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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Horse Shopping
Problem Solved
Rider Fitness
Stable Management
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Barn Life, Made Easy
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To Breed or Not To Breed?
If you want to be a successful non-pro or amateur competitor, avoid making these seven mistakes, including ignoring your trainer when he’s coaching you.
The Biggest Mistakes Non-Pro Riders Make
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Mare Won’t Use Her Paddock
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Curing a Stumbler
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Help for a Nervous Pattern Horse
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Trends for 2017
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Feel the Footfalls
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Gallop Poll: Horse-Blanketing Strategy?
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Create a Confident Mindset
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Keep a Fresh, Clean Barn
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Gallop Poll: Age at First Riding Lessons?
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