Karen has written for several horse magazines, including Equus, Horse & Rider, and Dressage Today. A contributing editor for Horse & Rider Magazine, Karen is the award-winning author of hundreds of magazine articles, and seven horse-care books, including her latest effort, How To Be The Perfect Horsekeeper. Karen lectures at selected equine expos across the country. For her speaking schedule, log on to www.integralhorse.com and click on Upcoming Appearances..

Books by Dr. Karen Hayes

A 1979 graduate of the University of Illinois' College of Veterinary Medicine, Karen was in private practice for several years, joined the faculty at Wisconsin's veterinary school and earned a post-doctoral master's degree in equine reproductive physiology, then returned to broodmare practice. She and her husband live in northern Idaho on a 100-acre farm where they've raised Friesian Horses since 1986.

"My goal when I started The Perfect Stall project, quite frankly, was to provide top-notch accommodations for my own horses. I figured it'd be too expensive and impractical, that other horse owners probably wouldn't be interested, but I felt I owed my horses a lot - they've given me so much pleasure, and produced some outstanding foals. When The Perfect Stalls -I mean the stalls themselves - were completed and I put them to use, it was a pleasant surprise to learn that they're not only affordable and everything I hoped they'd be for my horses, they're actually a huge money saver. I hadn't realized how much money I frittered away, year after year, maintaining my old fashioned stalls."

The Perfect Stall project didn;t end with the publication of "The Perfect Stall" book. Since then, the research has continued, and "Perfect" has continues to evolve, resulting in two new additions for the horseman's bookshelf: "Help Your Horse Live a Good, Long Life", and "How To Be The Perfect Horsekeeper."

Karen accepts a limited number of invitations to speak to horse-care-related organizations on subjects of breeding, foaling, general horse care, senior horse care, and The Perfect Stall project.