Author: emtemplate

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

Staying put breeds new interests

Are you on week two, three, or five with staying at home? Are you and your horse chomping at the proverbial bit desperate to escape...

10 April, 2020

Quarantine is a brutal way of life for wild horses

An email I received from the Black Hills Wild Sanctuary puts the word quarantine in perspective. Rounded up, split up, segregated, and incarcerated, our country’s...

09 April, 2020