First Thing First- Ground Manners for Control, Safety and Respect

APPROACH-  Whether in the stall or pasture, your horse should come to you , but  should stand back from you at least one arms length from you. For instance, when you open the stall door your horse should be there to greet you but not be “pushing” to get out of have you put the halter on. If your horse is closer than one arms length from you when you enter the stall door, you need to push them back, by applying pressure to the nose or chest, you can also use a verbal cue in conjunction by saying “Back” as well. [read more]

A Junior's Point of View "SUCCESS"
Submitted by Franziska Valerio

Trainers, breeders,amateurs and everyone else in between all strive to be successful in the Arabian Industry. My question is, how do you decide what success actually is? For many people success is earning a ribbon, or breeding a champion. However, success is more than just a ribbon. [read more]

"An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure"
(in most cases much more)

We've all heard the statement; and knowingly knod are heads in agreement remembering the times we've learned this valuable lesson. Or have we?

With the onset of winter weather, it brings with it unique opportunities to put into practice this old adage and to demonstrate that we really have
learned something. [read more]