The Leading Equine Community In The USA

No matter the discipline, we all want a balanced horse to ride. One that feels steady and is easy to sit at any gait, and one who can easily maneuver around a curve, over an obstacle and down the path maintaining a straight line. In the show pen, how balanced our horses are can make or break a good outcome as far as where we place. But what IS balance in a horse and how do we fix the unbalanced equines among us? In the horse world, there are some words and notions that are so misused that th...

While Shevawn Shields sometimes gets to go to cowboy music and poetry shows presented by Del Shields, their home is the ranch near Humboldt. This singing cowboy is the real thing truly living the life of his music and the poetry he recites. Unlike most silver screen cowboys and television Westerns stars, Del Shields is a working rancher. The Humboldt cowboy singer, songwriter, poet entertains as he lives at his family’s Woodson County ranch. Humboldt rancher Del Shields...

It seems funny to be writing about dog coats for a horse publication. We all know dogs are part of just about every horse farm on the planet. Some are workers, protecting the farm and livestock but most are a treasured member of the farm family. It’s a hard fact that most rescues down south now are part Pittie and they don’t have a lot of hair. In my mobile Emporium I carry just about anything you would need for the shows from apparel to gear. A new winter pair of breeches should be ...

Hi gang, Just got back from a two-day dressage show in South Carolina. I always enjoy watching the different levels at these shows. From the baby training level horse just learning to turn and transition to the Grand Prix horses that seem to dance for joy. The most exciting thing for me is the vast variety of shiny, glitzy, glamorous things these riders choose. I LOVE Bling! I may have been a crow in a past life, or a ferret, whatever the case, if it's shiny, it caught my eye. ...

History of the Haflinger Horse Haflinger horses descend from the stallion Folie 249 who was born back in 1874. This was a result of a crossbreed, a Tyrolean mountain mare and an Arab stallion. History records imply that the mountain horse was of a warmblood origin. In the 20th century, the Haflinger horse had an average height of 150cm, which is around 14.3 hands high. They also had an average of 18-19cm of bone meaning that the Haflinger horse was a fairly lightly framed horse. I...

Appearing relaxed Lil Man raised by Flint Hills Genetics of Strong City has a change of attitude coming out of the chute at Professional Bull Riders (PBR) events around the country. He’s bucked off 11 of the 13 cowboys who’ve attempted to ride him to the eight-second whistle. Objective is for the bull to buck the best of any in the draw. Yet that big male bovine must be just barely rideable by the very best cowboy to win a healthy paycheck. Goal has been met to extent as prod...