Taking Passion for Horses to New Heights: One on One with Charlie Cole of Highpoint Performance Horses
December 7, 2025 Comments Off on Taking Passion for Horses to New Heights: One on One with Charlie Cole of Highpoint Performance Horses
By Delores Kuhlwein “Obtaining knowledge can bring light into your life, but sharing it can also bring others out of the darkness.” ~Dr. Bhawna Gautam. What can you possibly do once you’ve reached the pinnacle of your career? For Charlie Cole, whose accolades in the show arena are endless, it simply means enjoying and imparting […]
Continue reading …If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
December 3, 2025 Comments Off on If These Walls Could Talk – an EC Blog by Marissa Ledford
By Marissa Ledford A barn once filled now sits empty. As I look down this aisle one last time, I can’t think of a better way to have spent my childhood than right here in this barn. The number of horses that have walked through these doors, the lifelong friends that were made, and—most importantly—the […]
Continue reading …The Complete, Common-Sense Guide To Safe Horse Hauling
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on The Complete, Common-Sense Guide To Safe Horse Hauling
Keeping your horses safe and healthy during travel can be tricky. Not only must you provide for their basic needs, like food and water. You also have to consider the logistical challenges associated with transporting a 1,200 lb. animal inside a metal box, attached to a vehicle, traveling at high speed down the road.
Continue reading …Banish That Winter Coat – Top Pros Give Tips to Get a Great Hair Coat
December 2, 2025 Comments Off on Banish That Winter Coat – Top Pros Give Tips to Get a Great Hair Coat
We asked top professionals your biggest questions about keeping a show-worthy hair coat. Here’s what they had to say…
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The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released updated deworming guidelines last year that upends the popular practice of deworming whole herds of horses on a fixed interval each year, and also responds to the growing concern of widespread anthelmintic resistance.
Continue reading …Ten Common Health Concerns For Senior Horses
November 28, 2025 Comments Off on Ten Common Health Concerns For Senior Horses
With the advances in equine veterinary care and technology, horses are living longer than ever. Today, older horses can live well into their twenties and very often, their thirties. A very small percentage (between 2 and 5 percent) will live into their forties.
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In a world where parents are looking for sports to enroll their children in so they can keep them busy every weekend, thousands of dollars can be invested in uniforms, equipment, lessons, and tournament fees. When most internet posts compare the annual cost of travel or recreational teams against each other, the one sport that’s often missing is equestrian.
Continue reading …300,000-year-old Equine Genomes Reveal Deep Roots of Modern Horses
November 24, 2025 Comments Off on 300,000-year-old Equine Genomes Reveal Deep Roots of Modern Horses
Posted by Mark Andrews, Equine Science Update: For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the genomes of an extinct horse species, Equus mosbachensis, that lived around 300,000 years ago in what is now Lower Saxony, Germany. The achievement, announced by researchers from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen and the Schöningen […]
Continue reading …Keeping It Straight – Hear From Top Trainers
November 24, 2025 Comments Off on Keeping It Straight – Hear From Top Trainers
The pivot in a pattern–whether it is horsemanship, equitation, showmanship, or reining–is a simple yet complex maneuver.
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The bonds between trainer and client can run deep. The barn family and home family often intertwine, and the friendships forged through shared experiences can last a lifetime. It is no wonder that when the right fit happens, generations of clients stick with the same trainer, even after years away from the show pen. Whether the journey starts with a youth and leads to the parent, or the child goes from Leadline to the awards presentation in the center of the arena, these exhibitors share a common sentiment; their generational ties are like being a family–and working with the same trainer feels like coming home.
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