Author: emtemplate

Adulterated Air

Catastrophic environmental events such as wildfires that diminish air quality and affect horses’ breathing might seem beyond human influence. We do have control, however, over...

07 April, 2022

Bill McMullin: Dressage for Life and Life for Dressage

Bill McMullin is a USEF “S” dressage judge, a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist, and an esteemed member of the USDF Instructor/Trainer Program faculty....

28 January, 2022

Seeing Inside

Huge advances in medical imaging help us see inside the horse so vets can diagnose and treat formerly mysterious injuries....

01 January, 2022

Setting a Side-Saddle Jumping Record

As the holidays draw near, consider giving a book to your horsey friends. And you can always add an extra copy for yourself to the...

04 December, 2021

Gift a Horse Read

As the holidays draw near, consider giving a book to your horsey friends. And you can always add an extra copy for yourself to the...

04 December, 2021

Senior horse care basics: an ounce of prevention

Today, its common knowledge that immune systems in people over the age of sixty-five are more compromised. Advertisements for flu vaccinations, pneumonia, or shingles warn...

09 May, 2020

Senior horse basics: long in the tooth

As horses age, their ability to thoroughly chew and digest hay and grain may be affected. A tooth extraction, disease, or a dental abnormality like...

08 May, 2020

Senior horse care basics: kick up those hooves

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint degeneration in horses, can stop an equine in its tracks. Indeed, sixty percent of lameness issues originate from...

07 May, 2020

From hoof to head: senior horse care basics

Is fifteen the new ten for our equine seniors? Proof of their resiliency is evident in barrel racing arenas, in the dressage rings, and along...

07 May, 2020

A prairie of grief

Yesterday I shared Part 1 of this piece that explores the role my horse played during a summer of grief. Today, I bring you Part...

03 May, 2020