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

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
15 hours ago

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Trivia Challenge: Are You a Savvy Horse Buyer?

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
Mar 18, 2020

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So You Want to Sell Your Horse on the Internet—Here’s How

By Michaela Jaycox
Jul 29, 2019

Weanling performance horse prospects walk in single file through a pasture

Gallop Poll: Bought Riding Prospect as Weanling?

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
Jan 24, 2019

Finding Mr. (or Ms.) Right can be frustrating. But the 11 tips I’ll give you here will help you avoid some of the mistakes I’ve made when buying horses.

11 Tips for Finding ‘Mr. (or Ms.) Right’

By Bob Avila
Oct 11, 2018

Rider in a blue t-shirt, wearing a cowboy hat, loping a sorrel horse in an open field.

For Confidence, Do This Before You Buy That Horse

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
Feb 12, 2019

Bob Avila riding a palomino in an outdoor arena.

Mistakes Horse Buyers Make

By Bob Avila
Jun 7, 2019

Credit: Photo illustration by Carol Ybarra from a Jennifer Paulson image

Tests to Tell If He’s a ‘Can-Do’ Horse

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
Oct 11, 2018

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Gallop Poll: Donated a Therapy Horse?

By HorseRider
Oct 11, 2018

A handsome, dark bay horse wears a beautiful hackamore bridle and silver show saddle.

Wait! 7 Essential Questions Before You Buy That Horse

By By Clinton Anderson, With J. Forsberg Meyer
Mar 16, 2020

The ideal prospect has something special about his look that says “show horse.” It’s difficult to define, but I know it when I see it.

Performance Prospects: Selection Tips

By Bob Avila
Jun 7, 2019

Credit: Skipper and Matina photos by Nicki Smith; Ruby and Red photos by Mariah Hammerschmidt; Smokey photo by Cathy Brown A Home For Every Horse is a resource program that matches rescued horses with adoptive new owners. Created in 2011, it’s a co-project between the American Horse Council’s Unwanted Horse Coalition and the Equine Network, which includes H&R. Among many successful matches are (clockwise from upper left): Skipper with Chris Watson; Ruby with Erin Zellefrow; Smokey with Cathy Brown; Red with Todd Feaser; and Matina with Robbin Watson.

No Longer Unwanted

By Katie Navarra
Oct 11, 2018

Red roan horse posing for sale-ad photo. He's not standing square, he is on uneven ground and there are cars, golf carts, and a dog in the background making it a distracting sale-ad photo.

How to Take a Photo That Sells

By Bob Avila
Jan 18, 2019

Horse shopping can be stressful. Be sure to try the horse under the conditions in which he’ll be used—on the trail for a recreational-riding horse, for example.

Choosing a Trail Horse in 7 Steps

By Jennifer Paulson
Jun 6, 2019

Sorrel mare and foal in a green pasture together.

Protect Your Horse After He Sells

By Barb Crabbe, DVM
Jan 18, 2019

Looking Ahead to Economic Recovery in the Horse Industry

By Bob Avila
Oct 11, 2018

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