A pamphlet I read in a truck stop described this part of New Mexico as “where the Great Plains meets the Rockies.” The stretch of road from Tucumcari to Albuquerque was described as “featureless” in the brochure, but whoever wrote that was missing so much. Riding my horse Rain Dance (Rainy) at a slow walk, I noticed
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As you stumble around a dark pasture with a flashlight on a winter evening, you may wonder how your horse manages with fewer hours of daylight. The answer is, “Very well.” For starters, horses have a higher ratio of rods to cones in their eyes than people do. Rods are specialized cells that are sensitive to
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Horses have a much better sense of smell than we humans. If you’ve ever ridden a horse on the trail that dropped its head to sniff its way along because other horses have been on the same trail, you’ll know that they get much more information out of a smell than we do. They aren’t as
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As comebacks go, Bob Baffert couldn’t have asked for a better one than to win the $125,000 Los Alamitos Derby July 9 with High Connection .Dr. Ed Allred, owner of Los Alamitos Race Course, presented the trophy to Baffert, who recalled how many decades the two have known each other. “He gave me my first job, out of
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Flotus will skip Goodwood for York, and trainer Ed Crisford believes the Aug. 19 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) could be the perfect fit for the speedy filly. Runner-up in the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) last year behind Tenebrism and third in this year’s Commonwealth Cup (G1) at Royal Ascot, the daughter of Starspangledbanner picked up her first
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Is grass low in protein or high? What about carbohydrates and sugars? Let’s find out! What Nutrients Does Grass Contain? Horses can survive by eating a diet that consists entirely of grass, but many of us never stop to thing about what is in our horses pasture land. It is easy to underestimate the nutritional content
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You’ve probably heard of ration balancers when talking about equine nutrition, but do you actually know what the benefits of one can be for your horse? What is a Ration Balancer? First, let’s go over what ration balancers aren’t. They aren’t complete feeds, which contain high levels of crude fiber (because they’re intended to be
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Riding your horse during the summer is a tricky situation to handle. Yes, you want him to get hot and sweat just like you do during your ride, but it’s important for you to be able to differentiate between “hot” and “too hot”. Horses can become overheated very quickly which can lead to serious problems
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Aachen, Germany – The 2022 CHIO Aachen is in full swing, entertaining visitors and specators, while running at full capacity for the first time since 2019. The U.S. will be represented by teams competing in dressage, eventing, and jumping throughout the week, as well as by individuals in driving and dressage. The individual vaulting athletes completed their
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Eight European contenders representing three nations cleared quarantine July 3 and jogged the wrong way over the Belmont Park training track. It was their first preparation for Saturday’s beginning legs of the Caesars Turf Triple Series, featuring the $1 million Caesars Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) and the $700,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T), both at 10 furlongs. The European horses, who arrived in
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Launched in late 2021, the ASPCA Equine Transition and Adoption Center is an Oklahoma-based pilot program aimed at developing solutions to the barriers that get in the way of horses finding homes. Horse owners in the state of Oklahoma in need of compassionate help can access free services for their equines through the Equine Transition
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Experts at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center have compiled a list of toxic plants for horses. Check out the following list for a few of the more common toxic plants you might encounter. Wilted red maple leaves Black walnut (e.g., as shavings in bedding) Oak (especially new-growth leaves in the springtime) Taxus species (yew, Japanese
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