Labor Pains

Horse owners on a shrinking budget should do as much of the work as they are capable of, but hire out when necessary.

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"Wanted" Horses

There’s been a lot said about unwanted horses in the past few years, but I want to talk about “wanted” horses. TheHorse.com started a service

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Due Diligence

News comes from California that a jury awarded Tom Selleck $187,000 after the actor supposedly was tricked into buying a lame show horse for his

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Fat Asses

The ever-expanding waistlines of some burros in Oatman, Ariz., have prompted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ask tourists to kindly refrain from feeding

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"Time is trauma"

At Equine ER, we love quotations, whether they are horse-related Ð "If you get up in the saddle, you better be ready to ride (cowboy

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Farm Care

If you own your own property, you know maintenance and upkeep expenses never disappear. But whether or not you own a barn or board your

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Sinister Sands

Earlier this month we reported on a sad incident on a French beach in which a horse and rider fell into decomposing green algae. Toxic

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Basking in the glow of SRO!

It was standing-room only the other night at Equine ER’s first bookstore reading at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Thanks to all of you who were

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Rabies and West Nile Virus

There have been a lot of cases of rabies in my state and county this year. Everything on my farm (except the chickens) is vaccinated

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Bedding Selection

What bedding material do you prefer —is there an alternative to straw or wood available in your area that’s cost-effective?

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Summertime Haikus

We’ve nearly let a season pass us by without another round of readers’ horse haikus! Read the great submissions on the springtime haiku post.  

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