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    Help Your Horse Shed

    May 16, 2025 /

    Horses shed their coat twice a year—in the spring and fall. During this process, the next season’s coat is growing simultaneously. Check out some tips for helping your horse shed.

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    Megan Scharfenberg
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    From Unfit to Fit: Basic Conditioning for the Riding Horse

    April 9, 2025 /

    Conditioning is the process of getting a horse or pony fit. It's important to understand how to condition your horse properly to keep them healthy and avoid injury. Learn more about the conditioning process and all the elements that go into it.

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    Meg Finn
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    Horse Careers,  Horse Management,  Instruction,  Pony Club Blog

    Horse Management is Calling: Becoming a Pony Club Judge

    December 22, 2024 /

    Learn what’s involved in becoming a USPC Horse Management Judge and how the process works.

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    USPC National Office
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    Cold Weather Grooming Tips

    November 5, 2024 /

    Grooming your horse in the winter takes a little more elbow grease than in summer. The routine and grooming steps are the same, but you must account for longer hair and no option to bathe if it’s too cold where you live. However, there are ways to deep-clean your fuzzy horse in cold weather.

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    USPC National Office
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    How to Change Your Horse’s Nutrition to Suit Workload

    October 7, 2024 /

    Horses spend 10 to 17 hours grazing daily, and good horse management reflects a similar set-up. Horses should have access to forage (hay and grass) for most of the day. All forages, no matter how nice, are going to be deficient in some nutrients.

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    USPC National Office
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    Horse Management,  Pony Club Blog,  Tips From Pony Club Pros

    How to Score Your Horse’s Body Condition

    September 24, 2024 /

    Any time of year is a great time to body condition score your horses and ponies and evaluate if you should make any important diet and management changes so that your horse is as healthy and fit as he can be.

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    USPC National Office
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    Horse Management,  Pony Club Blog,  Tips From Pony Club Pros

    Nutrition for the Working Senior Horse

    September 20, 2024 /

    It’s no surprise that our horses are living longer and staying more active than ever before. The combination of progressive veterinary care, parasite control, improved dental management, and nutritionally advanced feeds have made it possible for many horses to live well into their 30s.

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    USPC National Office
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    Effective Advocacy for Equestrian Land Access

    June 6, 2024 /

    Advocacy is the act of publicly speaking, writing, or recommending on behalf of or in support of an idea, action, cause, policy, or proposal. It can also be specifically helping someone to achieve their needs related to their rights. Let’s talk about advocating for what your equine community needs and how to do it. For equestrians, access to land, facilities, and trails is a cause to embrace.

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    USPC National Office
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    5 Mistakes to Avoid When Grooming Your Horse

    June 4, 2024 /

    When you develop a grooming routine during your daily barn chores and riding, it can be easy to fall into some bad habits or forget about an important step. Here’s a list of mistakes to avoid while grooming your horse and what you can do instead.

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    USPC National Office
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    Show-Stopping Biosecurity: A Horse Show Veterinarian’s Personal Experiences

    April 3, 2024 /

    Sometimes biosecurity measures at a horse show and at home barns get neglected. We underestimate the potential impact to our horses’ health, along with the economic impacts to owners and the industry. The necessary measures will continue to require leadership, time, education, routine preventive care and public awareness. Learn biosecurity tips from an expert veterinarian at Zoetis Equine.

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