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Category: Welfare

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Abuse, Welfare

Recognizing & Reporting Equine Abuse and Neglect

If you suspect a horse is not receiving adequate care, it is important to take proper steps to report it. We’ve all […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Abuse, Training, Welfare

Horse Training or Abuse?

Learn about some of the abusive practices that can happen in training, and learn how to avoid them for your horse.  A […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Abuse, Health, Learn, Training, Welfare

No Really, Can We Stop Excusing Horse Abuse?

I swear that Equestrians are experts in making excuses. Don’t get me wrong, I include myself in that observation as well. I’ve […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Behavior, Husbandry, Learn, Welfare

How One Horse Says Goodbye to Another, and What We Can Learn

The Trafalgar Square Books offices are located on a Vermont farm. We recognize ourselves as pretty lucky, seeing as in between meetings […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Health, Husbandry, Learn, Welfare

It’s Time to Re-Think Early Weaning of Horses

For the most part, the symbiotic relationship between the domestic horse and humankind works out well. The horse gets immunization from fatal […]

November 21, 2025November 22, 2025Health, Learn, Welfare

Mustang Tales: Not the Tale I Wanted to Tell

The story I wanted to tell you was about my big mustang, Makanani (beautiful eyes). In the fall of 2011, BLM rounded […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Health, Husbandry, Welfare

THE Blanket Rule For Blanketing Horses

We just had our first taste of real cold weather this weekend, and I was reminded again about the “Blanket Rule” video […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Health, Husbandry, Welfare

Horse gut sounds and what they mean

One way to determine if your horse is normal and healthy is to evaluate the rumblings of his gut. The technical term […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Abuse, Training, Welfare

Reining horses hardly stand a chance

“A lot of reining horses eliminate themselves early on, even if they have the ability and the try, because they can’t hold […]

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025Abuse, Behavior, Husbandry, Rescue, Training, Welfare

What if I suggested that Horse Overpopulation May not be the MAIN Problem Equines Face?

I’m a bit ashamed that it has taken too many years in rescue to see what should have been obvious to me way […]

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