Reading Time: 2 minutes The Alberta Farm Animal Care’s livestock emergency response trailers are saving lives. First responders in Westlock County used a trailer when a truck transporting 52 beef cattle rolled in the area. The responders, who had never attended a livestock accident before, managed to save all but five of the cattle, thanks to the trailer and […] Read more
Livestock trailers help emergency personnel respond to crisis, save lives
AFAC’s trailers installed in several counties throughout the province but another 10 are required
Team building takes on a new meaning at Windhorse Retreat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sandy Bell describes her company’s business as “horses helping humans reach our full potential,” and her three horses — Alaska, Target and Dixie — as her “co-facilitators.” Bell, owner of Windhorse Retreat, puts on workshops and learning events at her Rimbey-area farm, with interaction with her horses — or “equine-assisted learning” — playing a central […] Read more
In one end and out the other — feeding your horse without hurting your land
Horse owners can reduce their environmental impact — and save a bit of money — by adopting some easy feeding strategies for their horses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some horse owners may pooh-pooh environmentally friendly feeding practices, but the risk that “road apples” pose to ground- and surface water is real, said an equine researcher from the University of Florida. “You know that what you feed in the one end will eventually come out in the back end,” Lori Warren said at the […] Read more
Too much practice doesn’t make perfect
Horse health: Like humans, horses are prone to repetitive strain injuries from doing one thing too often
Reading Time: 3 minutes Developing muscle memory through practice is important to learning a skill, yet overuse of muscles repeatedly in one particular way or pattern leads to musculoskeletal and nervous system debilitation. Too much practice can be as equally detrimental to performance as too little practice. “Specialized” movement patterns can become firmly entrenched in the musculoskeletal system, sacrificing […] Read more
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