Huge public pressure and 54 congress people finally get the BLM to blink. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), an independent, nonprofit group that advises government agencies on scientific issues, to review the agency’s Wild Horse and Burro Program management…
In my opinion everyone who rides a horse should know how to do this. Today’s blog entry is by Stacy Westfall with Jennifer Forsberg-Meyer Photos by Cappy Jackson In some ways, riding bareback is safer than riding in a saddle, because if you do come off, there’s no chance of…
From The American Quarter Horse Journal. Most horse owners don’t call a veterinarian for every little scrape on their horses. Most horse owners can handle cuts, bruises and bumps with supplies they have on hand. Dr. Julie Dechant, an assistant professor in the clinical equine surgical emergency and critical care…
Today’s guest blogger is Buck Brannaman and the article first appeared in the wonderful and highly recommended magazine Eclectic Horseman Gathering • Riding in ahead of the boss is disrespectful. • When you are given an area to gather in go exactly where you are told. Do not cross over…
From the Ultimate Horse Site Just some wacky, odd, strange laws from around the US (and a few from other countries too!). The horse is New Jersey’s state animal. It’s illegal in Marion, South Carolina, to tickle a female under her chin with a feather duster to get her attention…
