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32 / Sport and Trail Magazine
he discipline of Mountain Trail has its hazards and potential for injury in many areas. I feel we as trainers and riders have an obligation to protect our horses to the best of our ability. Over the years I have noticed that some riders have horses who go along for years without any serious injuries while other riders seem to have horses that are constantly hurt or always are sustaining injuries or have some sort of health-related issue. As the years have flown by the facts begin to add up and I realized that there is a common thread for both groups of horse owners and why one group of horsemen seem to have a higher rate of problems. First these are all general facts for all of us who have horse understand that a horse can injure itself out of the blue without any reason that we can find but I am talking about is lowering the odds that your horse will sustain injuries from the discipline of Mountain Trail.
BACK TO BASICS
By Mark Bolender
an obligation to protect our horses to the best of our ability. Over the years I have noticed that some riders have horses who go along for years without any serious injuries while other riders seem to have horses that are constantly hurt or always are sustaining injuries or have some sort of health-related issue. As the years have flown by the facts begin to add up and I realized that there is a common thread for both groups of horse owners and why one group of horsemen seem to have a higher rate of problems. First these are all general facts for all of us who have horse understand that a horse can injure itself out of the blue without any reason that we can find but I am talking about is lowering the odds that your horse will sustain injuries from the discipline of Mountain Trail.
have flown by the facts begin to add up and I realized that there is a common thread for both groups of horse owners and why one group of horsemen seem to have a higher rate of problems. First these are all general facts for all of us who have horse understand that a horse can injure itself out of the blue without any reason that we can find but I am talking about is lowering the odds that your horse will sustain injuries from the discipline of Mountain Trail.
BUILDING CONFIDENT TRAIL HORSES
ONE OBSTACLE AT A TIME
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