Courtesy of Kentucky Equine Research The horses in the barn get the same amount of feed every day; it makes feeding time much simpler. The warmbloods look super. Their weight is good, and their coats
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Category: Monthly Editorial
Marty Melvin, 9-Time Nfr Qualifier, Passes Away
Courtesy of PRCA Marty Michael (Chip) Melvin, a nine-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo, passed away Oct. 18 in Paradise, Texas, after battling cancer. He was 59. Melvin, who qualified for the NFR in
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Junior World Finals Inside the Wrangler Rodeo Arena at Cowboy Christmas Set to Run for Ten Straight Days of Competition
Courtesy of NFR Experience Wrangler Rodeo Arena, one of the seven main interactive features of Cowboy Christmas, will host more than 850 youth contestants in the Junior World Finals presented by YETI vying for championships
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Dealing with Wounds: When and Why to Call the Vet
By Cynthia McFarland Courtesy of Farnam’s Stable Talk Whether your horse is at home, in the trailer, on a trail ride or at a competition, there’s never a “good” time for an injury. But because accidents
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Curb Eating on the Trail
Courtesy of Downunder Horsemanship If you have a horse that’s too busy eyeing up his next meal on the trail rather than paying attention to you, use these steps to regain control. A horse can
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Ask the Vet: Wound Care and What to Expect When the Vet Arrives
Answered by Gary Hanes, DVM, Woodside, CA Question: I recently had an 18-year-old gelding wrap a 2-3″ diameter grape vine around his back hips and then on around the left leg at the knee joint. The
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Winter Water Consumption
By Tom R. Lenz, DVM, MS, DACT We all know that colic is the number one non-infectious health risk for horses. There are a number of types of colic but the one we see the
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