Can Horses Eat Clover?

While combing through my horse field the other day searching for something I’d dropped, I noticed that there were clover plants all over throughout the grass. I’d never noticed them before and immediately was wondering how long they had been there. After that, my first thought was that my horses must have been eating them …

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Are There Any Female Jockeys?

Are There Any Female Jockeys? (Or Is It All Men?)

One of my friends is an avid fan of horse racing. She loves watching (and betting on) races all across the world. She often tells stories about growing up around horse racing, since her parents were also avid horse racing fans. Her entire family has rode horses recreationally for most of their lives. She once …

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How Are Racehorses Trained?

Recently, I was at a housewarming party for a friend. They had just moved into a brand new home with several acres of land. Behind the house was a stable with several horses. They told me that they had inherited the horses from the previous owner of the house, who was a professional horse trainer. …

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What Is An Allowance Race?

I was recently doing some research on claiming races and came across something called an ‘allowance race’ which is apparently the next step up from claiming races. This got me wondering what this meant, and I’m going to share with you what I found! So, what is an allowance race? Allowance races are often considered …

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Is Equine Therapy Covered By Insurance?

Equine therapy can have so many benefits for the right people. It has applications in many, many different illnesses and conditions and it has demonstrated some wonderful results for lots of people. As with any potential treatment, though, if you’re thinking about trying equine therapy, the first thing you’re probably wondering is whether it’s covered …

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