DeAnn Long Sloan

Survived Winter? Great. Now Go Clean Your Barn.

Winter left behind more than just mud. Here’s your no-excuses checklist to reset your barn, protect your horses, and start the season on solid footing.

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DeAnn Long Sloan

Mythbuster Monday: Horse Trailers Under a Certain GVWR Do Not Need State Inspection

Let’s go ahead and bust this one wide open, because this myth is not just wrong, it’s the kind of wrong that can cost you money, citations or worse, your horse.

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Gwyneth McPherson

Training in the Right Way: Unpopular Opinion — You Shouldn’t Ride Horses You’re Sacred Of

When a capable rider is actually afraid while riding a horse, it is usually because the horse is not improving with the capable rider’s skills and techniques, and/or is increasingly unpredictable. The rider needs to listen to that fear and give themselves permission not to ride the horse.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Triple Trouble: Return to Work Notice

This isn’t a dramatic comeback. It’s a disciplined return. And after a long stretch of waiting, it feels like the right place to begin.

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Fitness Training a Must for Event Horses, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products

And let’s be real. Fitness training is a must for any performance horse. Read on for more.

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Marcella Gruchalak

Reader Photo Challenge: Sleepy Ponies

Enjoy these 13 photos of horses taking a snooze!

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Morgane Schmidt

The Idea of Order: Horses at Home

Because part of Livin’ the Dream involves never knowing what it means to sleep past 7:00 am…

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Aubrey Graham

Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Seeing Through the Photos (Star of the Beast Edition)

“A few hundred pounds and top line will always make them look better, but when you’re starting from a nicely angled hip and shoulder, you already know that you’re headed in the right direction.”

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Marcella Gruchalak

Tuesday Video: Strangeness

Something really weird is going on in this pasture!

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Marcella Gruchalak

AQHA Drops the Two-Year Rule, Reshaping the Future of Quarter Horse Breeding

From limitation to opportunity, what this means for AQHA breeding programs.

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