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Carlisle Vacations: What To Do When You Stay in Carlisle

The city of Carlisle is the largest of all settlements that you will find in Cumbria, England. Along with being the administrative centre for the city and the County of Cumbria, it also houses the main campus for the University of Cumbria. Carlisle vacations are ideal for those who would like to discover more about […]

Her Helmet Saved Her Life

HARMONY:  Her Helmet Saved Her Life
By Jan Dawson
President, AAHS
[reproduced from Spring 2002 Caution:Horses]
The trainer had just finished schooling an 8-year old, experienced horse.  They had completed a highly successful show season a couple of months before and were moving on into some new territory including flying changes and some more sophisticated lateral work.  The horse […]

Cleanliness and Your Horse’s Health

Image via WikipediaOne of the most important factors in how healthy your horse ends up being is cleanliness. You might not believe it, but it is something that is completely true. In order to have your horse live a very healthy life style, it needs to be able to maintain a life in which it […]

Bones and Muscles: Horse Anatomy

Image via WikipediaWhen you have a horse, it is very important that you understand several basic parts of horse anatomy to be sure that you are caring for your horse in the best way possible. You can do this through studying on your own or you can talk to your vet to learn the very […]

Baby Horsies: Caring for Fouls

Image via WikipediaWhenever you have little ones that enter your life or the life of your animal, there is going to be some excitement. Caring for fouls is a very important part of raising horses, and it is something that you should know a lot about right form the get go.
First of all, you have […]

Learning from Horses: Plute

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Anyone who’s honest with themselves and has been in the horse business for very long can look back and count quite a few mistakes. It’s the old “if I knew then what I know now” thing. Honest […]

Dealing with the Amazing Strandardbred horses

Have you ever seen the fast horses galloping in the races? Well, these horses are called Standardbreds, and they are well known for their skill in harness racing, being the fastest trotting horse in the world. In many part of Europe (England not including) all harness races are conducted between trotters. Standardbreds have shorter legs than the American thoroughbred race […]

Western Saddles - Used Is Good

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If you are looking for good, highly quality Western saddles, then the best place to go would be the markets where there are horses for sale, as well as pre-owned horse tack supply items. You should be able to find some great used saddles and to choose the one that suits the horse […]

What Are Recommended Tack Supplies?

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Taking care of horses is normally quite difficult because of the many considerations you have to think about. From the animals’ shelter, to food, to other important tack supplies, the list seems to go on and on. Although taking care of such animals might not seem that interesting for some people, ranchers feel there is […]