Spring is here in Colorado, and with the temperatures rising so are the number of questions asking, “Wait.. which vaccines is my horse due for again?” Here we’ll review the core vaccines for adult horses based on current recommendations by the American Association of...
While equine dewormers and rotational deworming practices have been around since the 1960s, our understanding of parasite control has changed quite a bit. Historically, horses were dewormed on fixed schedules with treatments monthly, bimonthly, even daily in some...
By: Taryn Hillman Saving horses from kill pens has taken social media by storm. In fact, social media has been the best thing to happen for the kill buyers, but it is actually one of the worst things to happen for the horses. Why? Let’s take a look at what really...
Over the past decade, the general public has become increasingly critical of the health and welfare of performance horses. Highly publicized debacles, like the equestrian portion of the pentathlon in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and frequent young horse...
“Horsemanship, the art of riding, handling, and training horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal’s direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum efforts.” — Charles Edward Casolani Horsemanship is a term that...
