Click here to read the complete article 178 – November/December, 2016 by Heather Smith Thomas Most horses need dental care periodically. Domestic horses are usually kept in artificial conditions, eating grain and hay rather than grazing continually at pasture, and may not wear their teeth normally. Dental care is part of good horse management, and […]

Click here to read the complete article 136 – November/December, 2016 BY ERICA GREATHOUSE The AQHA rulebook defines Showmanship as a class “designed to evaluate the exhibitor’s ability to execute, in concert with a well-groomed and well-conditioned horse, a set of maneuvers prescribed by the judge with precision and smoothness while exhibiting poise and confidence, […]

Halter is a conformation class where you track a horse into the pen, square him up, and present him to the judges. Simple, right? Not so fast.