Just saw this on Facebook … couldn’t be more apropos for …  GOOD HORSEMANSHIP!

LEARN TO TRIM YOUR OWN HORSES’ HOOVES! 10 week home-study on the theory and care of holistic, natural barefooted horses. Start anytime and work according to YOUR schedule and at…

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested…

I’m hearing or reading about more and more horses with severe liver issues.  I am just starting to really dive into this and look/research/find out what’s causing these issues. One…

Herbs as an alternative to conventional medicines. PLEASE NOTE: This information is from mashvet.com and is not intended to replace your own veterinarian’s advice. Also please be aware that while…

A couple of video and blog views today really struck me. The first from Andrew and Vicki of horsesandhumans.org: “The basic relationship between you and your horse is not something…

I was browsing through Shawna’s blog this morning and ran across this. Thought it was apropos to post considering Chief’s terror over having his hooves handled. I concur with this…

The “Wild Horse Hoof” … yes, still held as *the* hoof by which to model our hoofcare.

However … to my professional colleagues I ask — what domestic horse, in today’s world, eats nothing but live, fresh forage, no artificial drugs or chemicals, travels upwards of 20 – 30 miles a day over 200 square acres of varied terrain, lives in family groups within a herd of hundreds and has NO human interference?

I’d venture to say that each one of you answers the same – NONE.

(Note: Although these vitamins, minerals etc. were written to describe the benefits of Dr. Andrew’s Canine Supplement the benefits go cross-species. The properties apply to all mammals including horses (and horses’ humans!) After all, Hippocrates stated, “Let thy food be thy medicine and they medicine by thy food.” … some statements stand true forever … )

Good Horsemanship is good horsemanship. Period. Is that subjective? Yep. If one is talking about what *human* is the trainer its very subjective.  So, instead, look at it from the horse’s…

Spring Conditioning!  Yay! Time to start getting your horse out of the ‘garage’, dust him off and getting back to work. Bringing back the horse from a lengthy winter off…

How and Why of Pedestal Training   By Suzanne De Laurentis and Allen Pogue ã2009, Imagine A Horse   The goal of Trick Horse Training is to create a companion…

Liberty Training I Suzanne De Laurentis and Allen Pogue, Imagine A Horse © 2011 Liberty Training is a great way to spend quality educational time with any horse, and is…

Big Pharma’s Gaming of Medical Studies …  http://tinyurl.com/84ahst2   For all who think that double blind scientific studies are the last word …

One of the most advised additive for the IR horse’s diet is Chromium. Chromium is found in vegetables and fruits. Particularly: spinach, broccoli, garlic, basil leaves, lettuce, fresh chili, green…

–Disease is an absence of health, and vice versa: health is an absence of disease. But health was here first!–Disease is a process used by nature in an attempt to…

In my ‘line of work’ I need to be able to communicate with the 1000 lb. critters without voices of their own. Horses are unique simply because of their size…

– Almost always, the way to get a better response is to back the pressure off,instead of adding more. via [IceHorses] rashid quotes.