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Running in Circles

 I was asked to write about lunging and I assume this means with no swear words. I don't know why...
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Calming Signals: YOUR Response.

Photo by Sheri Kerley I'll start with the bad news. For those of us who grew...
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Calming Signals and the Aggressive Horse.

Just to be clear, calming signals are not something humans do to calm horses. It's the language horses use to...
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Calming Signals: The Dance of the Halter

We're breaking in a new farrier here at Infinity Farm. The new guy is soft-spoken, uses a nice pink hoof-stand,...
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Equine Retirement Planning.

First, I watched Brentina's retirement ceremony. Then Secretariat's last race and Valegro's final Olympia freestyle. Who doesn't need to watch Aldrich's...
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Part Two: Norman, Is That You? (The Reactive Horse)

Last week, I wrote about horses who are The Strong Silent Type. This horse is the opposite. Describing him sounds...
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The Trailer Isn’t the Problem.

The owner said his horse had trailer issues. He'd watched a video and used a whip and rope, with bad...
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A Better Name for Chronic Lameness

It was the first day that the notion of chronic lameness got personal. My Grandfather Horse was young but he'd...
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