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Standing Leg Wraps

Precise application of wraps ensures the protection of your horse’s soft tissues for healing an injury or sweating inflammation.

Saddle Up For The Trail

Use this expert advice to find a saddle that fits your horse and matches your trailriding needs.

Help for a Nervous Pattern Horse

Build confidence in your horse at the start of your pattern with advice from professional Jeff Mellott.

Keep a Fresh, Clean Barn

What’s that sweet smell? With a little planning and ongoing effort, it can be the inside of your barn.

Barrel Arc and Counter-Arc

Improve your horse’s position going around the first and second barrel.

Get Ready To Win

Winning doesn’t come easily. Use my advice to prepare yourself and your horse to win.

The ‘Man of Trail' SHARES HIS TIPS

I’ve designed some of the toughest trail courses for the top shows. Now I’ll help you navigate them.

Meds or Management?

Use good old-fashioned horsemanship to minimize the need for medication and help keep your horse healthy. 

Bits That Go Ouch!

Do you have a thorough understanding of how your it acts on your horse’s mouth? Here you’ll learn exactly how your bit and its configuration work on your horse’s mouth in response to rein pressure.

Electrolyte Primer

Does your horse need extra electrolytes during these hot summer months? If he’s sweating a lot, he probably does. Read on.

Is It You? Or Your Horse?

The responsibility for problems between a horse and rider rarely lies solely with one or the other.

Aged Quarter Horse Geldings

Evaluate and place these aged Quarter Horse geldings. Then see how your choices compare to our expert judge’s.

Why Won't He Move?

Balky horses have reasons for their behavior. Here’s how to recognize root causes and overcome the different varieties of balkiness.

Dad, The Driver

Larry Weatherford describes himself as his daughter’s driver—to shows, clinics, and competitions. But he’s much more than that when it comes to helping her chase her horse dreams.

The Facts Of Headshaking

Learn what we really know about this complex, confusing, and often frustrating condition.

In For The Long Haul

Make the post-ride experience a positive one to end your trail ride on a high note.

Meet Your Challenge

Meet Your Challenge

reading radiographs

the images appear in black and white, but answers lie in shades of gray. learn why your horse’s radiographs may mean different things to different people

10 tips for ranch logs

here are 10 hints for practicing over logs and poles to help you perform better in ranch riding and ranch trail classes.

seniors that still have it

age is just a number, at least when it comes to these six senior horses.

Minor Tack Changes, Major Results

Learn how minor adjustments to your tack can help you see major results at your next barrel race.

Discover A Desert Diamond

California’s Joshua Tree National Park offers spectacular trail riding through unique desert ecosystems.

Parasite Patrol

Fecal tests for parasite eggs have become a crucial part of any effective deworming program. Here’s how to ensure that those tests are accurate and meaningful.

Secrets To Stop The Spin

A precise end to a set of spins keeps you out of the penalty box and prevents your horse from developing bad habits.

Get Through The Line

Executing four consistent lead changes in a row is challenging. Here I’ll offer advice on how to improve your changes down the line and score when it comes time to show.

Boost Your Wildlife Savvy

Keep yourself and your horse safe when you cross paths with wildlife on the trail.

Take Charge

Here’s how to take charge and build a better, more responsive trail partner for safety and control.

Road-Ready Tips

Put my best hauling hints to work to keep your horse safe, healthy, and happy on the road.

Ease Fireworks Anxiety

What to know and do to keep your horse from panicking and possibly hurting himself at the sound of Fourth of July celebrations.

Youth Riders Should Know...

Kids and horses make the perfect pair for valuable life lessons.