ASSISTANCE. TODAY’S NUMBERS ARE THE LOWEST IN MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. FIRST DAY OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR. VERY MUCH UNDER WAY AND THERE’S A LOT TO SEE THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A SWEET APPEARANCE BY ...

NOW HAS TWO DRUG DETECTION DOGS SAVING HORSES AND PREPARING THEM FOR A BETTER LIFE AS GROW. SASHA LENNINGER SHOWS US A NEW MEXICO ORGANIZATION’S GOAL OF FINDING THE ANIMALS. A FOREVER HOME IS THIS ...

Human athletes have long utilized training at high altitudes to improve their oxygen-carrying capacity, so it should come as no surprise that trainers of equine athletes have tried similar methods.

Wood fences zig-zagging across acres of pastures and tractors moving big, round hay bales toward small barns are part of a rustic landscape just a few miles north of Mankato’s downtown. Quarter horses ...

LUDLOW, MASS. (NEWS10) – This week, members of the Albany Police Department’s mounted unit participated in an intensive training program designed to prepare both officers and their horses for the ...

Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...

TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or wild horse to willingly accept human touch and then respond to asked tasks. “The first step in all ...

Interval training is a really effective way to work your horse all year round. It saves times, burns calories, builds fitness, reduces the risk of injury and adds variety to their exercise. Alongside ...

Carole Gauger sits atop Amigo in 1954. The palomino was the first horse she bought at age 15 in 1952. Amigo knew the five gaits used in competitive horse shows and taught them to his new owner. The ...

There are numerous groundwork exercises for horses to build trust that you can do — and spending time doing them can be a very rewarding experience as it does wonders for your bond and relationship.