How can you help? Are you paying attention to things like how many horses you should house per acre and how to properly maintain pastures with fertilization and controlled grazing? Here are a few simple tips for reducing your environmental hoofprint.

Track wild horses and relive the Old West in the seldom-visited Pizona area of the Inyo National Forest. From a central meadow camp, riders track mustangs in their natural pinyon forest habitat. Observe and photograph mustang herds and wildflowers.

The NCEA All-Championship Team was determined by a vote of the NCEA head coaches, and Most Outstanding Player awards were determined by the judges.

Every major equine breed registry has seen a dramatic drop in the number of horses registered with them over the last five years. Is this a function of the economy or a fundamental, permanent change in the industry? What are the numbers? Is it an absence of owners, rather than horses? What will it mean for the industry, short and long-term? Are some breeds and activities affected more than others? What can, or should, be done about it?