For the Rider Archives - Wellpride

Show Us Your ‘Boo-tiful Costume’ Contest

Are you asking your horse or pony to dress up this Halloween? Have you and your family put together a boo-tiful or clever costume? Wellpride understands how horses are part of the family, and that means celebrating the holidays together, too! To that end, we are reprising our spirited photo contest from last year! Share a photo

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Wellpride Spooky Photo Contest

Love dressing up together with your four-legged best friend? If that’s you, get into the fun of the fall season by snapping a photo together with your horse, and sharing it on the Wellpride Facebook page! The best costumed horse and human will win one bottle of Wellpride (for the equine partner) and one bag

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Rider Health: Making Every Number Count

Athletes who compete in equestrian sports understand the importance of numbers. Whether it’s counting strides into a fence, the beats per minute after a cross country or endurance test, or earning a dressage score percentage, every number counts towards the best interests of their horse. But are American riders the best stewards of their own

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Share What Makes Your Dad a Horse Family Hero

Wellpride wants to salute the often ‘unsung heroes’ in our horse families: dads. The Wellpride ‘Swell With Pride Contest’ is designed to reward dads who encourage, support (and often underwrite!) their family’s love of horses. In time for Father’s Day, we’re giving away nearly $100 worth of free Wellpride fish oil for horses, as well

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Share Your Pride Contest

Are you proud of your horse or pony? Were they a rescue or in need of a new role when you found them? Wellpride understands the love and dedication that goes into building a relationship with an equine partner and wants to reward those special stories of success and transformation. In 250 words or less,

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Omega-3s & Melatonin: What Riders Should Know About TBI

Contact sports, like football, or riding horses (especially without a helmet, like the woman in this picture) put you at risk for getting a TBI. She was lying in the emergency room with a scruffy, cracked helmet perched on her stomach. “I guess it could have been a cracked skull instead if a holey helmet,”

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5 New Year’s Resolution You CAN Keep in 2017

With 2017 underway, I am getting ready for graduating college and facing adulthood in its entirety. I’m going into that responsibility with excitement, but also knowing adulthood will bring its new challenges, particularly on the equine front. Until this point, I have been fortunate enough that my parents helped me financially so I could keep

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A Holiday Gift Guide for Horse People

With the holidays approaching, I have had people asking me what I want, and I’ve asked others the same. How I answer that question depends on how well I know the person. Often, it just comes out “I don’t know” or “I’m sure I’d love whatever you get.” But I know those are frustrating answers.

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5 Problems That Keep Horse Owners Awake at Night

Do you often find yourself not being able to sleep at night? If you’re like many horse owners, you could be tossing and turning over common, mostly fixable problems, like colic or stall casting. Knowing what to do in these situations should give you some peace of mind. And having an easy supplement to keep

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