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Horse Moon Blindness You most likely better know it as “moon blindness,” but periodic opthalmia, the most common cause of blindness in horses, has nothing to do with the phases of the moon The reason why horsemen used to attribute moon blindness to the phases of the moon is because of its tendency to appear suddenly, subside in about a week, and then come back Horse Splints You know how important it is to check your horse’s legs before and after you ride for heat and swelling If you find hard swelling in the area of the horse’s splint bones, your horse may be suffering from splints Equine Cancer It is not very often you hear of a horse with cancer Often when you do it is after the horse has died and the cancer was later discovered in a necropsy Developing A Deworming Program A regular parasite control program is critical to your horse’s health Infestations of internal parasites can cause your horse to feel ill all of the time, become colicky, and can even cause death Equine Heaves Heaves Even the name sounds icky Maintaining A Horse’s Sensitivity So You May Achieve Lightness In Riding Think of how sensitive your horse is—even if you don’t think he is particularly sensitive to your aids at all Think of how reactive he is just to the persistent presence of an annoying fly at his belly Combatting Cribbing We’ve all seen these horses They latch on to feeder with their front teeth and suck in air Mounting Your Horse The Right Way When a riding academy ran its instructor certification clinic, the first thing the clinician did was have all the instructor candidates mount their horses from the wrong side The reason, she said, was to remind them what it's like to be a beginner again Mount Ida College - Equine Management Mount Ida College is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts and is a four-year private nonprofit college Mount Ida College offers students the opportunity to pursue either an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center is located in Waverly West Virginia This is a two year private for-profit college that specializes in equine studies for both men and women Linn-benton Community College - Equine And Animal Science Programs Linn-Benton Community College is located in Albany Oregon and is a two year public community college Linn-Benton Community College offers Associate’s degrees in a wide variety of different subjects Lake Erie College - Equine Industry Lake Erie College is located in Painesville, Ohio This college is a four-year private nonprofit school that offers bachelor’s, master’s, and post-baccalaureate certificates Kentucky Horseshoeing School The Kentucky Horseshoeing School was founded in 1978 and is located in Mount Eden Kentucky This school is focused on understanding balanced shoeing through a combination of intense anatomy, physiology and biomechanical training Dodge City Community College - Equine Science Program The Dodge City Community College is a two year public community college that offers associate’s degrees in several many different areas of study Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City Kansas and offers different degrees in equine science Conners State College - Equine Technology Degree Conners State College is located in Warner, Oklahoma and is a two-year public college that offers a wide variety of different associate’s degrees One of the associate’s degrees that is available for students to pursue is the Equine Technology degree College Of Southern Idaho - Applied Science Degree In Horse Management The College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls Idaho and is a two year public college that offers associate’s degrees in many different degree programs One of the programs that is offered by this college is an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Horse Management Delaware Valley College - Equine Science Degrees Delaware Valley College is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and is a four-year private nonprofit college that offers associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in a variety different degree programs Among the programs that are offered are Bachelor’s degrees in either Equine Science and Management or Equine Studies Colby Community College - Horse Production Management Degree Colby Community College is located in Colby Kansas and is a two year public community college that offers a number of different associate’s degrees in a wide variety of different fields of study One of the degrees that are offered is an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Horse Production Management Ohio University - Sourthern Campus - Equine Studies Program Ohio University Southern Campus is located in Ironton, Ohio and is a four-year public university that offers both Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees For those students who are seeking a degree in equine studies, OU Southern offers an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Equine Studies Northwest Community College - Equine Studies Program Northwest Community College is located in Powell, Wyoming and is a two-year public community college that offers many different associate degree programs One of the degree programs that is offered at Northwest Community College is an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Equine Studies
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