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
horsestall
Breathe Easy in Winter
fall checklist
Weanling Care, Bot Kill, Rodent Watch
winterblankets
Winter-Weather Prep
Self-Lifting Feet
Understand Ear Pinning
Horse Poop
The Scoop on Poop
Stall Mats: Foundation for Comfort, Health
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Gift Ideas for Riders
Photo by Bob Atkins, courtesy of The International Horse Agility Club
Equine Agility
Photo courtesy of Horse Books Etc
Editor's Pick: Veterinary Care for the Perfect Horse
Image courtesy of Stoonn at FreeDigitalPhotos
Gallop Poll: Whither Those Feedsacks?
Reach Out. Act. Respond
Reach Out. Act. Respond.—for Horses
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Prepare for Parades
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