Western Horse How-To

Health and how-to advice every horse owner can use. Here are horsekeeping tips, horse-handling guides, and hauling hints, plus rider-fitness routines and riding-confidence boosters. 

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Tip of the Week: Repel Barn Pests

A woman shows her Paint and Pinto horse in the horsemanship class at the 2021 Pinto World Championship Show.

3 Tips to Instantly Boost Your Score

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Bridle Horse Tack and Gear

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Barrel Racing Bits: Selecting for a Specific Issue

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Backing Through an L

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Trailering a Difficult Horse

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Starting a Young Horse on a Cow

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Wrapping Hind Legs

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Practicing Without Over Practicing

Avery Sinclair sits on a bay Paint mare while demonstrating good horsemanship.

3 Exercises to Get a Killer Lower Leg

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Barrel Racing Bits: Selecting a Mouth Piece

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Working Turns on a Young Horse

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Trailering: Settling a Horse

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Front Leg Protection

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Riding in the Show Pen

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Differences Between Forehand Turn and Spin