

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Body Work Edition

This is post 30 of 41 in the series “Taco Tuesday” It’s Taco Tuesday! Taco Tuesday special report Back in...

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Fly-free at last

Do you know what the best thing about winter is? NO FLIES!!! I can’t complain enough about flies. They drive me INSANE…

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Five Tips on Managing Those Blankets

Be sure your horse is clean and dry before putting on a blanket. If there is “skin yuck,” try to...

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How to eat hay 101

Have you noticed how much horses love hay and grass? Trust me, we can spend all day long eating hay and grass. I will never forget the first time…

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Managing RER (a Form of Tying-up) With Dietary Changes

“Tying-up” is one of the more common muscle disorders found in horses. In fact, we now know that there are...

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Drunken sailor and the pregnant lady

And just like that, fall is over in Kentucky. It isn’t freezing cold yet, which is good because I still have some winter coat to grow, but it’s…

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Colonic Ulcers in Horses

Most of us know that horses can suffer from equine gastric ulcers syndrome (EGUS), a condition where horses develop ulcers...

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Hey, wait for me!

By Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF gold medalist, FEI-certified instructor, owner of Maplecrest Farm. We have all experienced that moment when you put your foot in the stirrup and your trusty steed…

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Those Dangerous Cows and the Gate

The other morning, Ginger and I were standing in the sun facing the gate, the bent gate. “I remember the day you bent that gate, Taco,” she said with a sigh. “I never saw a horse jump that high before.”

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Ginger the racing pony

Fall is here. I can feel it in the crisp evening air! It makes me feel young again. So young, in fact, that I have been enjoying some sprint races across the dry lot with…

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Do-it-yourself tire changing.

By Lisa Barry, FEI 5* Rider and Trainer. When traveling with a horse trailer, flat tires are…

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Friends

One thing I really need in my life is friends. I have moved around a lot so I can’t say I have had any lifelong friends, but I always seem…

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Avoiding Choke in Horses

Anyone who has had a horse choke can tell you, it is not a pleasant experience. Horses “choke” when a...

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The Walking Wounded

I hate to say it, but I got myself into a little trouble Saturday night and cut my leg again. Yes, again. No, I wasn’t partying…

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Ingredients for strong hooves and a healthy coat

Biotin has become commonplace in feed rooms across the world because of its reputation as an effective hoof supplement. And while this is true, some horsemen believe it to be a man-made and mystical creation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Like the more familiar niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin, biotin is first and foremost a B-vitamin.

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