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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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Horse Shopping
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Rider Fitness
Stable Management
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How to Stop a Tail Chewer
Photo by Glen Johnson, courtesy of Texas A&M University
Tax Tips for Donating Your Horse
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Perform a Barn Safety Check
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Chips and Brands: Horse Theft Deterrent
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Learn When to Blanket Your Horse in Winter
Photo by Darrell Dodds
Check Your Trailer's Safety
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Horse Barn Plans
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How to Avoid Frozen Pipes in the Barn
© Darrell Dodds
Fall Trail Riding Tips
© APHA
Riding on Rocky Roads
© Equine Research Foundation
Testing Equine Intelligence
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Learn to Care for Polo Wraps
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