Practical horse care, facility management, and riding knowledge — written for owners who want to do right by their horses.
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Do horses like being ridden? Learn how to assess comfort, pain, tack fit, training, willingness, and welfare without forcing a simplistic yes-or-no answer.
Compare show-jumping stirrup designs by grip, ankle comfort, stability, release safety, boot fit, and competition requirements before you buy.
Gaited horses are adored for their sense of balance and smooth ride. They are a boon to riders with aging bodies who are struggling to sit on “bouncy” horses. But are these smooth horses able to do more than trail riding? Can gaited horses do dressage? Gaited horses can do dressage within USDF as modified … Read more
Horses have one stomach—not four like cattle. Learn how a horse’s stomach, small intestine, cecum, and colon work together, plus feeding and colic-safety basics.
Learn how to estimate a horse’s age from dental changes, body clues, and records—plus why tooth aging is only approximate and when to involve an equine veterinarian.
Learn why some horses need shoes for protection, traction, workload, or therapeutic support, when barefoot management may work, and how to plan safe hoof care with a farrier.
How long can a horse run? Learn what determines equine endurance, how far prepared horses may travel, how to condition safely, and when to stop for heat, fatigue, or injury.
What is a show-jumping clinic, how should you prepare, and what happens during one? Use this practical 2026 guide to choose a safe clinic for you and your horse.
Maybe you have thought, what’s the harm in giving my horse some of your multivitamins? If a vitamin is good enough for a human, it should be good enough for a horse, right? Giving human vitamins to your horse can be dangerous. Horses need a range of minerals and vitamins, but they must be given with … Read more
Can you mix paste dewormer with horse feed? Learn why dosing can be unreliable, what current AAEP guidance says, and what to do if your horse spits out medication.
Learn what a hackamore is, how bosals, sidepulls, and mechanical hackamores work, how to fit one safely, and when competition rules matter.
No horse can run in the Kentucky Derby twice because the race is limited to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Learn how age rules, qualifying points, and the Triple Crown pathway work.
