Contributed - Fall is here, the days are shorter and colder, and you may not have the opportunity to give your horse a full-on bath before a show or clinic. Now, you don’t have to sacrifice your horse’s appearance. Go waterless instead, with the perfect product for the job: EcoLicious Waterless Squeaky Green & Clean Deep Cleaning & Conditioning Shampoo.

By Emily Penn - The fifth season of CBC’s hit TV show Heartland was another great year of the family drama we love so much. Set in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, the latest season features the further adventures of our favourite characters and horses at the bustlingly busy Heartland Ranch.

This video is Part 1 of 3 segments focusing on hoof disorders, including abscesses. Presented by Dr. Stephen O'Grady with Clinton Anderson on the Downunder Horsemanship series.

This video is Part 3 of 3 segments focusing on hoof disorders, including abscesses. Presented by Dr. Stephen O'Grady with Clinton Anderson on the Downunder Horsemanship series.

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With Kathy Slack - Just started out riding? Looking for tips for saddling a horse for the Western disciplines? Kathy Slack guides you through the process, step by step, in this comprehensive, easy to follow video tutorial.

By Sherri Hewko - With parents and a sister who are also professional riders, King fell in love with horses at an early age and followed his passion throughout the years to become one of the top show jumping riders in the U.S. His on-and-off partner for almost a decade, the 16-year-old Holsteiner stallion, Capone I, also has success written in his genes, with internationally renowned jumper sires like Contender, Ramiro Z, and Ladykiller studding his pedigree.

By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. - Spending 30 to 90 minutes in the sun will give the average person all the required daily vitamin D their body needs. But for a horse, the hair coat alone creates such a significant barrier to absorption that it typically takes five to eight hours of exposure to ultraviolet light for horses to produce enough vitamin D to satisfy the daily requirement.

Q: My horse won’t stand still while I mount. Every time I climb up on the mounting block, she moves her hindquarters away. Then, as soon as I get my left foot in the stirrup, she starts walking forward. How do I teach my horse to stand still when I’m mounting?