Reining horses and those competing in other cattle events often wear slide plates. These specialized hind shoes allow them to slide while reducing joint stress.
Western performance horses do it all: pleasure riding, reining, cutting and roping, speed events, and more. So when a horse isn’t performing as he should, there are more than a few places practitioners can look. Here’s how vets hone in on a diagnosis.
Who you pick as a trainer can make all the difference for your (or your child’s) enjoyment and your horse’s health and welfare. A seasoned equine veterinarian offers her advice on critically evaluating trainers and their programs to find the right fit.
Learn more about the equine athletes that compete at rodeo events, the types of injuries they are prone to, and how veterinarians nurse them back to health.
Saddle pads are made in a variety of materials for many functions. Find out how they impact your horse.
The Retired Racehorse Project’s 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover took place October 4-7, 2018, at the Kentucky Horse Park. This year’s event featured more than 500 off-track-Thoroughbreds competing in 10 different equestrian sports.
Working with your veterinarian, farrier, and trainer and considering your horse’s physical, mental, and social needs will help you make the best decision for when and how you should transition him to a more leisurely lifestyle.
The home team didn’t disappoint Wednesday at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018. Team USA clinched its fifth consecutive team gold medal by nearly 10 points over the silver medal team.
Knowing how to select the perfect mount, train and condition him properly, and manage his health so he’ll deliver his best in the show pen is how champion riders of reiners, cutters, and rodeo sports succeed.
No horse is perfect, and many with conformational flaws go on to compete successfully. What can you live with and how?
Researchers determined that, in one study, Western curb bits caused less rein tension than did English snaffles.
Take an inside look at the rules and regulations regarding importing horses to the United States solely for competition.
How to help performance horses of all types reach peak fitness.
There’s been very little scientific study into sudden death in sport horses, but researchers recently reviewed a number of incidents with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of fatalities that occur.
Whips, spurs, and horse-head-control equipment can be misused by riders and misunderstood by spectators, both of which can have negative outcomes for horses and the industry alike.
The more data vets have on the injuries Western horses experience, the more they can do to try to rehabilitate or prevent them, one practitioner says.
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