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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Stable Management

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Horse Shopping

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Rider Fitness

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Build confidence

The Latest

Warwick Schiller working with his horse.

Half-Halt for Your Western Horse

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Bounce Back After a Botch

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Fit is the Best Color: How to Manage Your Horse's Weight

Bud Lyon working his horse.

Develop at His Own Pace

Warwick Schiller working his horse.

Improve Your Trail Horse’s Behavior

Ben Baldus working cattle horseback.

Feelin’ Cowy

Jason Irwin working with his horse.

Train Your Horse to Come to a Voice Cue

After evacuation from a wildfire, a bay horse looks at the smoky surroundings in his new, temporary stall-with-pen.

Wildfire—Go! Advice from the Horse-Evacuation Front Lines

An anxious gray horse is acting up in his pen. Is your horse too hot to handle?

4 Reasons Why Your Horse Is Too Hot to Handle

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Trivia Challenge: Balance in the Saddle—Do You Have It?

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Trivia Challenge: Will You Know How to Choose a ‘Step-Up’ Horse?

A woman is silhouetted galloping her horse across an expanse. Is she experiencing fear in the saddle?

Gallop Poll: Are You Ever Fearful When Riding Your Horse?

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Trivia Challenge: Do You Know How to Beat Your Riding Fears?

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Tell Resistance From Defiance to Be a More Confident, Effective Rider

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Trivia Challenge: Do You Know What Makes a Good Topline?

Brad Barkemeyer working his horse in an arena.

The Perfect Circle