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Emergency Behavior & Safe Handling
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Developing a Personal Preparedness Plan
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Defining Essential Equine Care During a Pandemic
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Hoof Moisture
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Thrush Busting
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Hippology Academy
The 2025 Hippology Academy kicks off on February 9. It's back! Topics for this year include First aid and vitals for horses, Pre-purchase exams, Equine viral diseases, Behavior of horses, Equine metabolic issues, Forage selection for horses. Content for each topic...
Judging Horse Events – Showmanship at Halter
The "Showmanship at Halter" event is also known as "Fitting and Showing." In this class, exhibitors are judged on how well they present their horse while performing a specific pattern. Generally, showmanship is the first class of the day and sets the tone for the rest...
Judging Horse Events – Western Horsemanship
The western horsemanship event is judged both on how the horse performs for the rider and the rider's skill. Judges evaluate the rider's position and tests the ability of the rider and the horse to perform a prescribed pattern. Rider's Position The rider should sit in...
Horse Judging Resources
Horse Judging Basics Choose your subscription For a 6-month subscription: Horse Judging Basics: Teams and Judges (6 months) For a 12-month subscription: Horse Judging Basics: Teams and Judges (12 months) This self-directed course is designed to teach new coaches,...
Practice Horse Judging
These courses are designed to offer practice horse judging classes for teams, coaches, and anyone else who wants to improve their horse judging skills. Each course has 6 classes, with questions, placings, cuts and recorded critique of each class. The fee for each...
How Much Does Your Horse Weigh
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Forage Pasture Varieties
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Caring for Your Pasture
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Growing in winter: The story of what grasses do in the South!
My Horse Has What?: The story of allergy and microbiome testing – are they really worth it?
Fall Pastures: The story of putting pastures to bed
AQHLearn: The story of the best deal in town
Cattle and horses: The story of everyone getting along
Youth Horse Judging: The story of getting a leg up on life skills