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Spring Shots and Equine Dentistry

Posted on March 20, 2008 by admin

Valley Equine will be coming out the afternoon of Friday, March 28 for vaccinations and Coggins Tests. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like your horse vaccinated and what you would like him/her vaccinated for.Fernando … Continue reading →

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Vaccinations and the Natural Horse

Posted on March 20, 2008 by admin

When natural horsemen bring up vaccinations, controversy flares up. Some owners argue in favor of bucking the modern convention of vaccinating

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Since You Asked…Horse Questions Answered

Posted on March 12, 2008 by admin

Today’s question is from Jeannie and Chris of Hedgesville, WV. “If a horse isn’t a natural leader (on the trail), can you train him to be one?”

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Fluoridated Water: Panacea or Poison?

Posted on March 9, 2008 by admin

Water. All horse trainers know water is not only natural, but necessary. Water is a source of life to all organisms–except when it carries death.

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Study Supports Clicker Training

Posted on March 7, 2008 by admin

A French study recently reported that use of food rewards in training horses leads to faster results and a better relationship with people.

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Wisdom from WWII

Posted on March 1, 2008 by admin

We just found this old English World War II poster. I’d like to hang it in our arena! Â As explosive as it can become on occasion, nothing the horses can conjure begins to approach the threat of a bomb … Continue reading →

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First Trailer Loading

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

Maggie the once-feral rescue mare arrived loose in the horse trailer. No one could get near her, much less get a halter on her. They managed to bribe her into the trailer with grain to get her here to the … Continue reading →

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Eclipse From The Round Pen

Posted on February 20, 2008 by admin

Hoofbeats soft on snow. Nickers beneath the eclipse. There! A shooting star!

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First Deworming

Posted on February 19, 2008 by admin

Maggie the rescue filly got her first worming today. It was amazing to remember when she first came about a month ago, you couldn’t even get close to her. What a transformation! Today she

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Lyons, Parelli and Clinton, Oh My!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

The first time I visited the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center at the Kentucky Horse Park, one of the directors asked me, “who’s your guru?”

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Tag Archives: natural horsemanship

Spring Shots and Equine Dentistry

Vaccinations and the Natural Horse

Since You Asked…Horse Questions Answered

Fluoridated Water: Panacea or Poison?

Study Supports Clicker Training

Wisdom from WWII

First Trailer Loading

Eclipse From The Round Pen

First Deworming

Lyons, Parelli and Clinton, Oh My!

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