Are We Ever Really Prepared?

My Wyoming daughter called last night. Her day yesterday off started out fabulous–horseback ride into the mountains with her boyfriend, Josh, lots of nice trout

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Just Call Me Madam President

Last week I became the President of the American Horse Publications. It’s a great group, and probably any equine-related magazine, newsletter, Web site, or publisher

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Tribute

A baby donkey in Arberdeen, UK, might be destined for greatness. His handlers are asking to the public to weigh in on whether he should

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Piaff, Part 1

Inside the stall, the massive horse balanced precariously on three legs, supported by a sling around his 1,500-pound body that was suspended from a one-ton

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Online Shopping

Almost anything you could ever need nowadays is just a click away, thanks to the Internet. Equestrian apparel, tack, supplies, even horses themselves, are no

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Art Appreciation

Decorated horses have graced the streets of many a city since the Trail of Painted Ponies started in Santa Fe. Local artists paint the fiberglass

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Everybody’s A Winner!

I’m a competitive person, even though I don’t show my horses any more. I think competition makes us sharper and encourages us to think beyond

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Trouble

Because of space limitations, not all the stories I followed and wrote about in the forthcoming book Equine ER, made it into the book, such

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N’awlins, Y’all

I’m currently in New Orleans for the annual seminar of American Horse Publications, an industry group for horse magazine people (it’s sort of like AAEP

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Pony eye surgery

Dr. Claire Latimer, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital’s specialist in veterinary ophthalmology, performs eye surgery to remove a mass from a pony’s eye. The eye

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The Big Easy is Hot!

Just a note from New Orleans, La., where we’re in attendance for the American Horse Publications annual convention. This is one of those times where

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