Functional Horsemanship
Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Polite Horse

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Everybody likes a polite horse. Nobody likes to feed a pushy or aggressive horse. When someone writes me on what to do when their horses ...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Horse Abuse

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I would reckon that 100% of the people reading this site get as sad and angry as I do when we hear about horse abuse. I did not put up w...
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Lets Talk About West Nile Virus Again

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We all should be pretty grateful for all the rain this year, breaking the drought in much of the affected areas, however with all the rain ...
Friday, August 28, 2015

Fixing a Bad Side Pass - By Slowing Down

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Jerry wrote to me asking a question on how to fix a bad side pass, and it could have been me writing the same question to someone else. Je...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Wildlands Fires Devastate the West

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Nothing puts fear into ranchers more so than the thought an out of control fire racing across the grasslands towards their cattle, horses...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Army Horse Hurt in Caisson Accident

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This article will be felt by most people, especially by those who have had the opportunity to see a solemn military funeral where a flag ...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Equi-Sure Supplement for Horses

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I have had Equi-Sure on hand after watching a segment on it in the Craig Cameron program on RFD-TV. Craig interviewed the makers of Equi...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive in East Texas

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My Vet just sent me this Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) notice, so I thought I would pass it on. The TAHC recently received confi...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Square Pen Work for Horses

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I have been keeping my geldings in a 70x130 foot corral with a 12x32 foot pen in case I needed to separate one of the horses to heal an inj...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Arena Obstacle Challenge - September 2015

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I have received many requests for ideas and videos on arena obstacles for training horses to be better trail horses. Most of the ideas f...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Mecate Safety - Being Safe Using Mecate Reins

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I see more and more riders using Mecates in both competitive and pleasure trail rides as well as ranch sorting. That means they are using ...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Trailering Horses Using the Functional Tie Ring

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I have had several people purchase my Functional Tie Rings then write me to ask if they can use the Functional Tie Ring to tie horses in a ...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Purchasing a New Horse

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Beth wrote to say a couple weeks ago she was talking to a lady about buying a horse but she felt she was given conflicting information...
Monday, June 29, 2015

Tack Tip - Clean Your Felt Saddle Pad

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I have wrote about cleaning felt saddle pads awhile back, but it is a good topic for hot weather riding as the horse's sweat more and...
Monday, June 22, 2015

More on Horse Dehydration and Water Needs

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Mac wrote in regarding dehydration in horses: "Great article on dehydration in Horses and Humans. I know people can go a maximum of ...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Cowboy Humor - Commentary on Sagging Pants

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Recently, a video has gone viral of a Cowboy recording his comments about today's youth and the disturbing habit of wearing your pants ...
Monday, June 8, 2015

Riding the Badlands of New Mexico

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When singer/songwriter Marty Robbins sang about getting into a gun fight over a girl then fleeing on horseback from El Paso into the bad...
Monday, June 1, 2015

Hot Weather Riding - Dehydration in Humans and Horses

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I usually write an article in the beginning of Spring to get readers thinking about the coming hot months and the threat of dehydration, fo...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Attributes of a Tracking Horse

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David wrote to ask "What attributes would you choose in a horse that you are going to be tracking off of? If I get called out on ...
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