Health & Care While many lucky horses have little to fear from the sun, others can unfortunately be particularly susceptible to developing painful (and potentially deadly) horse sunburns. This series of articles will walk you through the various causes of sunburns (could a plant in your pasture actually lead to sunburn?), preventative measures you can take to protect your horse, and finally some remedies that can help expedite the healing process if your beloved horse is already burned.  General Horse Topics Have you ever dreamt about the possibility of working within the horse industry? The good news is that equestrian jobs are rather easy to locate and obtain, and we'll even provide you some tips on how to claim a horse job for yourself. But before you storm off to that job interview, be sure to check out our article that outlines some of the "dark sides" of equestrian jobs.  Health & Care Countless horse owners have asked us for advice concerning how to best thicken and maintain a horse's mane and tail. Since we've bred and sold Mountain Horses (which are renowned for their luxurious manes and tails), this is a topic I'm very familiar with! In this four-part series I'm going to walk you through the steps I take to ensure my horses retain flowing manes that rival those of a lion.  Horse Training Few things are quite as dangerous as a rearing horse, and sadly too many horse owners panic when faced with this problematic behavior and react in ways that only compounds the risk and problem. The following two series of articles were written to help you first diagnose the cause for a rearing horse and then apply the appropriate corrective actions:
 Horse Art Are you looking for a gift for your horse-loving sweetheart or perhaps a unique collectible for yourself? If so you'll want to check out the Trail of Painted Ponies collectible figurines in our gallery today!  Horse Training Have you ever been frustrated by a horse not loading onto a trailer in a nice, smooth manner? Do you believe that one set of corrective actions applies to all resistant horses? If you answered yes to either of the above questions make sure you read our two articles that deal with loading horses into a horse trailer.
 Horse Tack Australian saddles possess many advantages for regular riders, yet for the most part they still manage to fly under most horsemen's radars in the U.S. If you haven't yet experienced the comfort and stability of an Australian Saddle you will find this article to be of interest:
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