A Shot Across The Bow

The United States Department of Agriculture recently took aim at the Tennessee Walking Horse industry’s failed efforts at self-regulation with a new rule requiring mandatory

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Dogs And The Law

There are a batch of liability risks associated with operating any equestrian business, whether a boarding farm, a lesson barn, a training facility, or a

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To Ride or Not to Ride?

When their competitive or work careers are over, some aged horses settle into retirement quite nicely. The last thing they’d like to do is return

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U.S. Dressage’s Newest Fan

News Alert: “The Sport of Summer 2012” has officially been named. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself to join the Colbert Nation in cheering on Team

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Our Olympic Angle

You’ll be able to live-stream 2012 London Olympic Games coverage (in a future post, I’ll tell you how). Results and happenings are sure to be

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Mandatory Minimums

You’ve probably seen the emails or social media calls to action asking you to send a letter/fax/email to someone, either supporting or opposing a proposed

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Time for a Trim

If you ask the owners of 10 older horses how they keep their charges comfortable during a trim or shoeing session, you’ll likely get a

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Three of My Favorite Things

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” So goes the famous quote by the eighteenth-century author Samuel Johnson, and it’s

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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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Finding Fault

If you fall off a horse and hurt yourself, is it always someone else’s fault? The answer, according to the U.S. District Court for the

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