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Equine Health and Nutrition: How to Keep your Horse or Pony Fit and Healthy

Clean a Horse Sheath

How to Clean a Horse Sheath - A Must Do Job for Better Health Eliminating Pain and Discomfort Cleanliness in any form is a good thing. Keeping your horses sheath clean and free of beans is a very … [Read More...]

Causes of Lameness in Horses

Lameness is when a horse has discomfort or pain in its legs or body causing a limp or awkwardness it the stride. It is important to notice lameness in your horse as well as to treat it accordingly. … [Read More...]

Checking Head Injuries in Horses

How to Check if Your Horse or Pony has Severe Brain or Head Trauma Today, I'm going to give you 3 simple field tests you can perform with your horse in the field. When you learn them, you'll be able … [Read More...]

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Bone Breaks in Horses

What to Expect When a Horse Breaks a Bone It is important to note that any and all bone breaks/fractures in horses require immediate veterinary attention! We have all heard that horses must be … [Read More...]

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Treat a Horse Hoof Abscess

A hoof abscess can be one of the scariest things a horse owner may witness. One day the owner walks into the stable to visit his beloved horse and, behold, the horse appears lame, refusing to place … [Read More...]

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Adopt a Horse

Thinking of buying a horse? Adopt a horse that needs a good home! Learn about horse rescue, rehabilitation and adoption agengies from around the world.

Mustangs and Feral Horses

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About Mustangs, Burros and The History of American Horse Breeds By Robb Fowler It is natural to believe that wild horses have "always" roamed America's Western States, but that simply is not … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Adoption, Horse and Pony Breeds

The Equine Redemption

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A friend of mine was looking to buy a horse that could be a backyard horse for her and her son to ride around and be friends with. She didn't want to spend a lot of money, so I suggested we go to the … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Adoption Tagged With: arab-cross, auction, equine, gelding, redemption

How to Buy a Horse at Auction

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Is it possible to buy a decent horse, at a decent price, at a public auction?  Yes - providing you follow a few commonsense buying tips. Buying a Horse at Public Auction by Dale Anderson Let me … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Adoption Tagged With: auction, buying, Mennonite

Standardbred Horse Adoption

standardbred horse up for adoption

Although horse racing is a multi-billion dollar industry it is astonishing to discover that many racehorses are left with no place to go except the slaughterhouse. Thousands of Standbred horses in … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Adoption Tagged With: rescue, standardbred adoption

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