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Horse Rescue Story - 600 pounds at 16 Hands

600 pounds at 16 Hands - Horse Rescue of Joe
Written By: Kate Manning
This is an accolade to two horse lovers from Florida - Gaetan and Michele - who over the past 20 years have taken on and cared for many horses after they were abandoned at their former boarding stable - turned rescue home - [...]

November 15th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Sammy - A Horse Rescue Story

Sammy - A Horse Rescue Story
Written by Alisa Atkinson
The story of Sammy really begins eight years ago with the story of her mama Misty.  I bought Misty from a lady I met through a friend, a woman who owned many horses but for some reason was reluctant to let Misty go.  After an agreement was [...]

October 31st, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Interview with Mark Rashid

Written by: Mary Knetter
When you think of martial arts, the image of a man dressed in chaps, boots and a cowboy hat doesn’t exactly come to mind. But Mark Rashid isn’t your typical martial artist. He’s a horse trainer and student of aikido who, with a unique combination of patience and insight, teaches riders [...]

October 27th, 2008 | Continued

Feature Article #4

“Hank”

By Chenay Jordan-McDowell
“We kept him until he died…and sat with him during the long last minutes when a horse comes closest to seeming human.”
C.J. Mullen

“I’m leaving you with this syringe of painkillers in case you need it,” Dr. Simon told Missy and Philip Jackson after hours of trying to stop the burning, [...]

October 27th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

Raising the Dead

Written by: Michele Davis

I own a horse that can do miracles. In fact, he can perform the most amazing miracle I can possibly imagine.
We were about to leave for a vacation and we really needed a place for our horses. We had wanted a neighbor to come over and feed them, but it [...]

October 24th, 2008 | Continued

About this Site

Horseman Magazine: About Us
The love affair that we as riders share with our horses is a relationship that few people will ever fully understand. It is a common bond, the passionate love of horses, that we as fellow horsemen share, and it is this connection that Horseman Magazine embraces. Since we first held a bit [...]

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Ideal Reining Horses

Reining Horses
Among horse riders and owners, reining is considered the American version of the English dressage. This is simply because reining horses, like dressage horses, are required to execute precise movements as prompted by the riders. The movements performed in reigning however differ from those in dressage. The stops and spins performed by reining horses [...]

Nov 15 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Kate Manning

Kate Manning is 22 years old. She is originally from England but is now living in Florida with her husband who is an ex-jockey turned farrier, their dog Spark Plug, cat Marilyn and two pet ducks, Miracle and Maggie. Kate has always been passionate about horses and has physically worked with horses for just over [...]

Nov 15 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Horses for Barrel Racing

Barrel Racing
Barrel racing is a specific type of rodeo event. It has quite a straightforward pattern of execution. As the event name suggests, barrel racing involves riding around three barrels in a diamond pattern in a field. Riders are only allowed to navigate barrel horses through a clover leaf pattern. Since it is a type [...]

Nov 8 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Vaccination Against Common Infectious Diseases in Horses

Diseases are either noninfectious or infectious.  Noninfectious diseases are predominantly environmental in nature and are not usually contagious.  Nutritional deficiencies and genetic defects are examples of noninfectious diseases.  Infectious diseases, on the other hand, are caused by pathogenic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites like worms that are present in the environment or [...]

Nov 4 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Alisa Atkinson

Alisa is a Safety Engineer and a horse lover to the core.  As a child, in Western Kentucky, all she ever wanted to do was have horses.  Now she chooses to work with horses that have been neglected, abused or have suffered through bad training techniques.
If it has to do with horses, [...]

Oct 31 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Wood Chewing by Horses

Wood Chewing by Horses

You would think that only beavers had any interest in wood. It seems though that horses too may sometimes form an affinity to wood. Under certain circumstances, a horse may resort to wood chewing.
What is Wood Chewing by Horses
Wood chewing is sometimes seen in the same light as cribbing. The two [...]

Oct 31 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Top 5 Equine Hospitals in the U.S.

Top 5 Equine Hospitals in the U.S.

It’s hard to come up with the top 5 equine hospitals in the U.S. This is simply because there are a number of outstanding hospitals that deserve to be mentioned. Five institutions however do stand out. Whether it’s their scope of services or their dedication to excellence, these [...]

Oct 30 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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Wild Horses of Assateague Island

Wild Horses of Assateague Island
A National Treasure
The wild horses of Assateague Island are descendents of domesticated animals brought to the island over 300 years ago. Horses tough enough to survive the scorching heat, abundant insects, stormy weather and poor quality food found on this windswept barrier island have formed a unique wild horse society. [...]

Oct 29 2008 |0 comments | Continued
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