Listen Up - Podcasts for Horse Lovers

If you need a break from listening to music or the news, consider tuning in to a free podcast. With thousands of episodes available, you should be able to find something that grabs your interest. From horse industry news to expert help, insider tips to business ideas, there’s a program for everyone.

8 Steps to Successful Sponsorship of Your Horse Event

Eight steps to help garner top-notch sponsors for your next horse event, recommended by seasoned organizers and sponsors of shows ranging from local community competitions to the Royal Winter Fair.

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Canadian Innovation Helps Horses with Asthma

A diagnosis of asthma used to mean retirement for performance horses, or in some cases, euthanasia. But with advancements in research, good management, and the development of products that help heavey, coughing horses perform, now many riders can keep their wheezing horses comfortable and extend their lives.

Equine Colic - Signs, Symptoms, Treatment

It's important for all equestrians to be familiar with ways to help prevent colic, how to recognize behavioural and physical signs that can indicate colic, and what to do when colic is suspected.

Walking Workouts for Your Horse

Work at the walk is highly fruitful for educating the horse’s body, confirming postures, and loosening him. Here are three workouts that make the most of these quieter conditioning sessions.

Value in Being Forever a Beginner

The Zen principle of keeping the "Beginner’s Mind" tethers you to the openness and fascination, the receptivity, of beginners in a sport.

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How to Safely Condition Young Horses



Should young horses be left in pasture to grow up or brought in to begin their training? While arguments can be made in favour of each plan, the ideal approach is actually somewhere in the middle.  

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Is Stress Affecting Your Horse’s Digestive Health?

It's a constant struggle to manage the stress today’s horses suffer. Feed schedules, show schedules, training and exercise, separation from friends, and everyday life in stalls and confinement all contribute to stress.  



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The Equine Heart

Skipped Beats, Sudden Death… and Why We Shouldn’t Worry Too Much



The horse has a huge range of normal resting heart rates and a huge range of different, normal rhythms, and in a healthy horse none of them are really regular.

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Biosecurity on the Horse Farm

Protecting Horses and Humans



It's essential that there is a level of biosecurity on your farm or acreage to protect horses against agents of disease.

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Osteoarthritis of the Equine TMJ

Head Tossing. Bit Resistance. Sensitive Ears. Baffling Behaviour. Does Your Horse Have TMD?

Relief is possible for this difficult-to-diagnose and painful condition.

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Family devastated after horse shot on B.C. farm

A Vancouver Island family is grieving a beloved horse, after they say someone shot the animal on their property over the weekend.

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Equestrian Helmet Ratings

Researchers at Virginia Tech have rated a total of 39 equestrian helmets using the STAR evaluation system, evaluating a helmet's ability to reduce linear and rotational acceleration of the head from a range of head impacts a rider might experience.

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When To Perform a C-Section on a Pregnant Mare

Equine veterinarian Dr. Rolf Embertson describes when a c-section may be necessary and what that procedure entails.

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How to Pick Up on Signs of Discomfort From a Stoic Horse

Stoicism has an evolutionary advantage for horses, as it helps them avoid being singled out by predators. As such, horses may conceal substantial levels of pain and carry on without dramatic symptoms, making it easy to miss subtle signs that reflect underlying discomfort.



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3 Key Tips for Healthy Hooves

The link between nutrition and hooves, and three easy tips to optimise your horse’s hoof health.



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7 Expert Tips for Choosing the Right Horse

When it comes to the most significant purchase of all for equestrians — buying a horse — it’s vital that you think with your head rather than your heart!



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