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The Lighted Horse Parade celebrates its 25th anniversary!
-Articles and photos by Ley Bouchard-
The Lighted Horse Parade celebrated its 25th anniversary at 6:30 p.m. November 26th In Pelican Rapids, MN. Indeed one...
Success with Trailering – Part III
In the last two articles we have talked about preparing your horse for loading into a trailer. Once your horse is solid with the...
Minnesota Crookston Western Equestrian Took High Point Team Friday and Saturday at NDSU Meet
FARGO, N.D. – The University of Minnesota Crookston western equestrian team earned High Point Team honors last Friday and Saturday, with April Klecker (Sr., Amboy,...
$748,000 in Grants Available for Noxious Weed Management Projects
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is now accepting grant applications to distribute $748,000 in funding to counties, municipalities, conservation districts, and...
MHARF Winter Blanket, Tack & Holiday Sale, Give to the Max Day, & More!
The 2021 MHARF "Winter Blanket Blowout" Tack and Holiday Sale starts on Thursday, November 18th, and runs through Sunday, November 21st (Thurs through Saturday...
Minnesota Crookston Jumping Seat Equestrian Takes High Point Honors Saturday
JORDAN, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston jumping seat equestrian team competed in a pair of meets hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College and the...
Tribute to World War II Veterans
-By Orv Alveshere-
The Hired Man Wore Army Clothes The Olive-Green Undershirt“The war, the danger and fighting was getting old,”Were some of the Army stories our...
Success with Trailering – Part II
- By Charles Wilhelm -
Most horse trainers with solid skills can load almost any horse into a trailer in under 15 minutes. Those of...
Minnesota Crookston Equestrian Opens NCEA Slate Against South Dakota State and TCU
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The University of Minnesota Crookston equestrian team competed in dual discipline meets with Texas Christian University and South Dakota State University Thursday,...
UMN Crookston Western Equestrian Earns Reserve High Point Team honors Sunday
Picture - Beatrice Streifel
CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston western equestrian team had a strong home meet Sunday, October 24 as they took...
Golden Eagle Western Equestrian Opens Season with Home Meet
CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston western equestrian team opened their 2021-22 season with a home meet at the Charles H. Casey Equine...
Grandma’s Pet Goat, Mr. Quirky!
PERTURBED BY A PET/NO HUMILITY & NO TRANQUILITY
I asked Mother, of all the farm animals she'd met
Could she describe one as her favorite pet?
She told of her...
Minnesota Crookston Jumping Seat Equestrian Earns High Point Team Honors for Second-Straight Day
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Crookston jumping seat equestrian team built on a great first day at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls...
British rider victorious in the 4* class in Strzegom
Libby Seed with the 10-year-old Heartbreaker Star Quality was the winner of the CCI4*-L, the highest ranked class of Strzegom October Festival.
Libby Seed took...
Brian Bell Surpasses $2 Million in NRHA Earnings
With more than $8,000 in earnings at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, National Reining Horse Association Professional Brian Bell has unofficially surpassed the two...
UMN Equestrian teams to launch fundraising campaign; goal $35k
-Story by Michelle Christopherson-
CROOKSTON, Minn. - Recently the UMN Crookston equestrian teams, Jumping Seat and Western, announced membership in the Eastern College Athletic Conference...
It’s go time for Strzegom October Festival!
Almost 400 horses, 12 classes, top athletes and a chance to celebrate – Strzegom October Festival, a jubilee 50 th edition of the international competitions in...
Success with Trailering – Part 1
-By Charles Wilhelm-
Most horse trainers with solid skills can load almost any horse into a trailer in under 15 minutes. Those of us who specialize...
Your Horse Has a Question: Are You Feeding Me Omega 3s Every Day?
-By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D.--
You already know that the answer is supposed to be, “yes.” But over the years, I have found that there...
State Vet Confirms Western Slope Equine West Nile Virus Case
Broomfield, Colo. — The total number of horses in Colorado with confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) cases has risen to 21, with a first case...
South Central and East Central Regional Directors Elections Conclude
Anderman and Fuchs Elected Incoming Regional DirectorsThe elections for the 2022-2023 South Central and East Central Regional Directors concluded on Wednesday, September 15, 2021....
Animal Welfare Groups Commend U.S. Senators for Reintroducing Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter
WASHINGTON, DC...