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HOW MANY DAYS ARE ENOUGH?

When you send your young horse off for training it can be challenging to understand how long he needs to be there. Is it 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days? Jacob Barry breaks down the basics of colt starting and what to expect within these timeframes so you can make the best training decision for you and your horse.

GUEST RANCHES OF MONTANA'S FLATHEAD COUNTRY

EXPLORE MONTANA’S GORGEOUS SCENERY FROM THE BACK OF A HORSE, THEN RELAX AND BE PAMPERED AT THESE STUNNING MONTANA GUEST RANCHES.

From Hopeless to Healing to Healer

Two years ago, veteran Adam Halloran was spiraling toward self-destruction. Horses saved his life.

Steering Drill

PRIVATE LESSON

Safeguard Against Biting

PROBLEM SOLVED

Trying Something New

INSPIRED RIDER

A True Blessing

When a Colorado horse rescue went to pick up a new trailer, they had no idea they’d be using it that very day.

A Grizzly Encounter

On a trail near a mountain named for his grandfather, a lone hiker crosses paths with a bear three times his size—and with one enormous appetite

Camping With Your Dog

Bringing your dog on your next outdoor overnight excursion? Oh, yes! With a little planning, your canine companion will enjoy camping just as much as you. These Northern Michigan spots are perfectly pet-friendly.

43 Minutes With... Happy

Meditations on loneliness with a 50-year-old Elephas maximus.

THE ELUSIVE ‘FEEL'

It takes a great horseman to develop and understand feel. However, finding feel doesn’t come easy. Al Dunning breaks down the things you need to know, both in and out of the saddle, to develop feel with your horse, and how it’ll help you better connect with him.

Come Together

SOMETIMES IT’S EASY to get bogged down in negativity, especially coming out of 2020. We’re going through a pandemic, many of us haven’t seen our families in almost a year, and all the fun activities we used to do (horse related or not) have been rescheduled, canceled, or set aside for the time being.

Welcome to the Herd

A tiny equine with big ears is just what this family needed.

Making a Diagnosis

Is your horse lame? Learn why it’s important to do what it takes to make an accurate diagnosis before you treat.

Groundwork for Yourself

You practice groundwork with your horse, but here you’ll learn how you can apply the same principles to yourself to become a more confident, effective rider in the saddle.

Horse-Powered Reading

At Rise Canyon Ranch, horses are helping children learn to love reading.

Secrets to Correct a Sticky Backup

If your horse isn’t responsive in his feet when you ask him to back up, Bud Lyon’s insights can help.

Establish Communication Through the Lead Rope

Is your horse pushy on the ground? Improve your communication with him and relieve his anxiety when you’re handling him.

COTTONWOOD COUNTRY

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ARIZONA, THIS DESERT DESTINATION MAKES FOR THE PERFECT GETAWAY.

Basics of the Rundown

In order to fix your stop, you need to take a few steps back and focus on making sure your horse is soft, relaxed, and responsive to your hand and leg when you’re in the rundown.

“Take Two Kittens and Call Me In the Morning”

Can Cats Help Humans Be Healthier?

What You Don't Know About Somalis

Ablaze with color, aglow with love!

Using Advanced Technologies: Within a Breeding Program

Most dedicated animal breeders have more than a passing knowledge of basic genetics and will carefully screen their breeding stock for genetic defects and phenotypic traits.

Up Close and Purr-sonal

Welcome to the new Cat Talk series "Up Close and Purr-sonal." While we might know what someone breeds and shows, we often have no idea about what their life and interests are outside of the show hall. And we are surprised at what we are learning about them as well! Do you have a recommendation for someone to interview? Let us know! Email Teresa Keiger at tkeiger@cfa.org.

The Way We Were–2020

I thought that with the mandatory slowing-down-of-life, stay-home-time, my cats would be and stay perfectly groomed.

State Breeder Laws Every Resident Fancier Should Know!

CFA State Breeder Law Series, Part 5 – U.S. States of Region 6: Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin

My Special Cat

Most of us have had that special cat—a heart cat with whom we had a deep connection. It may have been the cat we had as a child, or the one that saw us through a troubled time, or one with whom we bonded as we exhibited at cat shows. Whether the cat found us or we sought it out, those connections cannot be denied. These are the stories of some of those special cats and what they mean or meant to us.

FUR NAMES

Names. Oh, what an important choice in the life of cat! It is how a cat will be known in the show rings and in daily life. A name can alternate between words of delight or new forms of cursing (especially in this case!). Each name tells a story and this is the story of Toxicate Holy $#&@*

Notes for new breeders

Experienced breeders will tell you that there are a number of things they wish someone had told them before they had their first litter. This article will share a few of those items with you in the hope that it will encourage you to read more and ask more questions.

How We ‘Talk' to Our Pets

Did you ever wonder how you can look in your pet’s eyes and know if he or she is sad, mad or glad or wants attention and they can do the same for you? How can that be when there are no spoken words between you? The answer is neuroscience, and you don’t have to be Dr. Doolittle to “talk” with the animals. We sometimes forget humans are part of the animal kingdom, too, with much the same physical organs and emotions.