For many horses, this is the season for traveling to fall horse shows and events. Considering periodic outbreaks of equine herpes virus (EHV-1) and other infectious diseases, it is critical that your …
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Archives for August 2014
Reduce Risk of Infection When Traveling With Horses
Is Your Horse’s Feed Safe to Consume?
How safe is your horse’s feed?
If the feed is milled at a plant that also manufactures livestock feed containing ionophore, there’s a risk it could possibly be fatal to your horse.
Ionophore …
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Sample of a First Trot Lesson on a Horse

Remember those first trot lessons? Equine VIP shares Certified Horsemanship videos each month - this one is a sample first trot lesson for beginner horseback riding students. It demonstrates the 15 …
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Semper Filly: Sgt. Reckless Book Explodes Out of the Starting Gate

Author Robin Hutton resurrects the "Pride of the Marines" with new biography about the heroic war horse "Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse". Sgt. Reckless was the small Mongolian mare who made 51 …
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THOMAS B SAUNDER’S TALKS MOVIE HORSES & HORSEMANSHIP

You may not be familiar with Thomas Saunders, but ask movie stars Tommy Lee Jones or James Franco, and they will know him. Equine VIP spoke with Thomas at The Horseman’s Reunion – an annual event …
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Why Movement is so Important for Horses
Driving through Kentucky recently, I passed breathtaking farms – acres and acres of meticulously manicured pastures, lined with white Kentucky-style four board fences that seemed to travel for miles. …
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