Across the Fence

When in Doubt, Turn Out

If our goal is to produce horses that are athletically talented and sufficiently resilient to withstand maximal competitive efforts, there is no substitute for a natural upbringing with full-time turnout on varied terrain.

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Installing Automatic Waterers

September is a great time to get your winter water supply set up. Alayne discusses the steps involved in installing automatic waterers on horse properties.

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Hurry Up and Wait

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.

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Age-Defying Donkeys

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

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You Never Can Tell With Bees

One of my more exciting memories from riding camp as a kid involved a trail ride on my 20-year-old grade pony, Pacer. I was one

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Keep a Close Eye

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

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For Want of a 12-Foot Stride

Since starting Hannah under saddle three years ago, I’ve been willing her to either shrink or grow. A few inches shorter and she’d be a

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