A 1980s Education
Though the decade of the 1980s ushered in the birth of the ‘natural horsemanship philosophy and training method, these nascent nuggets linking horse...
Though the decade of the 1980s ushered in the birth of the ‘natural horsemanship philosophy and training method, these nascent nuggets linking horse...
With the numbers of neglected, abandoned, or mistreated horses steadily rising and cresting at 100,000 annually, even healthy equines without disabili...
After midnight, horses acquire the ability to speak like their humans....
Timing is everything, and the timing of a virtual bookstore for horse lovers and readers couldn't be better!...
In the bleak Welsh midwinter, kicking a gift horse named Mari Lwyd may cost you a song and a mince pie!...
Equine vets as essential workers in the age of COVID...
For the past few months, I’ve been working on some online networking with horse enthusiasts and professionals. Thanks to an excellent marketing ...
Never before has the phrase battening down the hatches meant more...
An Independent revolution in the equine publishing industry takes hold...
Hay is the main course not the appetizer for many horses, but how can something as simple as grass that has been cut, dried, and stored for domesticat...
Innocuous or not, a stone bruise on the sole of a horse's foot can stop both of you in your tracks...
Calendars wiped clean. Face masks a fashion statement. Social distancing measured in feet not inches. I am waiting for historians and media pundits to...
Three-quarters through 2020, or the COVID year, and our horses are in better mental shape than humans, I think! ...
If dipping or soaking your horse’s hay conjures visions of wasted water, contaminated liquid, and too much time seeping away...
In the past, soaking forage was a popular method to both decrease dust, allergens, mites, spores, and other respiratory irritants...
Dusty hay harbors allergy triggers. Low levels of these fine particles irritate a horse with sensitive respiratory airways....
Today, its common knowledge that immune systems in people over the age of sixty-five are more compromised. Advertisements for flu vaccinations, pneumo...
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 sh...
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint degeneration in horses, can stop an equine in its tracks. Indeed, sixty percent of lameness issues origi...
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 enduranc...
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 2....
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 your boredom and a...
An email I received from the Black Hills Wild Sanctuary puts the word quarantine in perspective. Rounded up, split up, segregated, and incarcerated, o...
Near the end of February, I launched a freshly designed Equi-Libris website. Excited and inspired by the incredible work of EquiLuxe Marketing on the ...
Welcome to the launch of the new and improved Equi-Libris, LLC website! My name is Anna Sochocky, and I am thrilled to share my new website with artic...
A diagnosis of headshaking can be a life sentence of pain to a horse and end any career for a rider. Learn more in my article on new treatments for...
A broodmare too old to produce. A failed racehorse prospect. A chronically lame workhorse. Each year, thousands of horses like these are sold at publi...
The Union Army’s victory in the Civil War ushered in freedom for thousands of enslaved African-Americans, yet, life in the war’s aftermath continu...