Bonus Issue 2023

Horse & Rider

The magazine for horseman who savors the western lifestyle

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NICHOLE CHIRICO Editor CHELSEA SHAFFER Editorial Director DEVIN CONLEY Digital Content Producer Contributing Editors ALEXIS BENNETT BARB CRABBE, DVM JENNIFER VON GELDERN MICHAELA JAYCOX JENNIFER PAULSON RENE E. RILEY MICHELLE MILLER Art Director Edit
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Growing Up Western
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW what makes you either really appreciate or totally resent the way you were raised? Having a child. Yup, starting a family in this crazy world. That’s what taught me to truly appreciate the months of my younger years spent travelin
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Saddle Chat
Do you love Quarter Horses and their versatility? Join the American Quarter Horse Association’s new Fan Zone to receive exclusive content including newsletters, e-books, downloadable charts, information on famous AQHA horses, history, helpful resourc
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Horse Life
TRAVEL Franklin, Tennessee WHAT Extreme Mustang Makeover WHEN June 22–24, 2023 Make your way down to Franklin, Tennessee, to watch selected trainers showcase their previously untouched mustang in a variety of events. The Extreme Mustang Makeover is d
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Health
Because OCD lesions are the most common cause of bog spavin, arthroscopic surgery is the most common treatment. Most OCD surgeries are very successful and result in a sound, functional, and even athletic horse post-surgery. Traumas to the hock that m
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Style
When you plan to spend all day in the saddle, it’s imperative not to overlook your foot comfort. Look to the Pinto VenTEK 360° ($239.95; ariat.com) for a boot that offers comfort both in and out of the saddle. As the temperatures start to rise, you’l
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Private Lesson
THE WARMUP IS one of the most important parts of a ride. It allows you to check in with your horse and make sure his focus is on you and not on his surroundings. If you find your horse is too busy looking around at his surroundings and not paying att
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Solutions
Trailer injuries are something all horse owners want to avoid. Developed by horse owners and made of impact-resistant foam, the Paddie ($270; iconoclastboots.info) is a stall divider that offers a safe solution for trailering. Effective at preventing
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Ranch Riding Strategy
Anytime you show, it’s crucial to think about what you’ll do and how you’ll do it ahead of your class, no matter the event. But ranch riding might require even more strategy and planning simply because there aren’t any markers in the pen and the exec
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Nix Lazy Leading
Some people might disagree, but I think the art of leading has greatly diminished in recent history. When I was a young man, we learned to lead our horses ahead of us. We had some bad horses in those days that would try to bite you or get after you,
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Less is More
This is a difficult topic to talk about. But I’m going to make the case for not overshowing your horse. You probably ride your horse for 30 minutes to an hour a day when you’re at home, or you take an hour-long lesson. But some competitors get to a s
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Look Out for Lipomas
Your older horse is down. He’s irritated and in pain. You think it’s colic. You take him for a walk, administer medication. Nothing works. He’s still in pain and your worry is growing. Now what? Call the vet. It’s likely strangulation colic, and it m
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Pressure and Release
Improvement comes from hard work and outside pressure, but those two things could also be what drives your child away from riding if they’re not mindfully implemented. Just as we do with our horses, a parent or trainer must know when to push and when
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Quarter Horse Performance Geldings
THIS IS A VERY NICE CLASS of performance geldings. Whether the class is halter or performance halter, the first things I look for are overall balance and correctness. I’ll be judging these geldings on the four categories of balance, structural correc
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Pick a Performance Prospect That Fits
In today’s horse market, there are multiple ways to find a potential prospect—private sale, online auction, in-person auction, and through a third-party sale site. But how do you know you’re buying the one? Whether you’re able to put hands on a prosp
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Through The Eyes Of Leroy
There’s a scene in the famous movie Seabiscuit where trainer Tom Smith is tending to an injured horse, and says, “You don’t throw away a whole life, just because he’s banged up a little.” When Looking Rey, aka ‘Leroy,’ entered the lives of Mike and K
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Things Take Time
The biggest competition of the year is just around the corner, and you’ve been training … hard. Your horse is the most talented one you’ve ever owned and making it to this competition is on top of your bucket list. You can hardly wait, and when you g
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Cool Off In The Cascades
It was hot at our Montana home, a stifling summer heat. We wanted to take our horses, Jake and Cody, and ride somewhere with cool, shaded trails. We wanted a camping area with corrals, water for the horses, horse water, and, if we were lucky, electri
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Build A Better Bond With Your Horse
Would you like to improve your relationship with your horse? Understanding a bit about how horses respond to human interaction and different training methods can improve our relationships with them and strengthen the likelihood that they’ll perform b
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Making That Call
THIS APRIL, I had to make the call every horse owner hopes they never have to make. My healthy 3-year-old mare needed to have emergency colic surgery for a colon volvulus. Acting fast is what essentially saved her life, and as I write this column, sh

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