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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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Gallop Poll: Color vis–à–vis Disposition?
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Remedy for a Chafed Penis?
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7 Must-Know Horse-Safety Principles
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Practice Makes…(wait for it)…*Possible*
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‘Why I Ride Safe’
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Surviving Green + Green
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Healthy Feet for Happy Trails
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Chin Straps
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Mistakes Horse Buyers Make
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A Frightening Thought
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Gallop Poll: Alternative Equine Health Therapies?
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The Lame Horse: Back to Basics
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