Quick Take Western Training emphasizes minimal rein contact and neck reining, relying on seat and balance for long-day ranch work. English training emphasizes steady rein contact to achieve collection ...

G'Day Mate Ranch's Gary Itzstein has been using Natural Horsemanship "The Aussie Way" to build a bond of mutual trust and respect with the horses he's working with through a natural approach. The ...

Provide chelated minerals, which are easier for horses to absorb. Include balanced ratios of key nutrients like calcium to phosphorus (ideally around 2:1). Contain essential trace minerals such as ...

Every now and then, an article pops up with a piece of surprising misinformation about horse brains. Recently, I read that horses are not curious. The idea behind this claim was that prey animals ...

Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...

Did you know that the prevalence of gastric discomfort in active horses is high? Studies indicate that the prevalence of gastric ulcers in performance horses is 90% or more1. Gastric discomfort may ...