Lockdown has created myriad obstacles for equestrians when it comes to keeping their horses fit, especially during the winter months. Take a look at how Selena O’Hanlon is handling lockdown in Ontario and keeping her horses competition ready. (more…)
When it comes to keeping your horses warm during winter, there’s one sure-fire way to help them maintain their temperature in the colder months: hay. (more…)
Meet Chanel Rhodes, a first-generation African American English and Western rider. From her lifelong passion for horses sprang her revolutionary new product — Mane Tresses! (more…)
White Line Disease is a hoof infection caused by fungi, bacteria, or a combination of both that destroys tissue connection within the hoof. Here’s how to you can detect, treat it and prevent it. (more…)
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…)