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Herbs for Horses' combination probiotic/prebiotic supplement, ProbioPLUS™, has undergone more than two years of extensive study at the University of Guelph to better understand its effect on the equine digestive tract. And now the results are in!

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The Science of Tack and Training Aids

In a sport where truth, tradition, and emotions often collide, there are different confusing opinions on the use of training aids. Do artificial aids themselves cause stress, or is stress caused by the way those aids are used?

Learn Three Things: Carrying a Whip

Dressage riders can get so busy schooling certain details that they allow the horse to get sluggish when responding to our legs. This is when a whip can be an irreplaceable training tool. It allows the rider to keep their legs steady and quiet while at the same time insisting the horse respond to them. Here are three tips on correct usage.

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Castle Plastics

Manufacturing Innovative Hoof Pads

Originally founded in 1920, Castle Plastics is now a leading manufacturer of horseshoe pads in North America and continually adds new products to their line. 

How to Build Confidence in Your Horse

By incorporating lots of variety into our lives with horses, we create purpose. Purpose gives meaning to the everyday exercises that, if overdone, can make a horse sour. But with variety and purpose, we and our horses can both build confidence and have a lot of fun!

Inside Your Horse Trailer

A study by the University of California, Davis Campus, looked at the trailer transport experiences from a horse's point of view. Their findings confirmed what attentive transporters already knew. This article takes a closer look at the horse's experience in the trailer and on the road.

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Cowboy — American Icon

The cowboy was not born in a vacuum; he was molded by the fusion of Spanish, Mexican, Native American, and Anglo cultures, as Daniel Pruitt explains in his glossy, photo-rich book Cowboy: American Icon. A Short History of Wild West Culture. 

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Horse Council BC News for Spring 2024

2024 membership rates, tracking points at major BC competitions, and a Horse Council of BC/Can-Am All Breeds Expo partnership are covered in HCBC's most recent report.

Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association

The Magic of Horses

A profile of Cora Spencer, who began riding in 2013, and was chosen to be featured in an episode of the Discovery Channel series, Collar of Duty, which aired in 2017. This series explored the role that animals play in the lives of children and adults with special needs.

AQHA's Professional Horsemen Academy

Canadians played a major role in a new program designed by the American Quarter Horse Association to support their Professional Horsemen Association, which provides an opportunity for horsemen and women to learn game-changing business tips on financial success, effective customer communications, conflict resolution, marketing strategies, legal liability, risk management, animal welfare, and much more.

The Benefits of Raised Poles

Horses of any age and ability can benefit from training over raised poles. It’s a gymnastic session which helps improve the horse’s core stability, balance and footwork.

Meet the Viking Horses

For over a thousand years, the Icelandic horse has been an integral part of the North Atlantic island’s rich tapestry. These hardy animals arrived in Iceland with Viking settlers and have proven perfectly suited and adaptable to a climate that is inhospitable for much of the year.

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