If you are looking for a horse to buy and considering taking on a project the Stroud Oklahoma Kill Pen Facebook page might be the place to look. The admins of this page post videos of horses currently being held at the facility. They make no apology for selling for slaughter, but make an effort to first rehome horses by assessing them and promoting them online so they have the best chance of finding a new owner.
This past spring my mare Silver and I entered a show jumping competition. We were approaching a large double oxer in the jump-offs when disaster struck. Somehow Silver got her back legs tangled in the fencing and the moment of tha ...
Have you ever wanted to rescue horses? I’ve rescued a few. I bought them at an auction, brought them home, made sure they were healthy and found them a new owner or kept them for myself. Most horse owners with the means to do so h ...
If you are looking for a horse to buy and considering taking on a project the Stroud Oklahoma Kill Pen Facebook page might be the place to look. The admins of this page post videos of horses currently being held at the facility. T ...
Wild horses can find themselves in perilous situations sometimes. One youngster, part of a herd in Alberta, Canada, recently needed human help to escape from a bog. While monitoring a herd of horses for new foals, Help Alberta Wil ...
What does it take to run a horse rescue? Here’s a look at the activities of Horse Plus Humane Society in Tennessee as they bring in new horses, attend auctions, place horses for adoption and making the very difficult decisions tha ...
Frontline workers haven’t had much of a break during this pandemic, and now with an apparent second wave underway, they’re working harder than ever. A few horse rescues are trying to bring some stress relief to these essential hea ...
Much is made about riding about a bit, and many people that feel that going bitless is more humane. Australian trainer Warwick Schiller discusses why that may not be true, and that some ‘bitless’ bridles may be even more severe th ...
BMC Smokey Bear is a 16.3 hand Thoroughbred bearing the BMC TB brand. At the age of 16, Blood Moon Creations earned 9,714,000 PB with this stallion. 19th generation Smokey The Bear is by the stallion BMC Beanie Bear, whose pedigre ...
Every jump in a stadium jumping ring has a name, as do cross country jumps. Some of the jumps are specific to training. With the help of GoPro footage, Equine Helper points out what they look like, explains why they are named, and ...
Rejected by her mother, the veterinarian wasn’t optimistic about this tiny equine’s chances for survival. But after careful nursing, rearranging the furniture and just taking things day by day, this little one didn’t just survive ...
When your dad decides to sell the family farm, what do you do with your horse, your very best friend? They say if you love something, set it free. And that’s what Timothée Chalamet did in the SNL skit, The Farm. Happy ending ensue ...
Hello 2021! We changed out our calendars looking forward to a fresh year! Did you stay up to see the new year in? While we snoozed or celebrated, these horses were busy competing in jump-offs, ringing in 2021 in the top spots. ...
There is a lot going on in your horse’s legs and although we know there are muscles, tendons, bones and other soft tissue within, it’s hard to picture how it all works together. Using a cadaver leg, Dr. Steve Allday shows how thos ...
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