Get Your Horse On a Tracking System

Get your horse on track to a more natural lifestyle with a paddock paradise.

Facing Fear - Real and Imagined

Riding is a risky sport, but by understanding and managing our sources of fear we can stay as safe as possible while enjoying this amazing experience. 

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Do You Dream of Working with Horses and Helping People?

Equine Connection can enable you to live your values, working as a facilitator to inspire and empower other human beings to acquire powerful skills. The horse teaches; you facilitate. Live the life you are meant to live with horses while having a lifelong impact on those you work with.

Grazing Muzzles — When Pasture is Too Much of a Good Thing

Grazing muzzles are commonly recommended for controlling grass intake in overweight and laminitis prone horses and ponies, reducing bite size and restricting intake to the tops of leaves, where the concentrations of sugar tend to be lowest. 

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Heat Stress: Keeping Your Dogs Safe

Heat can have a devastating impact on our animals. All animals outdoors in the heat — whether large or small — require shade, continuous access to fresh water, and air movement and ventilation. Here's a closer look at heat stress with specific considerations in dogs. 

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Competitive Mountain Trail Provides New Challenges

Competitive Mountain Trail appeals to riders of many disciplines, helps build confidence and trust between the horse and rider, and improves riders’ feel and timing. 

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Haymaking

There is a lot more to haymaking than “making hay while the sun shines,” though doing so is a necessary start.

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ThinLine Reinvents the Grazing Muzzle

The Flexible Filly Muzzle is made of supple, lightweight material and has an adjustable grazing hole size to customize the muzzle to your horse’s dietary needs. Manufactured with food grade resins, it's a durable yet lightweight, flexible alternative to traditional muzzles.

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Because I Said So

As a riding instructor, I would prefer to believe that I could offer some solace to students in the throes of frustration and angst, to think I could say something inspiring and sensible, rather than just nodding in their direction and saying, “Hey, it appears you’re masochistic just like the rest of us.”

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How to Shop for a Horse

Shopping for a horse can be one of the most exciting activities, yet it can often be frustrating, too. With a little planning and lot of forethought, you can make it more of the first and less of the latter.

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