Lynda Bloom Layne

Lynda Bloom Layne is a full-time free-lance writer who lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has written for horse magazines for 38 years, and over the last decade she has been a newspaper reporter/photographer in Kansas, California, and Oregon.

Articles by: Lynda Bloom Layne

To Shoe or Not to Shoe?

They are questions most horse owners have pondered at one time or another. Does my horse really need shoes? Do they help or hinder him?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Consideration must be given to several factors, including a horse’

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