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Making Wooden Christmas Toys
I’M CALLED A WHAT?
Some of the fondest memories and joys Are of constructing wooden Christmas toys. “Open Your Heart” programs, I remember, Sponsored year after year in...
“Pinto”: A Review
-A Review by Ley Bouchard -
Pinto is the story of the Overland Westerners told through the voice of a pinto coated Morab, the...
“PINTO!” Creatively Tells 100-Year-Old Adventure
FOXFIELD, CO - Horse-enthusiast and award-winning author, M.J. Evans, has brought a new dimension to historical fiction in her new novel, “PINTO! Based Upon...
CWD confirmed in small Douglas County farm deer herd
St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirms an 8-year-old white-tailed doe tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) after its white-tailed...
Horse & Country TV to Live Stream Five Days of Exciting Olympia Competition During...
London, U.K - Dec. 11, 2019 - Get into the holiday spirit with Horse & Country TV (H&C TV) by tuning in for an exclusive live stream of the...
Letter From House to Senate Does Not Go Far Enough For Wild Horses
Washington, DC — Today a letter was sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee as consolidation of the House and Senate bills occur. Enter a caption...
Round Pen Training
There has been a lot of recent discussion on Facebook about the use of a round pen. Several well-known trainers say that round pen...
The Ballad of the Billfold
by Orv Alveshere
CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS EVE
A couple was married in ’34;
The Depression made ranching very poor.
At Christmas they drew other family names;
That custom...
Great Lakes Equestrian Festival and US Equestrian Announce New Pre-Junior Jumping Championship for 2020...
Traverse City, Mich. - Dec. 3, 2019 - The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), presented by CaptiveOne Advisors, LLC, in conjunction with US Equestrian, is pleased to announce the...
2019 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® NAAC Begins Thursday
The State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is bustling with activity in preparation for the reining industry’s largest and most prestigious event. Not only...
Golden Eagle Hunt Seat Equestrian Earns High Point Team in Pair of Shows at...
STILLWATER, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston hunt seat equestrian team had an outstanding weekend with shows Nov. 23 and 24 in Stillwater, Minn.,...
Minnesota Crookston Western Equestrian Earns High Point Team Saturday and Reserve High Point Team...
FARGO, N.D. - The University of Minnesota Crookston earned High Point Team Saturday at North Dakota State University, and earned Reserve High Point Team...
NE WELFARE DATA COLLECTIVE RELEASES INAUGURAL REPORT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Equine Welfare Data Collective Releases Inaugural Report
Report analyzes survey responses from organizations that take custody of transitioning and at-risk equines across the...
Wild Horse Org Files Complaint Against Pendley
Washington, DC — Wild Horse Education, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a complaint with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The complaint alleges ethics...
Kitten bites three people and tests positive for rabies
St. Paul, Minn. - An Otter Tail County kitten tested positive for rabies on November 12, 2019. The kitten bit three people, including a 4-year-old...
Triple Crown® Excellence Award Goes One More Round at AHA Sport Horse Nationals
Crete, IL (November 5, 2019) - It didn’t take long for spectators, judges or the Triple Crown® selection committee to notice the delicately-sculpted dapple bay hunter going...
Minnesota Crookston Hunt Seat Equestrian Earns Reserve High Point Team in Two Shows at...
Photo - Kayley Melton
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Crookston hunt seat equestrian team competed Sat., Nov. 9 and Sun., Nov. 10 in...
DROVE TRUCK HOME ALONE, ONCE
-By Orv Alveshere-
Five-Year-Old at Mid-America, at Mid-CenturyA rural Dakota farmer bought a small John Deere combine; Paid a bundle of cash for that early functional...
Prepare Your Horses and Facilities for Winter
By Peggy Miller-Auwerda, Equine Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, peggy@iastate.edu
-Winter is right around the corner and planning ahead can benefit your horse...
Concentrated Circles Exercise
-By Charles Wilhelm-
The exercise we call “concentrated circles” is a critical foundation training exercise. This exercise teaches the horse to bend around you, which...
Chia Seeds – Nature’s Tiny Miracle
By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.
It was back in 2010 at a conference in Denver, Colorado, that I came across a booth where chia seeds...
Minnesota Crookston Western Equestrian Opens Season With Pair of Home Shows Saturday and Sunday
CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston western equestrian team opens up the 2019-20 season Sat., Oct. 26 and Sun., Oct. 27 with a...
