'Living the dream': From Northland’s wild horses to Mongolia’s open plains

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Sport Nation • May 15th, 2026

Most New Zealanders associate wild horses with the iconic Kaimanawa horse that roam the ranges of the Central North Island. But according to Chloe Phillips-Harris, there are wild horse populations all across New Zealand - particularly in the far north, where hundreds roam areas including 90 Mile Beach.

Speaking with Erin Speedy on The Rural Roundup, Phillips-Harris reflected on more than a decade working with wild and feral horses through The Wild Horse Project, while also sharing how a life-changing trip to Mongolia led her towards a career built around adventure, animals and remote expeditions.

“They get all the media attention (Kaimanawa horses), but all over New Zealand, especially here in Northland we have our own wild or feral horse populations and I have been working for over 10 years now to help manage in some situations, help home, help muster a lot of the wild horses.”

Her connection with horses eventually took her far beyond New Zealand. More than 12 years ago, Phillips-Harris travelled to Mongolia to compete in the Mongol Derby - a 1,000km endurance race across the Mongolian steppe that is widely regarded as the world’s longest horse race...

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https://sportnation.nz/article/living-the-dream-from-northlands-wild-horses-to-mongolias-open-plains

Can I Let My Colicking Horse Lie Down While Waiting for the Vet?

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May 7, 2026
Posted by Haylie Pfeffer

Dr. Michael Fugaro discusses when it’s okay to let your horse move around and lie down during a colic emergency and when you should keep him standing.

Allowing a horse to move quietly and even lie down while showing signs of colic is generally acceptable, as long as they’re not putting themselves at risk of injury. Forcing a horse to continuously walk isn’t necessary—rest can be appropriate if the horse remains calm. The priority is monitoring closely and preventing violent rolling while you wait for veterinary care. In this Ask TheHorse Live excerpt, Michael Fugaro, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, owner and founder of Mountain Pointe Equine Veterinary Services, in Hackettstown, New Jersey, describes when it’s okay to allow your horse to lie down versus when you should keep him standing or walking during a colic emergency.

This podcast is an excerpt from our Ask TheHorse Live Q&A, “Equine Colic 101.” Listen to the full recording here.

A Woman is Riding 25,000Km on Horseback Across the Americas

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April 20, 2026
Ash Routen

Canadian Olivia Cazes, 30, is a year into a mammoth horseback journey from Ushuaia, in southern Argentina, to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, following the length of the Pan-American Highway. The journey began in February 2025 with Australian rider Ben Hann. The two met while working on a ranch in Alberta, Canada.

Hann had to leave the journey last October due to a health issue. Cazes then returned to Canada to upgrade her equipment and then headed back to Argentina this past January to pick up where she left off.

Balancing the expedition with her studies, Cazes is somehow completing a master’s thesis while on the road. As of early April, she has traveled around 2,850km, maintaining a daily pace of 20 to 25km. Cazes estimates the journey could take another five years...

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https://explorersweb.com/a-woman-is-riding-25000km-on-horseback-across-the-americas/

Conditioning Horses on Different Surfaces

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April 1, 2026
Posted by Nancy S. Loving, DVM

Varying the surfaces on which you exercise your horse can help produce a strong, well-rounded equine athlete.

When training your horse, you likely put in a lot of work developing his skill set for a chosen athletic endeavor. Yet, similarly important is the degree of conditioning your horse achieves over time. Conditioning offers multiple benefits, including building the musculoskeletal tissues of the limbs, core, topline, and neck. It also improves the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, nervous system, proprioception (awareness of position and placement of limbs and body), and balance; provides mental stimulation; and builds a horse’s confidence.

Varying the surfaces on which you exercise a horse can bring additional benefits that develop the physical strength of a well-rounded equine athlete mentally engaged in his work...

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https://thehorse.com/1122411/conditioning-horses-on-different-surfaces/?lid=lbh2rj0awf7x&%20Lameness&uuid=01922f47f62f001a2720598a0e2705075009a06d00dc4

Long-Lost Horse Found And Rescued After Seven Months in Wind River Mountains

Preston Jorgenson photo

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Mouse the horse had been missing since July 2025, only to be found alive by snowmobilers in the Wind River Mountains. Several people, specialized snow machines, and a river raft were enlisted Sunday to reach and rescue the horse.

Andrew Rossi
January 27, 2026

A horse that had been lost in the mountains above Dubois for seven months was found and rescued by a team of ingenious snowmobilers and cowboys.

Mouse, the horse, had been missing in the mountains since July 2025. On Sunday, a group of snowmobilers was enjoying the powder in the vicinity when they found Mouse, still alive and thrilled to finally see people again.

“He was a true survivor, by all means,” said Tim Koldenhoven, owner of Union Pass Rentals. “You could tell that he was worn out and was tired, but was happy to have some company up there...”

Read more and see video of Mouse's snowmobile ride here:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/01/27/long-lost-horse-found-and-rescued-after-seven-months-in-wind-river-mountains/

What Horses Are Most Likely to Develop Gastric Ulcers?

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December 2, 2025
Posted by Phoebe A. Smith, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Find out what breed, discipline, and behavior factors might make a horse more susceptible to developing gastric ulcers.

Q: Are there any genetic, breed, or behavior predispositions to developing gastric ulcers, or can any horse be equally at risk?

A: Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is highly prevalent across multiple breeds and disciplines, but risk for developing EGUS might not be evenly distributed among breeds. Gastric ulcers can be caused by an interplay of genetic, breed-related, physiological, and behavioral or personality predispositions, combined with environmental and management factors. While any horse can develop gastric ulcers, certain horses consistently show as more vulnerable. However, it is difficult to separate breeds from discipline or management conditions in most situations and certainly in scientific literature.

Research suggests that Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds exhibit the highest prevalence of equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD), with rates reported between 70–90% in those engaged in active race training. Feed type and timing, management, and high-intensity exercise play significant roles in the development of ESGD, regardless of breed, likely influencing this reported prevalence. Warmbloods, especially those used in dressage and jumping, have higher reported rates of equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD) than horses of other breeds and disciplines in some scientific reports. However, some variability exists amongst these reports. Warmbloods involved in lower level (national versus international competition) jumping and those exercising an increased number of days were more prone to develop EGGD than others in one study.

Endurance horses, most commonly Arabian horses, are another group frequently reported to have increased ulcer rates, with 60–90% suffering from gastric ulceration when in competitive periods...

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https://thehorse.com/1141247/what-horses-are-most-likely-to-develop-gastric-ulcers/?lid=w8fjvynckzy0&uuid=01922f47f62f001a2720598a0e2705075009a06d00dc4

EHV-1 outbreak expanding after major events in Texas

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**Check with your state Dept of Agriculture to see their guidelines and recommendations**

By AGDAILY Reporters Published: November 19, 2025

An aggressive outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), including neurological cases classified as equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), has triggered urgent warnings from equine veterinarians across Texas and surrounding regions.

Clinics report that several horses returning from early-November events — including the WPRA Finals in Waco and competitions at the 377 Arena in Stephenville have shown severe and rapidly progressing clinical signs, with some owners already reporting fatalities.

Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery was among the first to issue detailed guidance, emphasizing that “continued biosecurity is essential to minimize spread” as competitors travel home from the WPRA Finals, the BFA, and other large gatherings. The clinic advises that exposed horses “should be isolated for the next 14–21 days,” kept at least 30 feet from non-exposed animals, and handled under strict quarantine procedures that prohibit nose-to-nose contact, shared equipment, or shared water sources.

Staff warn that clothing, boots, and hands can transmit the virus between horses and recommend temperature checks twice daily, noting that “fever if >101.5°F” is a key early indicator. Owners are also urged to monitor for nasal discharge, stumbling, loss of tail tone, or difficulty urinating — symptoms commonly seen as respiratory disease progresses toward neurologic involvement...

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https://www.agdaily.com/livestock/ehv-1-outbreak-expanding-major-events-texas/

Understanding Squamous Ulcers vs. Glandular Ulcers in Horses

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November 13, 2025
Posted by The Horse Staff

Learn the difference between equine squamous gastric disease and equine glandular gastric disease. Sponsored by Kelato.

Understanding the difference between equine squamous gastric disease and equine glandular gastric disease is the first step to effectively managing horses with gastric ulcers. In this video Dr. Ben Sykes, a leading authority in equine gastric ulcer syndrome, explains the difference between the two types of equine gastric ulcers.

Endurance Future Part Two

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by Jamethiel Morse
November 1 2025

Part One, Endurance: Where are the ribbons? is here.

Life got a bit lifey and delayed the second installment of musing about the future of the sport of endurance. We left off talking about the culture of endurance, and it affects the growth (or decline) of the sport. One of the thornier issues I didn’t touch on is the heated debate over what constitutes “real endurance”. There’s a camp of folks that firmly believes that calling anything under a 50 mile ride endurance is doing a disservice to the true ethos of the sport. Some say only 100 mile rides are true endurance, and anything less is “just” training towards that ultimate goal.

This debate comes up like clockwork, to the detriment of our sport I think. Folks should be welcome to share the trails and this horsemanship journey called endurance with us, no matter if their goal is to rack up 100 milers or if completing one LD takes all their effort and time. Crunching current numbers shows that most folks (especially those that “pay a ride managers bills”) are actually “Limited Distance Riders”, between 25 and 35 miles. I myself view 50s as a comfortable middle: I get more bang for my buck than an LD, both in terms of time on the trail and a challenge completed, but I don’t have to stay awake and functional for a full 24 hours to complete 100 miles. Honestly, I also don’t have to push my mare and myself hard enough during training to be 100 miler fit and ready. The leap from comfortably turtling 50s, as my mare and I do, to completing a 100 miler is just as exponential as getting her to the starting line of our first LD was...

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https://weareontheloose.com/2025/11/01/endurance-future-part-two/

Pope Leo gifted with “Proton” a purebred Arabian horse

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By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú for CNA
October 15, 2025

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 15, 2025 / 14:35 pm

Before the general audience on Oct. 15, Pope Leo XIV was gifted with a 12-year-old purebred Arabian horse named Proton.

The white horse is a gift from Michalski Stables in Kołobrzeg-Budzistowo, and will reside in Castel Gandolfo, home to the Vatican’s equestrian center. Several purebred Spanish horses are also kept at the facility located within the papal complex.

The horse belongs to one of the oldest and most esteemed equine breeds in the world, known for its elegance and endurance.

According to the Vatican, the Pole Andrzej Michalski, president of the Michalski horse farm, offered the beautiful specimen to the Holy Father, recalling that during his time as a missionary in Peru, Pope Leo XIV frequently rode horses...

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https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/10/15/pope-leo-gifted-with-proton-a-purebred-arabian-horse/

Three Weeks And 600 Miles: Robert Redford’s True Adventure On The Outlaw Trail

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Robert Redford’s love of the West, Wyoming and their notorious outlaws was well-known. It led him in 1976 to retrace 600 miles of The Outlaw Trail on horseback, by car and by boat over three weeks for National Geographic magazine.

Jackie Dorothy
September 28, 2025

National Geographic asked actor Robert Redford in 1976 to follow in the footsteps of the Wild West's greatest outlaws in a three-week adventure on horseback, by car, and by boat.

It apparently didn't take much convincing because Redford was already in love with the almost too-wild-to-be-true history of the West and Wyoming.

“We tend to view the Western outlaw, rightly or not, as a romantic figure,” Redford later wrote for the magazine. “I know I'm guilty of it, and for years I have been fascinated by that part of the West that offered sanctuary and escape routes to hundreds of colorful, lawless men.”

The Lure Of The Wild West

Before his 1976 trek along a 600-mile stretch of The Outlaw Trail, Redford was already familiar with the wide-open spaces of Wyoming...

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/09/28/three-weeks-and-600-miles-robert-redfords-true-adventure-on-the-outlaw-trail/

Solving The Riddle Of Thumps: Electrolytes, Alfalfa Both Play Starring Roles

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Electrolyte imbalances and diet may both play a role in the condition that affected Skippylongstocking in this year's Charles Town Classic.

Bobbie Jo Lieberman
Oct 6, 2025

When Skippylongstocking headed postward for the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic in late August, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. had plenty of reasons to believe his 6-year-old bay star would capture his third consecutive running of the $1 million, 1 1/8-mile event. Conditions were ideal for the earner of over $3.6 million, affectionately known around the barn as “Skippy.”

West Virginia’s cooler evening weather was a welcome change from the heat and humidity of Joseph’s home base in southern Florida. Skippy, reports Joseph, is an easy horse to be around, but he knows when it’s time to run.

“He walks like he’s in charge—he gets pumped up in the paddock,” said Joseph. “He can be a handful for his groom.”

With Jose Ortiz aboard, Skippy broke well from post position four and went straight for the lead on the rail, carving out fast but comfortable fractions on the half-mile track. He looked strong until right around the half-mile pole, when he inexplicably began to lose momentum and rapidly backed up through the field until he was last on the final turn, only to be eased under the wire.

What happened? Did Skippy go to the lead too quickly? His fans on social media were concerned for his welfare, suggesting perhaps the veteran campaigner had simply grown weary of racing.

Cooling out back at the barn, the reason for his poor performance became clear—Skippy had suffered from a metabolic condition known as synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, better known as the thumps. Thumps occur when the horse’s usually distinct respiration and heart rate are in synch, causing a sound akin to human hiccups...

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https://paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/solving-the-riddle-of-thumps-electrolytes-alfalfa-both-play-starring-roles-

Endurance: Where are the ribbons?

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by Jamethiel Morse
September 29 2025

Let’s turn our pens towards the annual signs of autumn: The ponies start getting their soft winter fuzzies on, the sun ditches us before 8pm, you have to return to keeping an extra layer in the truck, and…the AERC page starts to get rambunctious again. All ride season long, most folks are busy clearing trails, driving to rides, following Tevis fever, agonizing over keeping their horses sound and conditioned, so our corner of social media gets a bit of a breather aside from gorgeous ride photos. However, like clockwork, being farm bound for the winter gets endurance rider’s fingers itchy to share their opinions, and if we can’t do it around a ride camp fire with a drink in our hands, we’ll take to the AERC Facebook page instead. I say all this a bit in jest, but quite a bit of good discussion can occur there. Endurance riding brings out the strongest of personalities, you have to be to take care of a 1000 pound animal with their own views of the world over miles and hours of trail.

The latest thread to snag my eye was on the future of endurance and how to grow the sport, in a time it is rapidly contracting. Sharing that post to my own page racked up 68 comments, perhaps the most I’ve ever gotten, and the original thread is 450+. In order to put this post together, I used a bit of code I found on Reddit to copy all the comments to a Word document (cause FB sucks for reading comments this way), then edited it down from 200 odd pages to 60 odd (some comments were duplicated multiple times due to the weird rando code I used), tossed this doc into ChatGPT (legit the first time I’ve used it), and it spit out these top 10 categories of concern:...

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https://weareontheloose.com/2025/09/29/endurance-where-are-the-ribbons/

The Role of Carbohydrates in Horse Feed

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August 17, 2025
Posted by Kelly Vineyard, MS, PhD

Discover which horses can benefit from higher carbohydrate levels in their diets and the feeds that can supply them.

Q: What role do carbohydrates play in horse feed? I often hear about carbohydrates in a negative context because they can be harmful to horses with metabolic problems, but what groups of horses might need more carbohydrates and what sources should they be getting them from?

A: Thank you for asking this question because this is an important but often misunderstood concept in equine nutrition. With the increased awareness of and ability to diagnose horses with carbohydrate sensitivities (i.e., insulin dysregulation, equine metabolic syndrome) and the rise in popularity of low-carb rations for horses, it’s understandable how some horse owners might be unaware there are many benefits of feeding nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) to horses.

Nonstructural carbohydrates are the simple sugars (i.e., glucose and fructose) and starches in feeds readily digested and absorbed in the horse’s small intestine. This results in a rise in blood glucose and, subsequently, blood insulin levels following a meal...

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https://thehorse.com/1129226/the-role-of-carbohydrates-in-horse-feed/?lid=plijzilkhlhg&uuid=019205ef454c0001d30cabe5878605089009a081004ea

Garmin Launches New Wellness Product for Horses

US eventer Julie Wolfert demonstrated the product on her horse during its launch in Kansas. (Caelan Beard photo)

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Blaze, the company’s first foray into the equine market, helps deliver insights into horse’s health and fitness.

By: Caelan Beard | August 29, 2025

Garmin, maker of GPS navigation and wearable technology, has launched a new product for horses: Blaze, an equine wellness system.

Blaze is comprised of a sensor that pops into a thin neoprene sleeve. The sleeve is wrapped around the base of the tail, with the sensor pressing closest to the underside of the tail.

Once paired with the Blaze app on a smartphone or a Garmin watch, the sensor then delivers live stats on your horse’s health, including their heart rate, skin temperature, and strides. (If you don’t ride with a phone or watch, the sensor still records data, and updates the information on the app once it reconnects to your device).

Other features of the product include biometric data such as changes in skin temperature, and a heat score based on AAEP guidelines and temperature and humidity pulled from local conditions.

It also provides kinetic information on the horse’s stride frequency, weather, speed and distance, the latter two which both rely on GPS data from a host phone or watch.

The sensor will also prompt alerts for certain conditions – for example, if you’re approaching a high heat score...

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https://horsesport.com/horse-news/garmin-launches-new-wellness-product-horses/

Electrolytes and Your Horse: What You Should Know

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In the right circumstances, oral electrolytes can provide important support for equine athletes

by Natalie Voss | Aug 26, 2025, 8:33 AM

If you’ve been checking the daily forecasted highs and letting out a sigh of frustration this summer, you’re not alone. Many of us are constantly on the lookout for the best ways to support our horses if we need to train or compete in warm weather.

Oral electrolyte pastes and powders are a popular tool to help horses replenish minerals they may lose while exercising or due to certain medical conditions.

Horses can produce several gallons of sweat in the course of a workout, depending upon air temperature, humidity, work intensity, and fitness. Contained in that sweat are minerals like sodium, chloride, and potassium, but also calcium and magnesium in smaller amounts. Having depleted levels of those minerals can, in extreme cases, have an impact on body system function...

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https://www.usef.org/media/equestrian-weekly/electrolytes-your-horse-what-you-should-know

Bryce Canyon National Park Reassessing Horseback Travel

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Compiled from NPS releases
June 24, 2025

The growth in horseback riding at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah has park officials reviewing their equestrian regulations and discussing how best park resources can be protected from that growth.

Between 2015 and 2021 the park saw a 650 percent increase in private riders, from 124 private riders in 33 group to 814 riders in 199 groups, and the growth has continued since then, according to a park release.

The park in 2014 had developed a reservation system for private riders to help spread riders out and avoid trail encounters between groups. In 2022, the park updated this system to avoid any overlap between private and guided rides, allowing private riders to reserve time slots between 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., after the commercial rides were off the trail each day.

The decision to change the horseback regulations in 2022 was spurred by conflicts between concessioner and private horse groups on steep, narrow trails. When private and concessioner groups meet on the trail, unfamiliar horses can behave unpredictably, creating interactions that are especially difficult for inexperienced concessioner riders to control safely, the park said at the time. Riders may also be forced to turn around, often in areas where steep cliffs and sensitive resources give little room to do so.

The park has recognized a growing interest in more riding opportunities — guided riding has increased by a marginal percentage, and private rides have increased by more than 700 percent since 2015.

Horseback riding, including guided and private riding, is integral to the park’s history and visitor experience, the release said. Guided horseback riding tours provide thousands of visitors with a unique experience to ride among the hoodoos. Private riders are also allowed to ride their own stock (horses and mules) on designated park trails.

That said, the increase in horseback travel has park staff assessing ways to provide access for horseback riders while also protecting natural and cultural resources and providing for a safe and enjoyable experience for both private users and guided tour groups...

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https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/06/bryce-canyon-national-park-reassessing-horseback-travel

More than 250 million public land acres in the West proposed for sale

Yellow are BLM lands, green are Forest Service lands eligible for sale

June 20 2025

The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Utah Senator Mike Lee, has proposed selling off more than 250 million acres of public lands across the West.

Millions of acres of forest service and BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, are eligible under the Lee-Daines amendment to the “Big Beautiful Bill”.

The proposed land sales were scrubbed from the House version of the bill, but once it went to the Senate, this much more drastic version was slipped into the budget proposal late on the night of June 11.

Lee has said, “We’re opening underused federal land to expand housing, support local development and get Washington, D.C., out of the way of communities that are just trying to grow,” though the “housing” accessibility and affordability will likely be limited. The administration has also hinted at greatly increasing mineral production.

Once the land is sold to private interests, accessibility to potentially millions of acres by the public will be eliminated, affecting recreation, hiking, hunting, fishing, OHV, riding, camping, ranching, grazing, and more.

As to where or to whom the money from the public land sales will go, that has not been fully addressed.

Follow this link to the map of Public lands eligible for sale in the Senate Reconciliation Bill

https://wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=821970f0212d46d7aa854718aac42310 

The Lee-Daines amendment will be voted on by the full Senate sometime between now and the July 4 deadline they’ve arbitrarily set for completing the budget. If you’re concerned with this potential loss of public land, contact your representatives NOW, or use this link: https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/6/16/33millionacres-publicland-selloffs-map

5 Lessons I Learned from a Major Riding Injury

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by Tamara Baysinger

It wasn’t even my injury.

The wreck happened to Layne, my dear friend who was just back on the endurance trail after her second spinal surgery in two years.

She hadn’t gone a mile from the start when it happened: Her horse, in a moment of impatient head-tossing, fell down. He got up unscathed, but she stayed on the ground with a tib-fib compound fracture.

After the weight of the horse himself, no more weight went on Layne’s leg for over three months. And even that was only the beginning.

The whole ordeal began thirteen months ago. Thirteen months of pain and celebration, of discouragement and adjustment, of discovery, of two steps forward and one step back. Thirteen months during which I’ve had the privilege of campaigning the horse in question – our frustrating and funny and powerful and fragile and astonishing and beloved Atlas. Thirteen months that have amounted to a masterclass in recovering from a major riding injury...

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https://thesweatyequestrian.com/5-lessons-i-learned-from-a-major-riding-injury/

Equestrian adventurer Chloe Phillips-Harris never met a horse she couldn’t tame

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Bess Manson
June 6, 2025

Horse trainer, expedition leader and all-round adventurer. That’s some title to put on your business card, but Chloe Phillips-Harris is all this and more.

When she’s not taming horses and running equine events in the Bay of Islands, she’s traversing the Mongolian Steppe with a bunch of intrepid travellers on her Great Nomad Expeditions.

“I feel very lucky that I get to see parts of the world that not everyone gets to see,” she says.

“I do pinch myself sometimes.”

Ahead of her next expedition, Phillips-Harris talks to Bess Manson about being chased by wild dogs, getting detained in Kazakhstan and the kick she gets from being pushed to her absolute limits...

Read more here:
https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/360713774/equestrian-adventurer-chloe-phillips-harris-never-met-horse-she-couldnt-tame

Managing Gastric Ulcers: What the Research Says

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By: Shannon Pratt-Phillips, PhD. | August 21, 2024

Research into drugs, therapies and nutritional management of equine ulcers is ongoing, and new information is being published monthly. One of the biggest changes to the area of ulcer management is the distinction of Equine Squamous Gastric ulcers (ESGD) that occur in the upper, less protected region of the stomach, and Equine Glandular Gastric ulcers (EGGD), those that occur in the glandular region. By recognizing the types, and causative factors, we can be more accurate in management.

Squamous ulcers occur in the squamous area, that is above the margo plicatus, where there is little to no mucous or protection against stomach acids. Ulcers occur here generally when there is a “splashing” of acid from the lower part of the stomach, which can happen with exercise (when the abdominal muscles constrict on the stomach) or when there is less of a physical barrier between the acidic liquid and the squamous mucosa, both of which can be made worse by an exaggerated acidic environment.

Glandular ulcers occur in the areas of the lower stomach, where glands secrete acids, but where there is normally extensive mucous protection. With these ulcers, both increased acidity and reduced mucous production may contribute to ulcer development...

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https://horsesport.com/magazine/health/managing-gastric-ulcers-what-the-research-says/?vgo_ee=5tWN3Fk7Udbdf%2FbNvIXS%2BLMFg4h818Fl%2F2xH5vSdcUz0UtYHM5qu%3AqY%2FVz0IfydQXoQ6Ii%2Bk3YNqty8lLf7xQ

Poop-scooping will be optional for horseback riders in this B.C. town

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Langley backs off of bylaws requiring riders to clean up after their mounts on Township streets and trails

Matthew Claxton
May 12, 2025 7:47 AM

Local equestrian riders won a second change in Langley Township's bylaw governing public spaces, after council voted to soften requirements that riders clean up horse manure off public streets and trails.

The Township has been considering an updated public spaces regulation bylaw. Broad bylaws like these are updated every few years to keep them current.

However, the version that was put forward this spring drew the ire of Langley's horse riding community, who turned up in significant numbers in March after local rider Gloria Stelting noticed the provision in the changed regulations. As written, the bylaw would have banned horses from public streets.

At a March 24 meeting, council voted to quash that section of the bylaw, allowing horses to travel on public roads, as equestrians have done for decades across rural areas of Langley...

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https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/poop-scooping-will-be-optional-for-horseback-riders-in-this-bc-town-8001327

Ouch! My Horse Got Stung by a Bee

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A recent tragic bee attack that killed three horses in Texas brings the possibility of bee stings to light; here's what you can do to treat and prevent them.

By: Kim Izzo | May 14, 2025

As summer unfurls across Canada, there is an increased likelihood that your horse or pony may encounter stinging insects such as bees, hornets and wasps. And while a single sting is unlikely to cause injury or illness to your animal, multiple stings can be deadly. Last week in Comanche County, Texas, three horses died after an attack by a huge swarm of aggressive Africanized bees. An undetected beehive was to blame, as the owners didn’t know it was there when they moved the horses to the new paddock. First responders arrived on scene and pulled the people into an ambulance. According to the news report, one of the owners and a firefighter donned beekeeping gear and attempted to save the horses. Soapy water was hosed onto the animals to try and stop the attack. Unfortunately, all three horses later died at an equine hospital due to organ failure from the venom...

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https://horse-canada.com/magazine/health/ouch-my-horse-got-stung-by-bee/?vgo_ee=yicAogLqnD774JjsZ%2B4MuqBr3%2Fed%2B%2BzcB9hok4HlVU6RPX%2BQdc%2Bn%3AMD5yItgAEw1VMp81oIRJtOmEiHwRgimI

Reno woman first to complete Nevada State Parks Passport Challenge entirely on horseback

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2 News Nevada Digital Team
Apr 21, 2025 Updated Apr 21, 2025

It's one thing to visit 15 state parks in Nevada. It's another thing entirely to accomplish the feat while on horseback - but one Nevadan is doing just that.

On Saturday, May 3, Samantha Szesciorka will ride into Mormon Station State Park in Genoa atop her horse Sage and make history as the first person to visit the 15 Nevada State Parks required for the Nevada State Parks Passport Challenge on horseback.,,

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Racing with Minis in New Zealand

The race traverses 100 km in the country's beautiful Far North through forests, farmland and along 90 Mile Beach. (Born to Run Adventure Racing photo)

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By: Kim Izzo | April 30, 2025

Miniature horse lovers and owners took part in a 100-km charity race in New Zealand to advocate for animal welfare.

Known as the Great Northern Gallop 2025, the race involves humans leading miniature horses along various terrain including forestry, farmland and beach over four days. Put on by the non-profit Born to Run Adventure Racing Charitable Trust, the race is held once per year, but the organization hosts other races and events to raise awareness and funds for miniature horses throughout the year. Participants can race with their own mini horse or rent one from the group’s own herd.

As noted on the Born to Run website, “despite their adorable appearance, miniature horses often find themselves without purpose and unfortunately endure less-than-ideal living conditions.”

Minis often have health issues such as laminitis, founder, morbid obesity, or suffer from neglect. The group wanted to create a positive platform that would benefit the minis and enhance their quality of life...

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