Horse Breeds & Information

1. Need Inspiration? Read The Rescue of Belle & Sundance, An Amazing Horse Survival Story

   

   If you love horses and you want to read a true story that will make you curse, cry and cheer, read The Rescue of Belle & … READ MORE »

2. Horse Rescue Report: Riding (and Learning About Eventing) on a Budget

   

   What do you do when your horse budget runs low? Rescue horse advocate Cate Lamm has some creative ideas: As I described in my last blog, … READ MORE »

3. Horse Rescue Report: Banjo Starts Jumping

   

   Who says draft crosses can’t jump? Rescue horse advocate Cate Lamm reports on her gelding Banjo’s introduction to jumping: When I’d brought Banjo home from the … READ MORE »

4. Shedding Season Brings Thoughts of Homeless Horses

   

   Horse Journal‘s Editor-in-Chief Cindy Foley wrote a recent blog that shows how we all sometimes do our best thinking and idea generating when we’re alone in … READ MORE »

5. Humane Society Rescues Tennessee Walking Horses, Urges Congress to Pass “Prevent All Soring Tactics” Act

   

   Authorities seized 19 horses who may have been subjected to the cruel practice of “soring” from a Maryville, Tenn., barn and transported them to safety. The … READ MORE »

6. Horse Rescue Report: Tough Decision

   

   As I mentioned in my last blog, I was having a tough time affording both my horses. I planned on having one horse, but the second … READ MORE »

7. All You Gotta Do is Lift a Finger: Hit “Like” and Help a Rescue Horse

   

   Purina Animal Nutrition has pledged up to $150,000 in free feed to rescue shelters through its continuing partnership with A Home for Every Horse, a program … READ MORE »

8. CSU Hosts Legends of Ranching Sale, Capping Year of Learning for Equine Students, Young Horses

   

   The Legends of Ranching Performance Horse Sale promises to be a springtime highlight at Colorado State University this weekend, when 81 American Quarter Horses – both … READ MORE »

9. Horse Rescue Report: First Horse Show Competition

   

   Disney cutouts and running children were just some of the challenges rescue advocate Cate Lamm faced at the first horse show for her rescue horse. Here’s … READ MORE »

10. Horse Rescue Report: How We Survived a Winter without Arenas

    

    Winter can be tough for any rider, especially when you live in snowy Colorado. Here’s how one rider, horse rescue advocate Cate Lamm, made it through: … READ MORE »

11. Horse Rescue Report: Freedom to Move

    

    How can you ask your horse to soften and relax if you’re sitting on his back as stiff as a board? The answer, as writer and … READ MORE »

12. Horse Rescue Report: Back Pain

    

    Sitting on the sidelines with a hurt back when all you want to do is ride your horse can be a very frustrating thing. Here’s writer … READ MORE »

13. The Shackleford Banks Wild Horse Herd

    

    Did you think wild horses were only in the west on BLM land and on the “Misty of Chincoteague” islands in Virginia? Read about the Shackleford Banks … READ MORE »

14. Ozzie the Belgium Gelding’s New Home

    

    SquirrelWood Equine Sanctuary helps Horse Journal with some of its product trials.  They are a non-profit horse rescue facility in New York (www.squirrelwoodequinesanctuaryinc.org).  One of their … READ MORE »

15. Humane Society: Horse Slaughter Contributes to Irresponsible Owner Mentality

    

    No matter where you stand on the horse slaughter issue, this perspective from Holly Hazard, the senior vice president of programs and innovations at The Humane … READ MORE »

16. Unwanted Horse Coalition Partners with American Competitive Trail Horse Association to Help Unwanted Horses

    

    The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) and the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) are joining forces in 2013 to help unwanted horses and equine care facilities. … READ MORE »

17. Horse Rescue Report: A Fun Trail Ride

    

    Taking that first trail ride with a new horse can be a wonderful–and a scary–thing. Here’s writer and rescue horse advocate Cate Lamm to tell us … READ MORE »

18. The Humane Society of the United States Commends United States Equestrian Federation for New Rule Protecting Walking Horses

    

    Officials at The Humane Society of the United States  say they applaud the United States Equine Federation for passing a new rule prohibiting participants in its … READ MORE »

19. Horse Rescue Report: Banjo Goes on an Outing

    

    Have you ever taken your horse to a horse show–not to compete, but for the experience? For writer and rescue horse advocate Cate Lamm, the first … READ MORE »

20. The Humane Society of the United States Forms New Responsible Horse Breeders Council

    

    The Humane Society of the United States is forming a Responsible Horse Breeders Council composed of horse breeders around the country who are dedicated to improving … READ MORE »

21. Scribbles: How One Rescue Mare Was Reunited with the Family Who Raised Her

    

    Just like elephants, horses never forget. This is the heartwarming story of how a mare rescued from a kill pen was reunited with the family who … READ MORE »

22. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall’s Charity 
Comes to the United States

    

    Folks in the horse country of Lexington, Kentucky will soon have bragging rights to royal favor. The Brooke, an international equine charity that also helps people, … READ MORE »

23. Horse Rescue Report: Setting Boundaries, Part II

    

    When Cate Lamm first rescued her horse Banjo, she noticed he had a fear response to humans that suggested insensitive handling and rejection in his young … READ MORE »

24. Horse Rescue Report: Setting Boundaries, Part I

    

    What does it mean to have boundaries? How do we learn about boundaries–especially from a horse? For writer and rescue horse advocate Cate Lamm, the process … READ MORE »

25. Rescue Report: Finding a Good Horse Trainer

    

    Finding a trainer can be like dating: painful and awkward until you find the right one. But I needed to find a good eventing trainer for … READ MORE »