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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Running Martingale
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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?
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Gallop Poll: Are You Ever Fearful in the Saddle?
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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?
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The Perfect Circle
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What to Know Before You Bring Cattle to Your Horse Barn
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Gallop Poll: Ever Gone Swimming on a Horse?
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4 Steps to Fix Head Tossing
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