EQUINE DERMATOLOGY: Everything You Wanted to Know (and More) About Skin The skin is the largest organ in the body. It is the primary interface between the body and the environment. The…

NOTES FROM SUSAN GARLINGHOUSE EQUINE NUTRITION & RESEARCH AVS 303: Feed Preparation and Processing Feed processing methods may be chemical, thermal, mechanical (or combination) Processing may also include microbial fermentation ,ie…

QUESTION: I’m an older person and always wanted to learn to ride bareback. Do you have any tips for me? ANSWER: Well, first of all you want to be sure…

A great tip from Horse In The South.com:  So you don’t like those pesky mosquitoes, especially now that they have the potential to carry the West Nile Virus? Here’s a tip…

[The story below was written a few years ago. Two years ago, in 2010, Dorian was laid to rest here on PENZANCE. He was 30 years old. Amahl is still…

To improve the balance of a horse, the rider can repeatedly ask the horse for up and down transitions, every 5 strides. — Walk-Trot-Walk-Trot-Walk-Trot. — This teaches the horse to…

The article below is from http://www.equestrianprofessional.com. As I was reading it I really felt what Elisabeth was saying and I also felt it from the HORSE’S perspective! Imagine how your…

This first TIP is actually one from Mary Midkiff. http://www.womenandhorses.com   How should a healthy horse look? My tip for the day is learning to recognize a healthy horse. Take a…

What are Distal Spots? Distal Spots are a type of coloring on or around the coronary band and lower legs of the horse. The horse may have stockings or socks…

Question: What do you feel is the best hoof supplement? Karen, MA Answer: The BEST hoof supplement is the best diet. Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be…

Question: Hi there. I hope you can help. We have recently bought a wonderful 13.3hh pony for our daughter. He is great for her to ride but, when she needs…

      The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates there are 500 million users of homeopathy world wide. 500 million people can’t be wrong!  — “While conventional medicine often tends…

The purpose of these photos is to follow up on my last blog writing. For anyone who wants to believe that my horses are ‘dying’ from ‘lush pasture, too much…

“Ambitious Kate” said,  — “don’t think she cares. she creates these dreamy scenarios which sell to clients woo woo and looks for written substantiation that what she is doing is…

From a discussion forum today: Today at 7:58am, jp wrote: I think that Caballus wanted the horse to keep it’s attention on her, did you Caballus? I think that’s very sensible with a…

Public health officials in Berkshire County say they have discovered the deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus in mosquito samples for the first time ever. “It’s been tracked in Massachusetts since…

I’d posted a link to the 2nd part of my CHA conference presentation on another forum and was accused of not posting the entire thing thus being deceptive and lying….

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http://www.aebc.com.au One of the most important points to make here is that we must train using pressure/release thoroughly, rather than rely too early on fragile associations. A good example is…

I received a letter yesterday that was sharply revealing about the general lack of understanding about clicker training in the horse world. The letter, from an equestrian professional, stated that…