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07/23/2023

07/18/2023

Good information! Skip the cooling out walk and head straight to the wash rack in the summer

COOL SCIENCE (pun intended)!

An old myth wants us to believe that horses should be walked until they cool completely after exercise, even in the summer. However, a study from 2020 looked at five different ways to cool a horse after exercise: walking, walking with fans, walking with intermittent cold water application, walking with intermittent cold water application and scraping, and stationary with continuous tap water application. As it turns out, the method that resulted in the quickest return to normal body temperature was stationary with continuous tap water application (2 minutes), while walking alone took the longest time for recovery (25 minutes).

Bottom line: enjoy your rides in the sun this summer but remain vigilant for signs of heat stress in your horse. If they look tired, it’s time for a drink, a cool bath, and a break in the shade.
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07/01/2023

Congratulations to team USA! 🇺🇸 🎉🐴

After an influential day of cross-country in Aachen, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team (Will Coleman on Off The Record, Liz Halliday-Sharp on Miks Master C, Phillip Dutton on Z, and Tamie Smith on Mai Baum) earned second (108.2) to Germany (104.9) today in the CCIO4*-S. 

04/14/2023

Finally! They are back in action in Miami 🌴

04/02/2023

Two legends come together!

03/10/2023

Next stop on tour 🔜 Miami Beach 🇺🇸☀️

01/03/2023

77 years old and still winning in the jumpers!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5589118034518869&id=150400548390672

12/07/2022

https://fb.watch/hfMc6_wpuO/?mibextid=v7YzmG

12/04/2022

Very interesting article about cribbers linked to a scientific study

https://equusmagazine.com/behavior/cribbers-learn/?tum_source=EQUUSFB&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2A1KICgbDqsBZN5HgFI3Silpjl1c3CEn1mgWxhLyvFe1GGHlnT4hb87QI&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

A new study from Switzerland challenges the notion that horses who crib are less capable of learning than are their peers. Cribbing is classified as a stereotypy—a repetitive pattern of behavior with no apparent goal or purpose. A cribbing horse repeatedly grasps a solid object with his teeth, pul...

10/16/2022

Good luck to all Horse Show Tutor students competing today! Here is the course