Summer 2020

Horse & Rider

The magazine for horseman who savors the western lifestyle

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Western Editorial Director CHELSEA SHAFFER Managing Editor NICHOLE CHIRICO Senior Editor JENNIFER FORSBERG MEYER Assistant Editor MICHAELA JAYCOX Contributing Editors BARB CRABBE, DVM JENNIFER VON GELDERN RENE E. RILEY Art Director MICHELLE MILLER Ex
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Essential Operation
This editorial team produced this issue under perhaps the most trying times of our professional careers, and maybe the most trying times of our lives. You see, the magazine production began as the COVID-19 crisis engulfed the globe, and as we all pac
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Summer Sores
Summer sores are an oozy, itchy, seasonal skin condition caused by the larvae of an equine stomach worm, typically Habronema. Flies are the intermediate host that make summer sores possible; the condition happens when the stomach worm’s life cycle is
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You Should Know
While regular competitions are sidelined because of COVID-19, several groups are offering opportunities for you to compete “virtually,” online. These include: • Team roping: the Ariat World Series of Team Roping’s Practice Pen Finale Qualification (b
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A few months ago, we here at Horse&Rider received a letter and a package from a reader that included a beautiful bit. Read the story behind the bit and why it holds a special place in the H&R editors’ hearts online this month. Find yourself strugglin
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Sun Shield
1. As you hit the trail this summer, don’t forget your sun protection—and we’re not just talking about sunscreen! If you choose to wear a helmet when you’re in the saddle, you know your nose is exposed to the sun and at risk of getting burnt. You’re
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Shut Down Successfully
BEING ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ask your horse to slow down from a faster speed is an important maneuver in an event like reining where you’re required to go from fast to slow multiple times and make it look effortless. Outside of the show pen, it’s a grea
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TRAVEL California
Enroll in the UC Davis (cpe.ucdavis.edu) horsepacking and veterinary care trip in California’s Golden Trout Wilderness, where you’ll learn how to feed stock in the backcountry, treat hurt or sick horses in the wilderness, manage pack mules, and more.
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Socially Speaking
luxe_equus Shake it out. Get up and move. Do some yoga. Don't let your energy get stagnant. #horselifeirl Tag your Instagram photos #HorseLifeIRL (In Real Life) for a chance to see your post here! We shared the article, “Horse-Crazy Parents Without H
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Sensitive Soles
Thin, sensitive soles can put your horse’s feet at risk for bruising and abscesses. Thin soles can be caused by over-trimming, and most practitioners now know not to try to trim an arch into a flat sole. Wet environments can overly soften the sole an
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From You, The Reader
The She Shed My wife, Davana, grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and has been around horses all her life. We’ve been living in Southern California for the past 30 years and the prospect of having a horse out here has been quite expensive. But that all cha
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Health Guard
A hydrated horse is a healthy horse, and after long days in the scorching heat your horse needs extra electrolytes and nutrients. Protect him from summer dehydration and keep him at peak performance with the free-choice Redmond Rock on a Rope ($12.99
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Is It Resistance or Defiance?
Horse training is all about getting your horse to do what you want him to do. You achieve this by providing a foundation, setting your horse up to succeed, then asking him in a way he understands. If you’re successful, he complies. But when he doesn’
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The Perfect Fit
Devin Warren, of Franktown, Colorado’s Warren Performance Horses, has more than 20 years of experience as a trainer, breeder, and showman. He coaches non-pros and kids and tailors his program to bring out the best in each horse and rider. You see it
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Running the Bases
Knowing where you are in the arena at all times is important, especially if you compete in pattern events that require you to use the entire pen. Being able to gauge where you are in the arena in relation to the fence helps you properly utilize the r
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5 Inescapable elements of A well-trained Horse
When trainers started using the word “broke” hundreds of years ago, they meant that they’d broken a horse’s spirit. As horsemanship has evolved, we’ve learned that “breaking” a horse’s spirit isn’t the goal. No—I want a horse that’s still got his spi
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Riding Adventures In North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park has all the elements needed for a true-blue Western riding adventure. The scenery is breathtaking, as well as lonesome and foreboding. One can ride trails or cross-country and most likely encounter bison herds, deer,
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Reined Cow Horse Mares
HERE WE HAVE A CLASS OF MARES that I’m judging based on the major stock breeds’ criteria of balance, structural correctness, breed and sex characteristics, and muscling, and looking for the most positive combination of those components. I’m also look
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Prairie Dogs
There are five species of prairie dogs in North America but only the black-tailed prairie dog lives in in TRNP. The 1- to 3-pound rodents are referred to as “dogs” because of the bark-like sound they use in communicating with one another. These small
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Resources And Attractions
Bully Pulpit Golf Course. Ranked as one of America’s 100 greatest public golf courses by Golf Digest. (701) 623-4653. Chateau de Mores. Tour the 26-room Chateau built by the founder of Medora, the Marquis de Mores. This building has original furnishi
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Travel Papers: Nuisance or Necessity?
I was digging through a box of papers the other day and came across a report I’d written in sixth grade: “EIA: Is Test and Slaughter the Answer?” I still remember writing the report, pondering the dilemma, and looking for solutions. I somehow grasped
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Reaching For The NEXT LEVEL
Warwick Schiller has close to 200,000 followers on social media and 20 million views on YouTube. A lifelong horseman, he has traditional horse-training credentials, having represented his home country of Australia at the 2010 and 2018 World Equestria
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Riding For A Reason
The horses are surprisingly calm as they walk down the bustling steel and concrete corridor of New York City’s Fifth Avenue. A few of their riders are somber, subdued by the gravity of the ride’s purpose. Others are giddy, happy to be here—to be aliv
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Hearts, Hope and Hay
When COVID-19 swept through the United States this spring, the toll on human life and the economy soon followed. As hospitals sprang into action, businesses shuttered and the scramble for provisions began, animal rescue organizations started bracing
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My Collection
Ryan and Annie Kennedy Mead, Colorado When Ryan and Annie Kennedy got married three years ago, they had no idea that their wedding gifts to each other would be custom belt buckles designed to honor their special day. The one on the left, designed by

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