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		<title>Walking Down A Horse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking down a horse in pasture or a large turnout can be a real challenge, and there are several methods. Certainly the best method is to convince the horse in a smaller area (using round pen training or other handling methods) that you are the herd boss, but sometimes the horse also needs to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=123&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Body Type and Proper Movement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The horse world, like many other industries, has its own language that the uninitiated often find mystifying. Unfortunately many people involved with horses still make mistakes with terms, perpetuating confusion and misunderstandings between people. It is very difficult to convey ideas and conditions to another when uncertainty of the language exists. One of the most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=116&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet Leadership in the Herd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Act like a Horse&#8221; and your horse will understand you better. More correctly, learn the nuances of horse behavior so you can better understand the horse, pay attention to what the horse is telling you, and communicate in a way the horse can understand. Yes, this will resemble &#8220;acting like a horse&#8221; but you want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=109&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lunging With Purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lunging-with-purpose involves teaching the horse a set of cues that will then transfer to the mounted level later on. It also involves lunging with LONG sidereins and allowing the horse to &#8220;self-teach&#8221; giving to the pressure on their mouth that they themselves create. I usually start, and restart horses for my clients, using my lightweight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=76&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sacking Out A Horse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sacking out a horse&#8221; is another term for desensitizing. This is typically performed with a green horse as an early part of the &#8220;breaking to saddle&#8221; process, and is popular training for youngsters prior to saddle age. It can also be applied to &#8220;spooky&#8221; horses who require a more thorough desensitization than what was initially [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=70&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equine Colic and Direct-fed Microbial Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equine Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equine colic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fastrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horse care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The five-letter word that all horse owners fear. Many horses experience colic of various degrees at some point in their lives. Understanding colic and your horse’s susceptibility can lead to a management program to reduce the incidence or severity of colic. However, colic may occur due to many reasons and no horse should be considered “safe” from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=64&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>West Nile Virus Protection</title>
		<link>http://equestriandays.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/west-nile-virus-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equine Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best method for prevention of infection with West Nile Virus for animals is to reduce the risk of exposure to the mosquitoes that may carry the virus. Reducing the risk involves eliminating mosquito breeding sites to reduce the number of hatching mosquitoes, and to reduce exposure to adult mosquitoes. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=61&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equine Colic</title>
		<link>http://equestriandays.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/equine-colic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many horse owners, Colic is something they are very aware of. For the new owner, however, it can be hard to decearn. With that in mind, this particular article is for the new owner, and maybe some of the &#8220;old pros&#8221; will be able to add more insight. The article was written by Janet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=57&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equine Recurrent Uveitis ~ Moon Blindness</title>
		<link>http://equestriandays.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/equine-recurrent-uveitis-moon-blindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  INTRODUCTION The impetus for this project came from owners across the country seeking information on this disease and pooling their knowledge to help each other. It is absolutely essential that a veterinarian be consulted immediately for any problem concerning your horse&#8217;s eye(s) and that the course of treatment be prescribed by or designed in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=52&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Tom Thumb</title>
		<link>http://equestriandays.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/the-trouble-with-tom-thumb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michellems</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bit selection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a trainer and clinician I am always being asked a variety of horse-related questions. I think the single most common one asked, however, is &#8220;what kind of bit should I use on my horse?&#8221; In my situation, if I need to do any training on the horse whatsoever, I use a simple full-cheek snaffle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=equestriandays.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7188917&amp;post=43&amp;subd=equestriandays&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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