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
Stable Management
Elderly woman leading white horse by bridle outdoors along stalls
Tips to Keep Riding at Midlife and Beyond
H&R file photos
Colic-Prevention Checklist
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Once More into the Show Pen
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Tasty Holiday Treat Recipes for Your Horse
Electric Post-and-Rail Fencing
Grey horse flirting with aussie
How to Introduce a New Dog to Horses
Photo by Cappy Jackson
Shoot to Thrill: Get Your Horse's Ears Up for Photos
Horse & Rider Resource for Rider Fitness and Weight-loss
Teach Your Horse to Neck Rein
Photo courtesy of Cindy Flood of Lake Lodge Bed and Barn
Can Your Horse Earn You a Living?
© Alana Harrison
How to Show on a Shoestring Budget
Photo courtesy of Cindy Flood, Flood Farm
Resources for the Rider's 'Bucket List'
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Midshow Report
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Prepare for Parades
Advice for Pain-Free Independence Day Parade Prep
Al Dunning's Insights
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