Health & Education
We all want the best care possible for our horses. The Heath & Education section covers both Learning Institutions, Organizations as well as many sources for equine assistance including Veterinarians and Farriers.
For those who want a to formally study horses, the Education section includes College Riding, Equine Studies, and Veterinary Schools. Learn about the wide variety of horses in the Horse Breeds section. Supplements and Treatments Therapy are also included in the section.
Everyone can learn from Fine Art and there are some specialty Museums that might surprise you.
Horses as a therapy partner enrich the lives of the disabled. These facilities are listed in our Therapeutic Riding section. To help children and young adults build confidence and grow emotionally, please see the resources available on the Youth Outreach page.
Looking for a place to keep your horse? You can find it in the Horse Boarding section. Traveling? Find a Shipping company or Horse Sitting service if your horse is staying home!
Want to stay up to date with the latest training clinics or professional conferences? Take a look at our Calendar of Events for Health & Education for the dates and locations of upcoming events.
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Implement these safety best practices to help celebrate Independence Day with the greatest display of all – a safe, injury-free horse.
Independence Day brings out patriotism, family fun and more than 200 million pounds of fireworks, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association.1
How does your horse react to fireworks?
In a recent horse owner survey, which examined the effects fireworks can have on horses, 99 percent of respondents indicated their horse exhibited fireworks-related anxiety – such as galloping, sweating, trembling and damaging fences – and 26 percent of horse owners reported their horse sustaining injuries due to such anxiety from fireworks.2 While multiple injuries were reported, the most common included cuts, sprains and broken limbs.
Maintain your horse’s health and safety. Before celebrating July Fourth, ask your veterinarian about prescribing a tube of Dormosedan Gel® (detomidine hydrochloride) for your horse.
By Sarah Ross
In the last few decades, there have been many new advancements in treatment for children with disabilities, allowing them to explore a wide range of therapies for a variety of different physical, mental and emotional challenges. Hippotherapy, also known as horseback riding therapy, has been around for over a century in some form, but with the establishment of the American Hippotherapy Association in 1992, it has increased in popularity and become better known within the United States.
Therapists contend that equine therapies can address a variety of disabilities and ailments, from strengthening muscle groups and coordination due to the leg work needed to ride and guide a horse, to the mental discipline and emotional bonding that can help patients with mental illness, patients with addiction, or patients with behavioral or emotional concerns.
Colorado State University has partnered with My Heroes, a hippotherapy program out of Atlanta and Fort Collins, to help individual patients to meet their treatment goals through the use of therapy horses from the Temple Grandin Equine Center at the CSU Foothills Campus. The program also allows for CSU students to get involved with the therapies of local patients, giving them real-world experience in the field.
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