Miniature Horses have taken to the skies as a service animal to support their handlers’ air travel. While we may be familiar with high-level racing or show horses hopping on airplanes as a means of transport, when we think of working service animals flying, most...
Ben Mangan knew from a young age that he was destined to become a farrier.The 40-year-old certified journeyman farrier grew up in Vermont and started learning the trade from his uncle before he was a teenager. By the time he was 14, he had gained enough experience to...
You’ve found the perfect horse! Before sending the money, you wonder, should the horse have a pre-purchase exam? Julia Gloviczki, an ambulatory veterinarian at Rood & Riddle in Saratoga, New York often sees buyers decide based on the horse’s selling price. “The...
As wildfires raged on in several states last summer, some reiners found themselves in the direct path of the flames while others banded together to help. Blake Cadigan is running heavy equipment to assist with cleanup from the Creek Fire near Shaver Lake, California....
As the pandemic ravaged New York, a therapeutic riding program saved their herd and the future Charm and Rosebud peer through the slatted sides of the horse trailer that has come to take them home, eyes level and unwavering, a steady presence even now, when so much...
Katie Navarra is an award-winning writer. She has been writing professionally, both on staff and as a freelancer, for nearly 20 years. Her expertise includes business development, equine, farming, education and landscaping.
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Katie Navarra is an award-winning writer. She has been writing professionally, both on staff and as a freelancer, for nearly 20 years. Her expertise includes business development, equine, farming, education and landscaping.
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