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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Confidence
Horse Shopping
Problem Solved
Rider Fitness
Stable Management
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Backing Through an L
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Starting a Young Horse on a Cow
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Practicing Without Over Practicing
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3 Exercises to Get a Killer Lower Leg
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Differences Between Forehand Turn and Spin
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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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Front Leg Protection
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Riding in the Show Pen
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Trailering: Settling a Horse
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Tip of the Week: Isolate the Urine
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Using a Trailer’s Butt Bar
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