Two bones to pick

Did you know? There are two bones in the human body that have us riders in mind: One is the smallest human bone, at just a few millimeters. It’s the stirrup, one of three bones in the middle ear. That’s the air-filled space between the […]

A First Ride Scare

We started exploring the outstanding riding opportunities in the Mancos, Colorado area. Read about the move to Colorado here. As ignorance and luck would have it, the first ride brought a pretty decent scare: On the return leg of a six-mile trek, we were cutting […]

Ask the Expert: Lyman responds

Ask the Expert is all about listening to horse-related questions readers and helping them expand their learning with advice from our partners, professionals who share a like-mindedness with BestHorsePractices and its principles. Got a question? Contact us! For our first question below, we asked horsemen […]

Ah-Helmet Moment, Second Troxel Contest!

Tell us about your ah-helmet moment! Last month, we had a fantastic response with seven finalists and dozens of votes. Here’s your second chance to win a Troxel helmet. To toss your hat into the ring for a chance at a Troxel Rebel Turquoise Rose, […]

Ah-Helmet, Amber

Amber Hurlock My ah-helmet moment happened to me during two of my High School Rodeos. We had just gotten a new roping horse a few days before the first rodeo.he was everything that i was looking for. Then during our team roping run, he bucked […]

Sackett succumbs to colic

Our dear mustang and newest addition to the herd, Sackett, died on a dreadfully memorable day when Salt Lake’s airport and its major interstate were shut down due to a ferocious sand storm. Seventy-mile an hour winds whipped through the area, picking up sand, dirt, […]

BLM’s colorful and questionable auction

While fans of pretty horses are lining up and drooling, we were shaking our heads at the newly posted auction pages of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro program. As much as we like to advocate on behalf of the BLM and […]

Toughest Winter Warrior Wins Muck Boots

It may be a Worst Ever Winter, but for Muck Boot wearers, it’s a bit less painful: “At least my feet stay warm and dry,” they say. Who among you has it worst? In this record-breaking season, we’re rewarding one lucky, tough reader with a […]

Life-long Learning, Part I

A curious sensation came over me when researching and writing about the Wobble Board of Learning: I got a dopamine rush. I experienced the very phenomenon I was attempting to explain. It was like being dizzy while describing the sensation of being dizzy. Read about […]

Good Science, Bad Science

A great bit of equine-related research has hit my desk lately: A group at Washington State University quantified lowered cortisol levels in kids enrolled in equine-facilitated learning programs. The study, a randomized trial, gives EFL programs a huge leg up in legitimization. It should help […]