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An Insider’s Guide To Equine Affaire

April 7, 2023 Comments Off

Equine Affaire, Inc. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy your visit, April 13-16, 2023. Equine Affaire returns to the Ohio Expo Center in just one week! As you pack your bags and look forward to the ultimate road trip with your barn buddies, check out this handy trail guide. Whether it’s your first […]

Equine Guelph Drives Home Safety with Online Trailer Course

February 24, 2023 Comments Off

Equine Guelph Planning on getting hitched in 2023? Equine Guelph is rolling out a brand-new online course March 6 – 20 on TheHorsePortal.ca – Horse Trailer Safety (Part One). “WAY too many private horse owners tell me ‘they didn’t know’ after an incident with their horses and trailer/transport. Hauling horses is a serious responsibility,” says Dr. Rebecca […]

Zoetis Donates to Decade One to Promote the Retention of Equine Veterinarians

January 26, 2023 Comments Off

Zoetis A portion of Dormosedan® (detomidine hydrochloride) sales were donated to Decade One mentorship groups to support the long-term sustainability of careers in equine veterinary medicine PARSIPPANY, N.J. (January 25, 2023)—As part of Zoetis Equine’s hallmark Long Live the Horse commitment to horses and their caregivers, the company donated $25,000 to Decade One to advocate for sustainable career opportunities in equine veterinary […]

Ways To Enhance Revenue For Your Horse Boarding Business

January 24, 2023 Comments Off

Horizon Structures Presents Series: Ways To Enhance Revenue For Your Horse Boarding Business by Nikki Alvin-Smith As most horse boarding business owners know it can be hard to make money. Budget constraints and budget issues, difficult or demanding horse owners, equine illness or lameness and loss, and a myriad of other unexpected events can all […]

Taylor Joe Jeane Scholarship Halfway to Being Fully Funded

December 22, 2022 Comments Off

By Diane Chilton-Harper Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ~Proverbs 22:6 As we all know, the holidays can be a rough time for people who have lost family members. On May 26, 2021, renowned breeder Joe and AQHA Judge Suzy […]

Exercise and the Older Horse

December 20, 2022 Comments Off

By Kentucky Equine Research Staff Through a combination of commitment by horse owners and improved understanding of the special needs of geriatric equines, aged horses are living longer, richer lives. In turn, many older horses continue to earn their keep, so to speak, and undertake various athletic activities with their owners. The question is, can older horses hack the […]

Get EDCC Disease Outbreak Updates Delivered To Your Inbox

December 12, 2022 Comments Off

Are you an event producer or show committee member? Or are you with a barn that travels to shows? You can receive Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) updates right to your email inbox for across the country or just for areas you designate to stay in the know about official alerts. In 2022, for example, the […]

Safe Travelling with Equine Guelph’s New Resources

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

Equine Gelph “A very near-accident with my horse trailer was a wake-up call for me,” says Gayle Ecker, Director of Equine Guelph. “It showed me clearly that I didn’t know what I didn’t know about safety while trailering a horse! Hearing similar stories from others prompted me to propose this course to my team and all agreed […]

Applications Open for the 2023 NSBA Coaches Summit

December 2, 2022 Comments Off

NSBA NSBA and the NSBA Foundation are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2023 Coaches Summit. The Coaches Summit is a workshop presented as a special project of the NSBA Foundation for equine industry professionals, therapeutic riding center coaches, staff, volunteers or anyone interested in exploring opportunities for the engagement and […]

EC “How To” Drill- Rate Your Gait

November 28, 2022 Comments Off

AQHA Professional Horseman Stacy Minkler, Trainer at Rusty Spur Ranch, recently relocated to Texas from Alaska! She’s now becoming the student in her new location, but she has been posting some practice drills for fun for her Alaska clients and friends back home in AK, knowing they get stuck and bored with bad footing in […]