Developing A Herd Program
What works for some horses doesn’t work for all. Developing a herd health program means taking each herd and individual horse into consideration. Horses are…
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Transitioning From Stall To Outdoors
If your horse is used to being in a stall, transitioning him to being outdoors all the time requires some time and planning. For riders…
Beagle Freedom Project
Beagle Freedom Project is a three year old mission of the non-profit ARME, and is named for the gentle breed almost universally used by research…
6 Tips for Transitioning to Barefoot
Although going barefoot is a growing trend among horse owners today, it’s important to become educated before taking the barefoot ‘plunge’. Many owners have had…
Can-Am Equine Expo Returns
Canada’s longest-running all breed equine show is returning to the Orangeville Agricultural Society Event Centre in 2014. Now in its 11th year, the Can-Am All…
5 elements of Chinese Medicine: Water Horse
All horses embody common physical and behavioral characteristics of the Five Elements of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. By…
5 Elements of Chinese Medicine – Fire Horse
Is your horse flashy, sociable and easy to train? Is he sensitive, unfocused and vulnerable to anxiety? If so, he might be a Fire horse.…
Five Elements of Chinese Medicine
Each horse embodies common physical and behavioral characteristics of the Five Elements of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). By understanding how Five Elements and their patterns…
The Equestrian Dating Scene
Pull up a hay bale, my fellow female equestrians, because we’re about to talk dating. (Sorry to leave you out of this one, men, but…
Taking a stand for positive training
We firmly believe that animals do not need fear-motivated training in order to overcome behaviors. Sure, an animal (or person, for that matter) will eventually…
How to integrate dogs with kids
Are you a dog parent and planning to have kids or do you already have kids and are planning on getting a dog? Either way,…
Understanding environmental medicine
Exposure to toxins, stress, poor diet and other external influences can play a major role in the development of many disease states. Here’s how environmental…
