It's that time of year! Give it a try yourself. …
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Body Clipping a Horse For Beginners
Horse Show Mountain Dew Style

Mountain Dew's horse show combined with Dancing With The Stars! …
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Who Said To Stop Feeding Your Horse Carrots?

One of the first things you will almost certainly be told, as the owner of a laminitic horse, is "no treats, no carrots, no apples..". A grape or prune is sometimes suggested as a suitable treat for …
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Certified Horsemanship Association 15 Minute Trot Lesson

This is a sample first trot lessons for beginner horseback riding students demonstrating the 15 minute lesson format used by participants during a Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) riding …
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Confused About How to Read Your Horse’s Feed + Supplement Ingredients?
Reading a hay analysis or puzzling over the ingredients in feed or supplements can be a chore, yet when considering particular elements—selenium, for example—some minor math can make a major …
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Looking at Western Dressage & English Dressage

Equine VIP covers all disciplines of riding and horses. This is a fun example of two disciplines of Dressage. …
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Transitioning Your Horse to Hay? Dr. Getty’s Advice to Help Avoid Colic
The crisp, cool temperatures of fall are delightful for human and horse alike. But as nature slips toward a dormant state, hay becomes the forage of choice for most horses. Hay is dead grass. Once …
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The War Horse Meets The Police Horse

Who doesn't love our police horses? The look on this police horse is priceless and his policeman rider gently lets his horse know all is OK. …
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Budweiser Clydesdale Horses Tribute To 9-11

Budweiser only aired this once and got it so right! …
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Feeding Senior Horses

As horses age, it becomes more challenging for them to digest hay and grain, which in turn makes it difficult for them to maintain a healthy weight. Dental problems are the primary cause, and a common …
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Reduce Risk of Infection When Traveling With Horses
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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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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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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Horse Takes Over Kiddie Pool

This horse will make you laugh! …
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