Professional barrel racer Tamara Reinhardt has been making barrel runs in the show pen since she was five years old. She’s a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier and member of the Women’s Professional Barrel Association.
Although just 21 years old, Australian eventer Gemma Tinney already has more than a decade of competitions under her belt, along with the title of 2017 National Eventing Champion. As the daughter of Olympic gold and bronze medalist Stuart Tinney, she’s been around horses her entire life—and plans to keep it that way.
We’re currently undergoing a surge of interest in healthy “gut bacteria” and its impact on overall wellness in both the human and horse worlds. These markets continue to explode with new research on the far-reaching effects of gi tract health (and products to support it).
If you’ve ever gone on an extended vacation—more than a week, let’s say—you know how challenging it can be to pack. Now think about taking your horse on the road for more than a few days. It’s exhausting just thinking about all of the gear you need to bring to keep your horse—or team of horses—healthy, happy and well-fed during that time.
If you’ve ever been on the end of a lead rope trying to coax a balking horse up into a horse trailer, you’ve witnessed firsthand the effects of stress on your horses. Sure, that trailer can look like a scary place to be — but horses may be less intimidated by the trailer itself than by the thought of being on the road traveling.
One topic that often comes up among horse owners is whether to feed hay or grain first. Because horses expecting grain will often paw at their stall doors or whinny, some people tend to give hard feeds first, then follow with hay.
