Horse Sense (and Sensibility)

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How Do You Like it?

By now I hope you’ve had a chance to spend some time with the newly redesigned TheHorse.com. If you haven’t yet, click around for a

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A New Look for TheHorse.com

In a few days things will begin to look a little different around here. Our team has redesigned the look of TheHorse.com based on feedback

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An Unlikely Farrier

Besides my penchant for big gray horses and veterinary science, I’ve developed a “thing” for other activities and causes along my life’s journey. One of

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Little Breakthroughs

I ride a really cool horse named Gandalf on a fairly regular basis. That’s him over there in my blog author image. Gandalf is a

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A Game-Changing Laminitis Study

Laminitis. As a horse owner, a rider, or enthusiast, the word just makes you shudder, doesn’t it? I’m convinced that few topics of horse health

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Down With Mosquitoes

How have you been addressing West Nile virus prevention in your horse(s)? How have you tackled mosquito source reduction in your barn area?

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A Hardy, Handy Irish Horse

Editor Stephanie Church relives her trip to Ireland and one steadfast Irish horse. What is it that makes some horses seem more “durable” than others?

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Horse Cents

(Excerpted from the August 2012 Cost Savings Special Issue) As a young woman in her 20s, my sister is learning about the full spectrum of

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Lessons from Disaster

In late August and early September 2005, news networks depicted the widespread devastation and despair Hurricane Katrina had caused in scenes resembling those you might

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On Horse Sitting and Manure Surprises

As a relatively unencumbered (currently no pets, and a house in suburbia) horsewoman, I find myself farm sitting regularly. I enjoy taking care of someone

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Rabies: Scary, But Very Preventable

Every few years I hear a story or receive an email about veterinarians handling a horse with rabies. These accounts are rare, but they’re usually

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From Gawky to Grand

Raising a foal isn’t rocket science, but it does require some forethought and planning.

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Horse ‘Appointments’

A few weeks ago I had three interesting equine-related appointments, one of which I had scheduled and didn’t quite go as planned, and two that

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Uveitis: A Little Bit of Hades

“I can relate.” “I know how you feel.” These are words that can either soothe or irritate, depending on your frame of mind and current

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