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There is a little cowboy in all of us...come find yours today... The Dude Ranchers' Association www.duderanch.org

We love summer and it's a favorite season for many, especially school kids. It is also a fantastic time to enjoy your horse! Here are some fun activities and important care tips to make the most of the warmer months:

by Judith Martin Woodall

The narrow streets of lower Manhattan are an immediate and palpable history lesson spanning centuries of indigenous life, Dutch and British colonial settlement, the birth of the nation, and the growth of the modern city. Churches, graveyards––some long known, others only recently discovered––modest buildings, skyscrapers, statu...

Forage is the foundation of every horse's diet, so learning how to evaluate hay quality is one of the most useful skills an owner can develop. Most horses eat 1.5 to 2 percent of their body weight in forage each day, which means hay makes up the majority of what goes into them. When that hay is clean, well cured, and nutritionally sound, it supports steady digestion, ...

Kentucky Equine Research founder Dr. Joe Pagan discusses new research in performance horse health and nutrition with Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health for their Real Science Lecture series. Visit KER.