Navigating their way through the pandemic has been a rougher ride than getting bucked off a wild bronc. That’s the take of a group of young wo…
“Reining teaches discipline, and competence in a person’s ability.” The athleticism of the horses is startling, Cindy Johnson said. That’s wha…
Before long, alfalfa fields will be greening up and keeping a healthy stand depends in part on keeping pests in control.
One common sighting on a country road is the hay bale. Round or square, you are bound to pass one or endless rows of bales at least a dozen ti…
The South Dakota Horse Council has selected Richard Waldner of Brookings as the 2020 Horseperson of the Year.
Shoeing horses and trimming hooves is backbreaking work.
Wild horses are spectacularly American. The animals’ nobility and inherent freedom combine to uniquely express the American Spirit.
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Although it does not feel like spring and all of our events have been canceled or postponed, we still have to make sure to protect our horses …
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What is Alternative Medicine? It’s any treatment modality that is not used in conventional practice. That includes chiropractic, acupuncture, …
Horses in neighboring states have been detected with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), and South Dakota agencies are now requiring all horses …
Horse owners traveling with their horses now have an alternative to meeting health requirements for traveling between states.
Edna M. Anderson and her horse pose for photograph in this postcard from the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum’s collection. Edna was …
South Dakota horse owners are encouraged to vaccinate their horses before equine activities pick up this spring.
There will be no room for error when more than 60 1-ton Belgian, Percheron, shire and Clydesdale draft horses trot into the Swiftel Center’s i…
Thousands of equine enthusiasts from all over the United States and Canada, gathered in Albany, Oregon March 20th through the 22nd, for the se…
The biggest challenge to keeping horses in South Dakota is the cost of caring for them, according to a recent survey.
RUPERT - Some local residents are losing hope that Patches’ abusers will be caught.A month has passed since the pet pony was tortured in the n…
OWYHEE COUNTY - U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials are in the process of moving nearly 300 wild horses after a 442-square-mile fire rava…
Custer, MT- Ranch rodeo in Custer, Mont. celebrates competition derived from working on the range June 20, 2015.The 9th annual Custer Ranch Ro…
OAKLEY• The all-around leaders in the 6th district, Minico senior Jaylee Stimpson and senior Derek Wadsworth from Kimberly, held fast to the t…
HAILEY • There was a lead change in the girls all-around standings as Gooding senior, Bailey Gough, moved back into the top spot with a total …
Buckdeer faced a career change.He was, by all measurements, a failure.A name change and career switch later, he’s back in the saddle again. At…
SHOSHONE • Despite what could have been a dangerous mishap in poles on Friday night, Katelyn Perkins was able to stay calm and recover well en…
FILER - After two weekends at the College of Southern Idaho and two in Filer at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Shouse Arena, the 6th Dis…
MEDORA, ND: Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the North Dakota Badlands Horse Registry (NDBH) have signed a partnership agreement to facili…
McCrossan Boys Ranch is known across the region for its horse program that has troubled youth working with one-ton draft horses.Now the ranch’…