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01/14/2025

YOU know 🦶

01/13/2025

01/11/2025

Please if you’re able…sign the petition for the horse protection act!

Western Justice Legislative Fund is a membership-based 501(c)(4) Nonprofit organization engaging in political action to preserve and protect the western lifestyle, livelihood and events. ​

01/10/2025

AQHA Statement Regarding HPA

Dear AQHA Members:

Beginning February 1, 2025, a change to the Horse Protection Act (HPA) will expand the scope of the HPA to allow USDA-APHIS inspectors to inspect horses for intentional soring at all horse shows, exhibitions, and sales. The HPA was originally passed in 1970 to prevent the intentional soring of Tennessee Walking Horses, racking horses and spotted saddle horses.

AQHA is actively engaging the Trump transition team to ensure that the HPA will not negatively affect AQHA and its members. Additionally, AQHA has been communicating daily with industry partners regarding efforts to contest and/or delay the February 1, 2024 implementation of the changes to the HPA.

AQHA will continue to share information regarding details and the process and will pass along that information as more becomes known.

01/07/2025

We don’t work horses in the cold weather. It’s not for our sake of being cold.
Here’s the reason why!

Did you know that exercising horses in cold weather can actually damage their airways? 🌬️❄️

In a study, "Airway cooling and mucosal injury during cold weather exercise" that parallels human studies, horses were exposed to air temperatures of -5°C (23°F) and -15°C (5°F) while exercising.

The result suggests that when horses breathe in cold, dry air during intense exercise, it cools and dries out their airways, leading to irritation, inflammation, and even cell damage. 🐴 Over time, repeated exposure can cause long-term respiratory issues.

For a deeper dive into how cold-weather exercise impacts equine airways (and what we can learn from it), check out the study "Airway cooling and mucosal injury during cold weather exercise," which I’ll link in the comments.

Protect your equine athletes this winter by staying informed!

01/04/2025

We love, love our collars from Two Horse Tack! Every horse wears one

01/03/2025

This is awesome!!!

🐎🐎🐎https://www.brentgraef.com/schedule/

01/02/2025

This is so true! You have to wait for the good laugh off the bad

Motivational horse quotes

01/01/2025

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
Here’s our holiday stall decor contenders. A big congrats to our winner, Sammie, on her Santa and Mrs Clause display.

01/01/2025

Did you know?! 🧐

❄️🐴 How Do Horses Stay Warm in Winter? 🌨️

Horses are naturally equipped to handle cold weather with unique adaptations that help them conserve heat and stay cozy. From their hair coat to their digestive system, they’ve got tools to help them thrive in winter conditions.🐎❄️

While they’re built for the cold, extra care—like proper forage, shelter, and monitoring—can help support them all winter long.✨

Want to learn more about how horses stay warm and how to support them during the colder months? Visit our article:

🇺🇸 https://madbarn.com/feed-horse-in-winter/
🇨🇦 https://madbarn.ca/feed-horse-in-winter/

12/25/2024

Have a very Merry Christmas!

12/23/2024

Too cute.

616.1K likes, 2880 comments. “Welcome to H.O.E. Stables”

12/21/2024

Some of the girls spreading Christmas cheer this week.

12/19/2024

Well another year is almost in the books, I received this gem from my clients today!

2024 has not been friendly, personally, but it’s always nice to be able to share some laughs with the barn fam.

12/13/2024

Chilly night, enjoying the lights with the ponies.