To blanket or not to blanket? That is the question… and often the stage for lively debates. Veterinarian Joyce Harman discusses the pros and cons of blanketing. (more…)
When you’re selling a horse and talking to potential buyers, you might need a translator to understand what they really want and, more importantly, what they really need. Fortunately, Horse Nation is here to help with this guide to understanding horse buyer language. (more…)
“Most horses fall neatly into the categories of being gaited (Tennessee Walkers, Missouri Fox Trotters) or not (Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses). Standardbreds fall into a grey area, where they are either pacers (gaited) or trotters (not) all within one breed.” (more…)
Meet Brittney Chambers, the founder and owner of CBC Equine Therapeutic Horseback Riding Academy, LLC. She has been a rider her entire life and provides horsemanship classes, horse training, and equine-facilitated learning and psychotherapy. (more…)
For horse owners, nothing is more frightening than hearing the word COLIC! Winter is an important season to focus on colic prevention and ward off water woes that can lead to impaction in the equine gut. (more…)
“Maybe come October, the bay cousins will be stalled next to each other in the Kentucky Horse Park. Maybe, this year will be more about joy and progress than patience and simply going forward to get through. Maybe, just maybe, this year it might just be safe to hope.”
The results of the Detecting Soreness in Horses Consensus Study Report are in. Candace Wade weighs in on the ramifications of this report for Tennessee Walking Horses and the PAST Act. (more…)
“For many women the opportunity to own their own horse as a child or young adult was never more than a dream, hampered by lack of money and/or support from family.” But now they are embarking on horse ownership and pursuing the put-aside passion. (more…)
“Establishing strong communities first takes the desire to do so… and time. It takes patience, good and active listening, and open and willing collaboration with others.” (more…)
Selling horses can be frustrating, entertaining and maddening, but buying horses can be downright frightening. So we at Horse Nation are here to help make things as easy for you as possible. Here is the definitive guide to horse sale ads (all meant in good fun, of course). (more…)
