How My Rodeo Career Changed
A major participant in this story is my horse Buddy. By: Deanna Foster Buddy is a 15 year old registered Paint Quarter Horse that I have owned since he was…
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Backing To Go Forward
By: Pat McKnight In the hobby horse trainer’s training program, there will be times when one needs to go backward to advance the horse’s education. Those times could be when…
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Julia’s Story
By: Julia Fisher My story begins growing up in a “non-horse” family in a small Amish town in Indiana. Independence and fire have always run through my veins naturally, which…
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Working In Hand – Yielding Left
We’ve been discussing tips for teaching your horse three in-hand maneuvers that are extremely important for the horse’s future, from beginning work under saddle to advanced training. They are the…
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Cornell Cardiologists Calm Horses’ Fluttering Hearts
ITHACA, N.Y. – When traditional treatments for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) fail, a new procedure offered by cardiologists at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, provide an alternative way to…
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Concussion Awareness For Equestrians
Would you know if someone was suffering from a concussion? Lexington, KY -Did you know that the average amount of traumatic brain injury-related deaths in equestrian sport is more than seven…
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Hurricane Harvey Makes TX Horses Refugees in CO
On a late September Sunday morning at barely 1AM, sixteen miniature horses emerged from a trailer to glimpse their new surroundings. It had been a long, sixteen-hour journey direct from…
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Being Mentally Present While Training Your Horse
As an instructor, what I struggle with the most when teaching students is not the physical aspect of riding, but the mental. Intent is hard to teach. We all have…
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Road To The Horse Features Australian Dan James
He’s no stranger to Road to the Horse. The crew loves him, the fans love him, let’s just be honest, everyone loves the charismatic Australian horseman, Dan James! Since his…
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