Beasts of Being now available!
Maddy Butcher’s third book, Beasts of Being: Partnerships Unburdened is now available. Order here and get free shipping. The book, her third, is a collection of her work over several years. The loose parameter is “life with horses.” This book leads with the more academic […]
Read more→“Right to Food” Opens Door to Cruelty
Editor’s Note: Dr. Janelle Tirrell owns Third Coast Equine, a large animal veterinary practice based in Palermo, Maine. She is also the Legislative Committee Chair and a board member of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association. We welcome this guest column. Dr. Tirrell writes: This fall, […]
Read more→Silva Seeks Sustainable Work Ethic
Editor’s Note: Best Horse Practices Summit presenter Katrin Silva grew up riding dressage in Germany before moving to the United States at age 19 to learn to ride Western. She’s been riding both disciplines for the last 20 years and is a regular guest columnist […]
Read more→Grandin Speaks at Hesperus Event
A steak-tasting discussion and stockmanship conversation? What’s not to like? Several dozen ranchers headed to Spring Hollow Ranch and Equestrian Park in Hesperus, CO, for a National Cattlemen’s Beef Association event on Stockmanship and Stewardship. Curt Pate and Dr. Temple Grandin were among the presenters. […]
Read more→Jec Ballou: Why We Stop for Kids
Editor’s Note: Jec Ballou is an accomplished trainer, teacher, presenter at the Best Horse Practices Summit, and half of the duo producing the Best Horse Practices podcast. In this guest column, she writes here from her base in Santa Cruz, California, on the topic of […]
Read more→Thumbs Up for Yoga for Riders
I like a book that feels good in my hands. If a book is manageable, well-sized, and easy to hold, chances are good that I’ll return to it time after time (assuming I like its contents, of course). Whether read from beginning to end or […]
Read more→Dylan Biggs Provides Perspective. From 1915
Editor’s Note: I haven’t met Dylan Biggs, but the owner of TK Ranch in Alberta, Canada, caught my attention when, some months ago, I heard him talking about stock dog training here. I following his ranch news on his Instagram feed. Occasionally, Dylan shares excerpts […]
Read more→Saying Goodbye to Neglected Horses
Editor’s Note: Most of us don’t see the quiet actions of horse rescue organizations. But incredible and incredibly good work goes on every day, year-round. Recently, the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, New England’s largest such organization, took in 20 horses that […]
Read more→Summer Goals and Adventures
Summer is for tackling projects and dedicating time to making progress with ourselves and our horses. (Okay, winter is good for that, also.) As you may have heard on the Best Horse Practices podcast, we’re curious to hear how your summer is going, what you’re […]
Read more→Maine Woman Neglects Horses. MSSPA Saves Them
Editor’s Note: Most of us don’t see the quiet actions of horse rescue organizations. But incredible and incredibly good work goes on every day, year-round. Recently, the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, New England’s largest such organization, took in 20 horses that […]
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