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Dudes Need Not Apply

April 1, 2010

lakeland college release If you want a career where you’ll spend most of the day on a horse, Lakeland College’s Western Ranch and Cow Horse program can help you achieve your goal. “Our students are getting the skills they need to find employment where they ride up to eight hours a day,” says instructor Ron

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Little Horses… Big Dreams

By Tanya Unrau February 18, 2010

Nestled in the hills near Cypress River, Manitoba is Countrylane Miniatures, a beautiful miniature horse farm owned by Korey and Tracy Conrad and family. While the herds of pint-size horses make their farm unique, it is the national calibre of the animals that makes them known in the miniature horse world. Countrylane Miniatures is truly

Livestock, Other livestock

Choosing The Right Companion For Your Horse

January 21, 2010

Companionship enhances the lives of horses and can present itself in a number of surprising and unique packages. Horses are social creatures! They rely on social interaction for security, social status, emotional support and amusement and are unique in that they will easily befriend creatures beyond their own species. The ideal companion for a horse

Livestock, Other livestock

Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

November 12, 2009

carol shwetz dvm The health of the horse’s hoof depends on more than just mechanical trimming. The farrier can have a large effect on how a horse loads his hooves and therefore an effect on hoof shape, but there are other influences every day, all day, with an equal, if not greater effect on the

Livestock, Other livestock

Advance Planning Can Reduce The Risks In Equine Sports

By Laura Rance-Unger November 5, 2009

“It takes 100 per cent of your focus, you must be feeling well to go riding.” – Robert Moshenko Robert Moshenko has seen and worked with a lot of good horses in his time, but he hasn’t found one yet that fits the often used description of “bombproof.” “Horses all have individual personalities, but quiet

Livestock, Other livestock

Mules And Donkeys: Their Increasing Popularity – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Carol Shwetz October 8, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Mules and donkeys are enjoying popularity as the equines of choice, either as pets, companions for recreation or as performance animals. Although all three equids, horses, donkeys, and mules, share many similar characteristics, they also have differences worthy of note. Mules are the product of mating a horse and a donkey. It

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

The Clydesdale

October 1, 2009

The Clydesdale is a breed of heavy draft horse developed in and deriving its name from the district in Scotland where it was founded. Its type was evolved by the farmers of Lanarkshire, through which the River Clyde flows. The old name for Lanarkshire is Clydesdale. The most common colour in the Clydesdale breed is

Forages, News, Other livestock

Care And Nutrition Of The Easy-Keeping Horse

September 10, 2009

carol shwetz dvm Horses are designed to digest high-fibre forages that are low in sugar. An “easy-keeping horse” is one that can live on apparently little food. Easy keepers tend to be found most often in breeds originally developed to survive under harsh conditions. Most pony breeds are easy keepers, and hardy horse breeds such

Country Crossroads, Livestock, Other livestock

Working The Land With Horses

By Tim Freeman August 20, 2009

Isn’t it amazing how life unfolds? Although small-scale sustainable farming has always been a passion of mine, it seemed it would have to settle for hobby status. It didn’t seem possible to make a life farming in an unconventional way. But then a book caught my eye. Draft Horses Today showed pictures and told stories

Country Crossroads, Livestock, Other livestock

Roycan’s Country Haven — A Place Of Healing

By Shirley Case August 13, 2009

Central Plains Cancer Care and Roycan’s Country Haven also offer programs for adults with cancer. Anyone who knows horses knows that they are intelligent animals. Anyone who loves horses knows that they can show emotions. But many people do not realize that they can be partners in the healing of children in care, cancer patients

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Tag Archives Equus

Dudes Need Not Apply

Little Horses… Big Dreams

Choosing The Right Companion For Your Horse

Good hooves don’t only depend on the work by the farrier

Advance Planning Can Reduce The Risks In Equine Sports

Mules And Donkeys: Their Increasing Popularity – for Oct. 8, 2009

The Clydesdale

Care And Nutrition Of The Easy-Keeping Horse

Working The Land With Horses

Roycan’s Country Haven — A Place Of Healing

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