Channel Archives: Learn

By Jay Duke Around the world, tens of thousands of horses are bought and sold every year. These transactions vary from $1,000 to millions, and many dreams and businesses are...

Riders of any discipline aren't known for having much free time outside of the barn. If you're as avid a reader as you are a rider, then those empty slots...

FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips are clinically proven to make breathing easier. Developed by veterinarians, the proprietary adhesive and shape memory supports provide gentle support to the horse's nasal passages to...

A new place with new food and strange water, an unusual climate and elevation, surrounded by new horses and new people? No wonder young horses need some time to settle...

It was suggested to me the other day that I look into the names of certain bits, and I wondered how the thought had escaped me for so long. The...

Sometimes horses are just so darn cute. My three-year-old Dutch Warmblood True was in quarantine for the first week and a half at his new home. He seemed completely healthy,...

My plan was to give a brief explanation as to how the word mare got tangled up with the word night to bring us the unpleasant experience of a nightmare....

What makes a good leader? Traditionally, leadership in horses has been understood as a function of dominance, embodied in the myth of the “lead mare”: the highest-ranking individual in a...

True, my new three-year-old Dutch Warmblood, is coming to me more than half the time when I call him from the pasture gate. I call, and he lifts his head...

It isn’t surprising that the cars we see on the roads today are descendants of horse-drawn carriages. Nor is it surprising that parts of carriages found their way into the...

Question: I know a horse that I would typically call brave. The mare is excellent at horse shows, on roads, in parades, and most other settings. However, she is petrified...

We’ve considered teaching the catch to an easy young new horse like my three-year-old Dutch warmblood True and to a more difficult new horse. But what about Ole Miss, who...

I rode a Paso Fino once. It was all rather embarrassing if I’m honest, but I wrote a story about it called, My Brief (and Accidental) Career as a Paso...

In the last article, we talked about teaching a new horse to be caught. The strongest mental lesson is formed if we teach the horse to come to us, rather...

I have referred to my long list of topic ideas before. I'm constantly adding to and reviewing said list for inspiration.  I've consistently passed over two items, pommel horse and...

In the equestrian business, we tend to spend the majority of our time in the stable, leaving little time for office operations that are essential to the barn’s financial health....

More than a hundred horses have died in international eventing competitions in the last two decades, according to a compilation by Horse Sport NZ. Many more have been injured. Horses frequently crash...

Chasing a horse around while she plays bob-and-weave is fun for about 60 seconds. Then it’s frustrating. And it becomes dangerous when an ill or injured horse goes limp-loping away...

I’m an insecure artist and not afraid to admit to that. My weakness compels me to read the comments below my articles posted on Facebook; I want to know what...

My new horse is here! He’s a three-year-old Dutch Warmblood, 1250 pounds of curiosity, muscle, and baby teeth. Within three days, he knew his new name and trotted across a...