Current Articles

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  • Navicular Syndrome – A Case Study

    Horses with histories of heavy work from an early age are at risk of developing navicular syndrome. In addition, breeds such as Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, and Warmbloods are commonly affected.

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  • Horses – Marriage Maker or Deal Breaker?

    This article began as a light-hearted poke at marriage and how horses help or hinder a union. Gathering input from trainers and amateurs wasn’t easy and it quickly became clear that horses complicate life, a lot.

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  • Western Pleasure Defined

    The picture-perfect Western Pleasure show mount should be a pleasure to ride. According to the American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) judging standards, the ideal is a horse that’s balanced...

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  • Equine Vibration Therapy

    A new method to help promote bone strength and density in horses utilizes whole body vibration, with the horse standing with all four feet on a frequency-controlled vibration platform. This type of therapy (bio-mechanical stimulation of body tissues) is new to horses, but has been in use for human medicine for more than 40 years. Currently it is used for human athletes, stroke victims, patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease and numerous other problems. It has proven helpful in elderly people to prevent osteoporosis.

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