While much of the western half of the U.S. endures near-historic drought levels, one might anticipate this year’s mosquito season to be a walk in the park.

“If a horse isn’t safe and bombproof, he doesn’t stay at our house,” says horsewoman, wife and mother of four Korrina Tomes-Hughes. When Korrina acquired a “witchy” horse who often squealed and kicked out, she quickly told her husband they had one year to solve her behavioral issues or she was “out of here.”

By preventing equine arthritis and managing a horse’s arthritic condition, you can make sure you’re making the most of every second, minute and hour spent in the saddle.

It’s a nice, sunny day – perfect for a trail ride with your horse. You sink into the saddle in pure relaxation. Then, suddenly, a horse fly lands on your horse’s rear end.

Many livestock and horse owners around the country are concerned over potential liability if someone gets injured during a horse or livestock activity.

Many ranches today utilize ATVs for jobs that historically were done on horseback, and some beef operations do not even own a horse.

I’ve lived and worked all over the West, and I never thought I could get too hot until I moved to Texas. Sometimes it would be so torrid there the horses would come up to the water trough looking like Appaloosas.

Some horse owners and ranchers shoe their own horses. For this task, they need to assemble an appropriate set of tools.