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Treat Your Horse to a Pumpkin Snack this Halloween
With Halloween and Thanksgiving approaching, the fall season brings an abundance of pumpkins, making these orange fruits of the vine readily available and a good buy, so why not treat your horse to some tasty pumpkin snacks.
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A Victory for Horse Industry Outreach!
In the summer of 2014, Time to Ride ran a contest called the 100 Day Horse Challenge offering great prizes and marketing support to horse stables and groups who held events to allow non-horse people to have an experience with a horse.
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Study Shows Interactions with Horses Relieve Stress in Youths
A study published in the journal Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, researchers reported that horses can significantly lower stress hormones in youth, according to a Washington State University of Spokane study.
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Horse Enthusiasts Encouraged to Get Involved on National Make a Difference Day
âA committed group working hard for one day can make a huge difference by completing necessary tasks, such as fence repair, building shelters to protect horses from the elements or putting up hay for the winter.â.
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Helmet Safety When Riding - Plan A Head
Helmet head may be unflattering but is it worth risking vegetable brain? No matter what the riding discipline, wearing a helmet is one of the best ways to minimize the chance of a brain injury.
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Intercollegiate Horse Show Association 2014-1015 Season Features Youngest and Oldest Undergrad Riders in Recent Memory
Equestrian sport recognizes the horse as a great equalizer and, even at its highest Olympic levels, riders are judged not by gender or age but by mastery of their discipline as IHSA university teams host among the youngest and oldest full time undergradua
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Awareness Training for Large Animal Rescue - Always Expect the Unexpected
The theme for the Emergency Preparedness workshop held at the University of Guelph was improving safety during emergency situations for both people and large animals.
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Sales Fraud in the Horse Industry
This webinar will generally discuss, in an understandable and down-to-earth way, the legal rights of sellers and buyers in a horse sale transaction.
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Thoroughbred Makeover Increases Demand for Off-Track Thoroughbreds
The RRP works to facilitate placement of Thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers by increasing demand for them in the marketplace and inspiring an army of equestrians to provide the training that secures their futures.
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Keeping Horses Fed During Tough Times - A Free Webinar
A hay bank is a cooperative effort to help keep horses well-fed and healthy, even in hard times by providing support for struggling, but responsible owners.