"The initial test results were horrific- a skull fracture, massive brain trauma to the right front lobe of the brain, and extreme pressure on the brain. Then, there were more tests and more disheartening results. The right rear lobe of her brain also showed extreme damage. The picture painted for Keeley’s future was bleak. It was likely she would never walk, talk, reason, or respond. This barrage of bad news hit her parents, offering little to no hope that their daughter would ever be a normal teenager again."

From the childlike and whimsical PonyBeds to the slightly odd horse hair mattress, the one thing these two sleep aids have in common is that they were specially designed with horse lovers in mind.

Just a few days ago, AQHA members and longtime horse enthusiasts, Steve and Kathy Headley, attended an event in Baltimore, Maryland. But unlike their usual cross-country trips, which often take them to major horse show circuits, this special event was the first annual Child Sexual Abuse Conference at the widely regarded Johns Hopkins University.

Thirty to 90 minutes in the sun will give the average person all the required daily vitamin D. But a horse’s hair coat alone creates such a significant barrier to absorption that it typically takes 5 to 8 hours of exposure to ultra violet light for horses to produce enough vitamin D. Compound that...