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The Case for Lightness with Horses
While it might often be spoken about in artistic, aesthetic, or even philosophical ways, lightness — both of movement and also of communication with horses — is more than an abstract ideal. In many ways, it measures a horse’s current physiological capabilities.
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Research Advances Lead to New Genetic Tests for Horses
The first equine genetic tests became available in the 1990s, well before the equine genome sequence was completed in 2009. Technical advances have since led to a rapid expansion in available tests. We look at a few that can be utilized to inform breeding decisions and provide diagnostic information.
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Herbal Mixtures for Managing “Heaves” in Horses
Equine asthma, also known as “heaves,” is one of the more troublesome small airway diseases which causes an elevated respiratory rate, chronic coughing, and runny nose, and affected horses often find it difficult to exhale. Herbs For Horses' Breathe® herbal supplement has been shown to help.
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Test Your Horse Hay Knowledge
Hay is the bulk of the horse’s diet. Recognizing and purchasing good quality hay that’s of high nutritive value is of the utmost importance to horse owners. Test your knowledge of hay with this quiz.
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Dressage: To Show or Not to Show?
Many riders who train in dressage have no serious interest in showing. Instead, they are committed to its role as physical therapy for the horse. Done correctly, dressage training fixes gait abnormalities, promotes a healthy body and a relaxed nervous system, and allows a horse to age with ease, alleviating joint strain, inactive muscles, or disturbed circulatory systems.
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Does Your Horse Need a Lot of Leg?
It’s no fun when riding becomes an aerobic workout. If you stop working so hard — pumping, pushing, clucking — will your horse quit? If so, who’s doing most of the work?
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How to Manage Your Mind and Emotions at a Horse Show
Riders rarely have an effective strategy or routine in place to support their confidence, resilience, focus, and performance at competition.
Competition routine is crucial to a successful show, and it helps to understand a bit of the science behind how our mind operates under pressure.
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Estate-style property affords absolute privacy, tucked away on 2.42 acres of landscaped gardens, woodland, & natural open greenspace. Only 10 minutes from Parksville, BC. Potential for a high-end horse barn. | | |
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Private setting on 12.35 acres with breathtaking ocean and mountain views. Features a 125’x250’ sand riding ring, 4-stall barn with a heated kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, wash bay & tack room. Hay shed w/ 4 shelters and separate paddocks & pastures. | |
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Congratulations to our Hoofbeat Contest Winners
We are pleased to present the winners of our HOOFBEAT ENEWSLETTER CONTEST, generously sponsored by Eaglewood Equestrian Supplies. This contest ran for six weeks in April and May and attracted a deluge of entries.
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These two lucky Grand Prize winners were each awarded a $250 Gift Certificate from Eaglewood Equestrian Supplies.
• Rachel Hanmer, ON
• Shawna Pfob, AB
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Two Weekly Prize winners each received their choice of an I Love Horses Tote Bag or a subscription to Canadian Horse Journal — these were awarded to:
Lindsay-Rae Fancy, ON
Olivia Margaret Clow, PEI
Chelsea Mitchell, BC
Torill Hutchinson, AB
Kara Seigo, SK
Sadie Wiebe, MB
Abby Last, BC
Barbara King, ON
Chris Ward, NS
Thomas Rusinak, NS
Cheryl Smith, MB
Julia Herperger, SK
Our sincere appreciation goes to our wonderful sponsor, Eaglewood Equestrian Supplies who made this contest possible.
Here at Horse Community Journals we’re planning more exiting and fun contests for 2024 — stay tuned for your next chance to win!
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