Articles and Publications

Anatomy - Human

Who's Best Built to Ride?  by Dr. Deb Bennett
Recognizing the Anatomical Differences Between Men and Women and Revising Traditional Teaching Techniques May Make Better Riders of Both Genders

Gravity and Riding    by Wendy Murdoch
Our skeleton—a bowling ball, a flexible straw, a bowl and a pair of stilts

Gravity Part 2   by Wendy Murdoch

Anatomy - Equine

Biomechanical Riding & Dressage: A Rider's Atlas   by Dr. Nancy L. Nicholson
Thoughtful and interesting text and illustrations detailing such issues as contact, bend, straightness and elevation.

Bodywork

The Alexander Technique: How it Helps Horseback Riders   by Adam Bailey
Release tension and achieve "self-carriage" in your body to help your horse achieve it in his

Dentistry

Academy of Equine Dentistry
Interesting equine dental case studies and illustrations from the Idaho school known for training excellent equine dentists

Equine Dentistry
Equine dentist Hanne Lynne's informative site, with info. on anatomy and physiology, symptom, articles and much more.

Equine Osteopathy

Equine Osteopathy

Feet and Farrier Info.

The Farrier and Hoofcare Resource Center -- Find a wealth of information on hoof care issues, written for both horse owners and professional farriers.

Natural Balance Hoof Care -- Master Farrier Gene Ovnicek's highly educational site. Whether or not you like this system of hoof care, you'll find tons of useful information about hoof anatomy and function on this site.

Groundwork

Connected Groundwork -- Peggy Cummings' Connected Groundwork® exercises not only loosen, reeducate and strengthen your horse’s body, they also give you assessment tools that tell you a great deal about the state of your horse’s mind and body.

Just for Fun

The Horse Diary Movie -- slide show with beautiful photos and lovely thoughts about the wonder of horses

Andreas Helgstrand WEG 2006 Freestyle Final -- the most amazing example of a horse dancing

The Cat Alarm

Doggie Dressage -- canine musical freestyle

The Horse Quartet

Stacy Westfall's Championship Run 2006

Lorenzo the Flying French Man

Winter on the Yards -- a charming essay on winter at a busy schooling barn somewhere in Britain.

Misc.

Study: How horses and people connect
A horse's heart rhythms reflect their emotional state and can respond to the emotional state of a nearby human, according to a pilot study conducted by Alliant International University Professor Ellen Gehrke and the Institute of HeartMath.

Desert Horse Equestrian Services of Tucson, Arizona is a showcased Riding Lessons Instructor on newhorse.com

Find information about Desert Horse events on the Arizona Equestrian Network

Riding

True Collection   by Dr. Deb Bennett
You won't find it in a "frame" or a head set. No, the perfect posture for ridden performance is shaped by your horse's spine.

Lessons From Woody: On teaching your horse to carry himself straight   by Dr. Deb Bennett

Connected Riding --Peggy Cummings' Connected Riding® is a holistic approach to classical riding principles that bio-mechanically enhances freedom of movement for the performance, health and longevity of both horse and rider.

The Definition of "On the Bit"  by Dr. Max Gahwyler and Bettina Drummond
  

Saddle fitting

The Society of Master Saddlers fitting information for English saddles

Western Saddle Fitting and Different Tree Sizes

Horse, Rider and Saddle Fitment fitting information for Aussie saddles

Yoga

The Yoga of Competition  by Amanda Botur, MA, L.Ac., CHom

Connections

Bodywork - Equine

EquiTouch Systems - Our concept of equine massage therapy involves the "whole horse." We don't believe in teaching "bits and pieces" of massage with no solid foundation. So we combined several unique methods of touch, bodywork and massage as well as exercise physiology with in-depth anatomy instruction to create an exceptional program.

The SENSE Method - SENSE Method practitioners touch and move the horse in gentle, precise ways to remind the horse how all his parts can work together harmoniously. Originator Mary Debono is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner who has also studied animal massage, acupressure, kinesiology, psychology and behavior.

Jim Pascucci - Human and equine rolfer and author of the recently released book Equine Structural Integration and MFR

Chiropractors for Humans and Animals

Red Hat Chiropractic - Dr. Louise Cash, DC, CAC, is a Chiropractor using low-force, non-force techniques as well as cold-laser therapy for horses and their riders. 

Essential Oils

Camden-Grey Essential Oils - family-owned business selling quality essential oils and ingredients for making your own toiletry products. Good prices on the oils included in the natural fly spray recipe.

Herbs for Horses and Humans

San Francisco Herb Company - Wholesale prices on the highest quality culinary herbs and spices, extracts, teas, dehydrated vegetables, nuts, seeds, botanicals, essential oils, potpourri ingredients and fragrance oils. I've been buying most of the herbs I use as supplements for the horses from SF for more than a decade.

Mountain Rose Herbs - Seems SF Herb isn't stocking eyebright, the ingredient in the eyewash recipe, so here's a secondary source I sometimes use with satisfactory results.

Homeopathic Remedies

Homeopathy Overnight

Elixirs.com: Homeopathy for Health - Nosodes for West Nile, Rabies and other horse diseases

Considering using homeopathic nosodes instead of vaccinating? Here's some basic information on efficacy and dosage

Misc.

GloryBee Foods Inc. - Beeswax, carrier oils and other supplies for lotions and potions

E.D Luce Packaging - any kind of container you might need - bottles, jars, droppers and much more

Arbico Organics - natural products for home, farm and pets, including fly predators and natural animal-care products

Publications

Natural Horse Magazine

Eclectic Horseman

Equestrian Network Magazine

Recipes

Natural products you might find of some use around the barn.