Most horse owners are taught to ensure their charges load (and stayÉ) in trailers quickly and easily in case an emergencyÑbe it a medical crisis,

Here’s something you might or might not know about me. I’m not a cold weather person. Yes, I grew up in Massachusetts. Yes, I lived

Later this week, The Horse team will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the 2014 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention. An annual

As I type this, it’s 30¡F and snowing in Lexington. And this is one of the warmer days we’ve had of late. It’s not supposed

The vast majority of the time, I love my job. As a lifelong equestrian who loves to teach, there’s no better feeling than passing important

Winter coats are a funny thing. Horse owners love them because they not only keep their four-legged family members warm when temperatures drop, but they

Blindness certainly isn’t unique to aging equids, but it is a condition that many older horses and their owners deal with on a daily basis.

If I had things my way, our horses would stay in their prime foreverÑthey’d never get old or develop any number of age-related health conditions.

In a past life, now-18-year-old Dorado had two mischievous paddock-mates who kept him on his toes at all times: a pair of Miniature Donkeys called

As I’ve discussed on several occasions in the past, some older horses really, really don’t like the whole concept of retirement: “Wait, you seriously want

Four years ago, in 2010, history was made when the FŽdŽration Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games (WEG) were held for the first time outside of

There is no shortage of opinions in the horse world: If you asked five equestrians about their preferred method of, say, stall cleaning or wound

As you might know by now, 18-year-old Dorado is just a tad accident proneÑif there’s a way to hurt himself, pull a shoe off, or

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, firstly, thank you! But secondly, you should know by know that 18-year-old Dorado is a giant weenie:

One of the most important things I learned during my year as a working student with my trainer is that every horse should have impeccable

Sometimes, try as you might, it’s nearly impossible to keep your horse on the work schedule you’d like to. You know, when like annoying health