Learn to turn

Focus on balanced turns in a figure-8 to improve your courses.

On the ROAD AGAIN

W e ’re hitting the road for our

Readers’ Choice Awards

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EVENT PREVIEW: MUSTANG HERITAGE SPECTACULAR

may/june

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 2-3 2025 Kentucky Oaks and Derby Churchill

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ICELANDIC / CHRISTIANE SLAWIK

Will She or won't she?

Our vet tries to reason with an unreasonable owner hoping to get her mare in foal.

Kind of a Big dealership

A cowgirl entrepreneur finds her passion for pairing equestrians with the horse trailer of their dreams.

Changing times

Practices such as using flash nosebands and shaving whiskers have been done without question for decades, but are now coming under heightened scrutiny and new rules.

The Importance of sleep

Unlock better performance and faster recovery with something you already do daily.

Win the Battle agaist slime

Pesky water trough algae is bothersome to almost all horsekeepers, but there are strategies you can use to keep it at bay.

Finding forever

Every May, the ASPCA Right Horse program promotes a horse adoption campaign that has seen amazing success stories.

Driven to succeed

Teaching your horse to ground drive offers many benefits and is just plain fun.

Itchy, Bumpy and irritated

Insect bite hypersensitivity can make horses miserable; here’s how to curb the problem for good.

Under the surface

Cellulitis occurs when a subcutaneous bacterial infection gets out of hand.

HONORING HEROES THROUGH HORSES

The Heroes Horsemanship Challenge is a competitive team riding event open to both past and current members of the armed forces and their family members.

TOWING ELECTRIC

If you’re in the market for a new truck for towing, you may have considered going electric. Has the time come to replace gas-powered with plug-in?

Reporting from the Finish Line

Race-day reporting is part skill and part art form, as Donna Barton Brothers shares.