Barrel Racing Horse Care
Horse care advice and know-how to keep your equine athlete in top racing performance mode.

Equine Nutrition and Care While Traveling to Rodeos
Ivy Saebens talks about the measures she takes to meet the nutritional needs of her horses on the road, turn-out […]

On the Job Diagnostics: Dynamic Endoscopy Allows Veterinarians to Observe a Horse’s Upper Airway Function While in Motion
When a barrel horse has a suspected airway issue, the first diagnostic tool that a veterinarian reaches for is the […]

Equine Infectious Anemia: Current Coggins Papers Matter
Springtime means an uptick in travel for many barrel racers, which makes it an excellent time to make sure your […]

The Secrets Behind Soft-Ride Boots
Originally published August 21, 2018, updated January 24, 2019 If you’ve strolled around the parking lot at a barrel race, […]

The Latest EHV-1 and EHM cases from the Equine Disease Communication Center
Orange County California On March 3, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) posted an update that two additional horses at […]

Containing Contagions
If your horse becomes ill with a contagious disease, you’ll want to protect the rest of the herd. Unfortunately, not […]

Rethinking How We Keep Horses in Stalls
I wish I could say my experiment with group housing for our two ponies came from a virtuous desire to […]

Preventing Winter Impactions
Any type of colic can happen at any time of year, but when the weather turns cold the incidence of […]

A Tough Climate Makes for Tough Competitors
On a normal year, northeast North Dakota is heaven for horses in late spring, summer and early fall, with its […]

Horse Health: Duct Work
A painful, squinty, swollen eye is an obvious cause for concern, as is an eye with thick or discolored discharge. […]

Amino Acids
Understanding how much of a good thing your horse needs.

The Equine Network Proudly Launches Instructional On-Demand Video Resource Customized for Barrel Racers
The on-demand video platform BarrelRacing.com brings together the barrel racing industry’s leading horsemen and horsewomen to positively impact riders of all skill […]

Winter Barn Ventilation
Chilly weather is rapidly approaching and your instinct may be to close barn doors and windows to protect your horse […]

The Long Haul
“You just have to let the horse tell you,” said Pozzi Tonozzi. “If you want a horse by the end of the year, you’ve got to listen to your horse.”