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class="fal fa-chevron-right"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div id="usef-content"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/learning-center">Learning Center</a></li> <li class="active">Featured Articles</li> </ol> <div id="featured-articles" class="container-fluid"> <form action="/learning-center/featured-articles" method="get"> <header class="page-header"> <h2>Featured Articles</h2> </header> <div class="article-list"> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/heat-stress-know-signs-how-to-help"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/nt-oWlBnEbs/adobestock114704067horsegirljpeg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/heat-stress-know-signs-how-to-help">Heat Stress: Know the Signs and How to Help</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Oakford | Jun 1, 2021, 9:24 AM EST</h4> <div>Summer’s sultry weather can be more than uncomfortable for your horse or pony; it can be dangerous. It’s important to know the symptoms of heat stress and how to respond to them. Adobe Stock photo Horses that don’t sweat enough or who are engaged in a lot of physical exertion—like three-day eventers, polo ponies, or horses in sports that involve a fair amount of galloping—are most obviously at risk of overheating in hot, humid conditions, says Dr. Laura Werner, a...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/hoof-help-thrush"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/1V7Yym2-KzM/p6200123thrushheelviewcourtesyofdrbryanfraleyjpg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/hoof-help-thrush">Hoof Help: Thrush</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Cain Oakford | Sep 21, 2020, 1:00 PM EST</h4> <div>It’s a scenario every horse owner dreads: a runny, black, foul-smelling discharge around the frog area of a horse or pony’s hoof sole. That’s the classic sign of thrush, a bacterial infection that involves the frog, including the grooves on either side of it and the cleft between the heel bulbs. “It can affect any part of the frog, but that’s where we see it the most, right where the owner would be using the hoof pick along the sides of the frog and along that...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/commercial-general-liability-horse-insurance-who"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/XfkSoYYFmFA/barn1b9a8021prettypixelsjpeg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/commercial-general-liability-horse-insurance-who">Commercial General Liability Horse Insurance: Who Needs It and Why?</a></h3> <h4>by Markel Insurance | Jul 13, 2020, 3:00 PM EST</h4> <div>If you run a business involving horses, whether it is training and boarding, offering riding lessons, or performing Photo: Pretty Pixels Photography farrier work, you need commercial equine liability insurance as part of your insurance risk-management plan. Sometimes referred to as general liability or just liability, it is protection that covers you and/or your business in the event there is personal injury, bodily injury, or property damage to others by you, your horse, or the premises for...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/hoof-abscesses-tips-for-treatment-prevention"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/3wkxXh7n8Fk/picking-hoof_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/hoof-abscesses-tips-for-treatment-prevention">Hoof Abscesses: Tips for Treatment and Prevention</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Cain Oakford | Feb 10, 2020, 2:00 PM EST</h4> <div>Hoof abscesses can be painful for your mount and cost you time in the saddle. We asked Dr. Luke Fallon of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute for his best tips about dealing with hoof abscesses, including identifying, treating, and avoiding them. Read on to find out the signs that distinguish an abscess from another problem, what to put in your hoof-soaking solution, and what management techniques can help reduce your horse’s chance of getting a hoof abscess. A hoof abscess can look...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/six-ways-to-prevent-mud"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/3jTplRDrw6w/mud3pence_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/six-ways-to-prevent-mud">Six Ways to Prevent Mud</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Oakford | Jan 27, 2020, 3:00 PM EST</h4> <div>Mud is hard on human and horse alike, and many a barn manager undoubtedly has wished they could simply wave a magic wand to get rid of it. Reducing mud around the barn and pasture isn’t quite that easy, but there are things you can do to prevent it. We asked Dr. Stephen Higgins, director of environmental compliance for the University of Kentucky’s Agricultural Experiment Station in Lexington, Ky., for his top mud-prevention tips. “You have to be willing to try things and think...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/after-brain-injury-healing-with-horses"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/KqVs5PhySJc/img1674tinahalstead_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/after-brain-injury-healing-with-horses">After Brain Injury, Healing with Horses</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Cain Oakford | Nov 26, 2019, 2:41 PM EST</h4> <div>Brittany Halstead and Dos Equis after their first hunter jumper round at Brownland Farm in Franklin, Tenn., on Oct. 5. Photo: Tina Halstead Brittany Halstead had the best of two equestrian worlds— hunter jumpers and polo—when a car crash nearly ended her life in 2014. Her recovery was nothing short of miraculous, and she credits working with two horses, polo ponies Fanta and Dos Equis, for helping her return to the saddle and the show ring. In return, she formed ReplayPolo , which...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/the-science-behind-your-horses-feed"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/U7t0r2i8pNE/crosstiedsc1004krusselljpg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/the-science-behind-your-horses-feed">The Science Behind Your Horse’s Feed</a></h3> <h4>by Glenye Cain Oakford | Aug 13, 2019, 11:54 AM EST</h4> <div>“Research into the equine microbiome and specific probiotics already has affected nutrition knowledge a lot,” Dr. Bill Vandergrift says. Photo: Kim Russell Feeding horses today isn’t just a matter of tossing every horse the same kind of grain and adjusting the amount based on each horse’s weight. Today, thanks to research and advances in equine nutrition, feed works in a more efficient and targeted way. That presents opportunities to pinpoint and address specific needs...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/pro-tip-mane-tail-care"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/J2ex2jgi5EY/mainphoto-horizontal-show-groomed-final-producteri_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/pro-tip-mane-tail-care">Pro Tip: Mane and Tail Care</a></h3> <h4>by Ashley Swift | Jul 30, 2019, 8:00 AM EST</h4> <div>With their striking looks, the Andalusian and Lusitano breeds seem to be plucked from a fairy tale. Both breeds have an abundance of hair, with enviable manes and tails. How do their owners, trainers, and grooms keep these voluminous, lush manes and tails up to par? With a consistent and thorough grooming regimen. We asked Erica Peet—Andalusian owner, trainer at Peet Equestrian and a member of the International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association —for her top five tips to...</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/all-ears-caring-for-your-horses-ears"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/NbQ3RqkN_a8/earsadobestock175643305jpeg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/all-ears-caring-for-your-horses-ears">All Ears: Caring for Your Horse’s Ears</a></h3> <h4>by Margaret Buranen | Dec 4, 2018, 3:00 PM EST</h4> <div>Mother Nature designed horses’ ears to be pretty much self-cleaning. She worked on the principle of preventing a problem, rather than correcting it. “In most situations, the normal amount of hair a horse has in its ears keeps debris out and the ears stay clean,” explained Dr. Nimet Browne of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute , in Lexington, Ky. Photo: AdobeStock/Mark But if you do clean your horse’s ears, Browne recommends doing it “not more often than once a week....</div> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="preview-image"> <a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/integrating-new-horse-into-herd"><img src="https://files.usef.org/assets/gB-FFCmn8ug/herdadobestock58776709jpeg_articlepreview.jpg" /></a> </div> <div class="content"> <h3><a href="/media/equestrian-weekly/integrating-new-horse-into-herd">Integrating a New Horse into a Herd</a></h3> <h4>by Margaret Buranen | Nov 13, 2018, 3:00 PM EST</h4> <div>Good biosecurity protocols are key when a new horse arrives. Photo: AdobeStock/Rita Kochmarjova When a new horse joins your barn, he also joins your herd of horses. As he finds a place in your heart, he also finds his place in the herd. Your new horse’s connection with the other horses begins before he steps out of the trailer at his new home. 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