- Past Articles

Spring 2008 Articles

A Tale of Two Ladies: A Journey to the National Drive by Steve Stillions

And Baby Makes Two by Kim Houlding, DVM

Barn Anthropologists by Bob Goddard, Equine Humorist

Evolution of the Bare Hoof by Ann Larson

Ground Manners - Handling Your Horse's Feet by Lynn Palm

Horses & Art by Mona Majorowicz

Introducing...Jada Neubauer by Mary Winter & Earl Morris

Joint Disease in the Horse by Kirk B. Heisterkamp, DVM

Les 4 Ecoles D'Art Equestre: The World Premiere

Massage Therapy for the Horse and the Rider by Nancy Stein, LMT/CEMT

Preventative Health Care Series - Part Two by Christine Wilkin, DVM

Riding for Life: A Horsewomans Guide to Lifetime Health & Fitness by Rallie McAllister

The Sacroiliac Joint in a Horse by Christine Woodford, DVM

Senate Passes Farm Bill with Provisions Helpful to Horses

Showing it's More About What's on the Inside that Counts by Sherri Geistkemper

Tax Deductions for Advertising and Promotional Expenses by John Alan Cohen, Attorney at Law

Thank you for your Tireless Work! Derith Vogt

University of Minnesota's Leatherdale Equine Center

Unwanted Horses Coalition

Winter 2008 Calendar

Who's the Boss? by James Sturgeon, Trainer and Instructor

Winter 2007 Articles

A Year of "Bouncing Back" by Ruth Rose

Are Horses Good for Kids? by Kristann Cooper

Athletic Partnering for International Competition by Hannah Ross

Basic Ground Training, Part Three - Teach your Horse to Back by Lynn Palm

Captured Motion...Hand-Rendered Works in Metal by Kathryn Capley

Cruel Deaths in Mexico a Result of Closing U.S. Horse Processing Plants: AVMA

Day's End by Mona Majorowicz

Endurance Racing - Coming Soon to a Trail Near You

Ethanol to Take a BITE out of Equine Food Supplies? by Pat Raia

Extreme Cowboy Challenge by Denise Schieffer, ITRA

Form & Function of a Healthy Bare Hoof by Ann Marie Larson

Have You Given Much Thought to Where Your Grandchildren Will Ride? by Deb Balliet and Carolyn Orr, ELCR

Icelandics fra Slettunni by Chris Egan

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Review by Equine Disease Quarterly

My Alaska Trail Ride by Howard powers

Preventative Health Care Series - Part One by Christine Wilkin, DVM

Proliferative Enteropathy - A Newly Recognized, Emerging Threat of Colic and Diharrea in Weanlings by Jessica Young, DVM

Tethering Horses in Iowa...Should it be Against the law? by Karla Sibert, IERAL

The Healing Touch by David Alan Morrison

The Spanish Colonial "Rock Ponies"

Triple E Training - Equine Education Made Easy by Sherri Geistkemper

Wild Horses by Bob Goddard

Fall 2007 Articles

American Quarter Horse Association's Lynn Palm and Christine Hamilton Win Livestock Publication Council 2007 Award

Basic Ground Training, Part 2 - Building a Relationship With Your Horse by Lynn Palm

The Economic Importance of Iowa's Equine Industry by P. Miller-Auwerda, Department of Animal Science
and by D. Otto, Department of Economics
Iowa State University

For Love and Money - A Night at the Races by Sherri Geistkemper

For the Love of (Not Just) the Horse by Barbara A. Hall

From the Polo Field - The First Annual Quad Cities Charity Polo Match by Howard Powers

Horse Massage - Not Just for Mr. Ed Anymore by David Alan Morrison

Monticello Teen Leaps Beyond Early Insouciance...With Drive and Determination by Melissa Birks

The Paso Fino - "The Horse With the Fine Step" by Trudy Weichers, Sundancer Paso Finos

Performance Chiropractic Care for Your Horse by Christine Woodford, DVM

Potomac Horse Fever by Dr. Christine Woodford

The 2007 Skunk River Driving Trail is History by Mary Winter, Three G Farms Equine Center

Unwanted Horses in Iowa...What is Going to Happen to Them?

What the Bear Did in the Woods by Bob Goddard

Where the Blind Horse Sings a Book Review by Howard Powers

Summer 2007 Articles

Acupuncture useful in Our Modern-Day World by Christine Woodford, DVM

Can Everyone Ride Bitless? by Cathy Hatrick-Anderson

Collaboration at the CornerHouse

Colt Starting by Howard Powers, longtime Marion horseman

Combined Driving Event (CDE) at Three G Farms by Mary Winter, 3G Farms

Equine Disease, ID, and Unwanted Horses among Topics Planned for American Horse Council's 2007 Issues Forum AHC Press Release

Golden Rules of Ground Training, Part I by Lynn Palm

Harness Horsepower by Mary Lou Lawless

Horse Trail Riding Banned on Wabash Trace Trail by Densie Schieffer, ITRA

Horsepower Farm by Kandee Haertel, Galena, IL

Horses & Art... by Mona Majorowicz, Iowa artist

Kentucky Opens Equine Humane Center

Legislative Report by Harold Ault

The Link Between Carbohydrates and Performance Presented by Nutrena

Nature's Furnace: Horse Power Goes Green by Sherri Geistkemper

News from the American Horse Council

No Land, ...... No Horses by Carolyn L. Orr, Ph.D.

Pony Express Riders of America - Doin' What it Takes by Sherri Geistkemper

Recognizing a Legitimate Equine "RESCUE" (part 2)

Small Airway Disease (SAD) & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Philip J. Johnson, Professor

Sustainable Natural Resource Funding Advisory Committee by Denise Schieffer, IA Trail Riders Association

Unwanted Horse Coalition Unveils Website and Awareness Brochure, Encourages Horse Owners to "Own Responsibly"

When a Poncho Goes Bad by Bunny Ryan-Kennedy

Spring 2007 Articles

Beginning Ground Training: Build a Proper Foundation with Groundwork by Lynn Palm

Day Riding at Backbone State Forest by Donna and George Cobley

Equine Reproduction - From Conception to Birth by Benjamin Espy, DVM, DACT

Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) by Dr. Jessica Young

Foaling, Dystocia, Placentitis and Retained Placenta by Kirk Heisterkamp, DVM

Good News for Horse Owners by Kandee Haertel, Galena, Illinois

Hay Creek Ranch by Doug Lindgren

Horses and Art by Mona Majorowicz

How Horses Think by Howard Powers

Is This Heaven? No; It's Polo! by Jessica Walter

My Favorite Horse Book of All Time by Bob Goddard, Equine Humorist

National Legislative Issues by Harold Ault

Recognizing a Legitimate Equine "Rescue" (Part 1) by Karla Sibert

Recognizing a Legitimate Equine "Rescue" (Part 2) by Karla Sibert

Rhodococcal Infections in Foals by Philip J. Johnson

Three G Farms Equine Center, Inc. by Mary Winter

Understanding Colic - Causes and Prevention by Jim Ward, DVM

What is Classical Horsemanship? by Ann Bennett

Winter 2006 Articles

Ankeny to Woodward Trail Improvements Underway

What To Do When You Can't Ride by Donna and George Cobly

Caring for the Senior Horse by Johnny Fatheree. Equine Specialist, Nutrena

Catalpa Corner Charity Horse Trials Report

Colic, and Colic Surgery by Kirk Heisterkamp, DVM

Dreams, Devotion, Devon by Christine Wilkin, DVM

Don Flatt, a Memorial by Doug Greenfield

Senate Passes Animal Enterprise Terror Act by Marsha Achenbach

"Impressive" Syndrome: What is HYPP? by Jessica Young, DVM

Liver Disease in Horses by Christine Woodford, DVM

The "Bright Side of PMU by Leslie Hall

Myths and Wives' Tales of Feeding Horses, "Some Truth, Some Fiction" (Part 1) by Jim Ward, DVM

Myths and Wives' Tales of Feeding Horses, "Some Truth, Some Fiction" (Part 2) by Jim Ward, DVM

PMU (Pregnant Mare's Urine) Foal Adoption by Bonnie Calkins

List of PMU Adoption Websites

Polo? by Howard Powers

The Meaning of Ribbons

Shonga Ska Update by Jauson King

Windrush Hill Farm's First Annual Show & Tell Horse Sale by Shelly Hagen

Fourth Annual Skunk River Horse Driving Trial by Mary Winter

Wildwood Hills Ranch Provides Opportunities for Disabled Kids

Fall 2006 Articles

Against the Odds - An unlikely jockey finds fortune during the Great Depression (Part 1)

Against the Odds - An unlikely jockey finds fortune during the Great Depression (Part 2)

Animal Chiropractic and your Performance Horse by Dr. Christine Woodford, DVM

BITS Distance Driving Clinic and Novice Drive by Katy Rhinehart

Career Change Leads to Realization of Dream (Part 1)

Career Change Leads to Realization of Dream (Part 2)

Goats Prove Therapeutic to an Anxious Racehorse by Jessica Shifflett

Horses & Art...a NEW regular column by Iowa artist, Mona Majorowicz by Mona Majorowicz

Laminitis - Much too Common, and Often Misunderstood (Part 1) by Sherri Geistkemper

Laminitis - Much too Common, and Often Misunderstood (Part 2) by Sherri Geistkemper

Legislative Issues - House Passes Right-to-Ride Legislation

Myths and Wives' Tales of Feeding Horses, "Some Truth, Some Fiction" (Part 1) by Jim Ward, DVM

Myths and Wives' Tales of Feeding Horses, "Some Truth, Some Fiction" (Part 2) by Jim Ward, DVM

PMU (Pregnant Mare's Urine) Foal Adoption by Bonnie Calkins

List of PMU Adoption Websites

Sharing the Trail by Bob Goddard

Shonga Ska (Part 1) by Jauson King

Shonga Ska (Part 2) by Jauson King

To Shoe or not to Shoe? by Howard Powers

The Big Point about Puncture Wounds by Dr. Kirk Heisterkamp, DVM

The Truth Behind Your "Easy Keeper" - Equine Metabolic Syndrome by Dr. Jessica Young, DVM (AEC)

Trail Talk (Part 1) by Mark Edwards

Trail Talk (Part 2) by Mark Edwards

Veterinarian Confident in the use of Equine Acupuncture by Jessica Shifflett

Weinberg - King Trail Riding (Part 1) by Donna and George Cobley

Weinberg - King Trail Riding (Part 2) by Donna and George Cobley

Women and Horses by peg Bahls

Summer 2006 Articles

An "Original" Article about Geldings by Kirk Heisterkamp, DVM

Form to Function: How Your Horse's Conformation Affects His Athletic Ability by Lynn Palm

Illinois offers Jubilee College State Park by Donna Cobley

Managing Your Horse in Hot Weather by Gina Thesing

National Animal ID System (NAIS)

Update on Wild Horses Legislation

Spring 2006 Articles

Wild Horses & Washington D.C.
by Jill Anderson, Return to Freedom (American Wild Horse Sanctuary)

Horse Friendly Shimek Forest
by Donna Cobley & George Cobley

Lipizzans...Art and History All Rolled Up into One!
by Carole Gauger

The Exciting World of Horse Racing in Iowa? You Bet!
by Sherri Geistkemprer

Ranch Roping - Branding at Hora Arena
by Shelly Hagen

Getting Back to the "Roots" of a Balanced Equine Diet
by Gene Mealhow

Bringing Them up Right
by Jim Ward, DVM

Low Starch Feeds for Horses:
by Shelly Hagen

Melanomas and Cimetidine: A New APproach to an Old Disease
by Dr. Jessica Young, DVM

Winter 2005 Articles

Classical Dressage and Riding Steers
by Jauson King

Elk Rock State Park Equestrian Facilities
by Donna Cobley and George Cobley, PE

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
by Dr. Jessica Young, DVM

ISU College of Veterinary Medicine Announces Renovation and Expansion Plans


Lameness and Chiropractic
by Dr. Christine Woodford, DVM

Trail Trotters Unite to Give Back to the Land
by Karen Briggs

Fall 2005

Alternative Therapies
by Christine Woodford, DVM
Dr. Jessica Young Answers Readers Questions

IHC Legislation Update
Equine Equity Act of 2005

Most Comprehensive Horse Study Ever Reveals a Nearly $40 Billion Impact on the U.S. Economy

What's in a name? - A lot when it comes to horse racing
by Sara McManus

Summer 2005

"Losing her Marbles" by Sherri Seggerman

"Riding Steers, Part One" by Jason King

"Riding Steers, Part One" by Jason King

"Riding Volga Recreation Area, Part One" by Donna and George Cobley

"Riding Volga Recreation Area, Part Two" by Donna and George Cobley

"Rolex Kentucky 2005" by Derith Vogt

"Walking in Bum's Shoes, Part One" by Angie Karr

"Walking in Bum's Shoes, Part Two" by Angie Karr

"What to do Now" by Howard Powers