Come winter cut back on the pony riding and equestrian sports and concentrate on your horse's feed—or just how much she wants. Because when such seasons are near, you know your hard keepers are going to be more difficult to feed than they already are. ...
When it comes to holistic horse health care, as an old adage goes: "nothing can't be healed." Whether, it is lack of energy, a puny stomach, or poor posture, there is no condition that can not be made better. But of course, it takes a lot of active participation on the part of the pony ...
Horses have similar traits to humans, and some of these can be used to overcome our equestrian training problems and learning blocks. ...
When an equine illness is so potentially dangerous as to threaten the lives of both the horses and the equestrians handling them in an outbreak, understanding what is fact and what is fiction about such illness is equivalent to correct pre-emption and prevention. The West Nile Pathogen, after taking both equine and equestrian lives, ...
In the process of buying a horse, there is much to consider and it is often a good idea to take as much time as is possible to truly prepare for a life of horse ownership. A horse is simply not a the rich person's version of a dog or cat. It's not just something ...
Pony owners are faced with an unfortunate hurdle in the shape of tight budgets. Since it is about being practical and saving as much as you can—even trained horses are not going to as many pony shows as they might have before the financial crisis. So what do you do if your own a horse, ...
An equestrian with enough enthusiasm in horses and enough skill to be able to make any steed a safe mount for horse riding can teach newbs some measure of riding on horseback. In fact , many trainers and owners are rather more than adequately experienced and therefore sufficiently skilled to teach intermediate lessons on ...
Itching to teach your mare some dressage necessities? Don't take things too fast—don't forget to do some basic horse care and health maintenance—like checking her mouth. Are you employing a hackamore because your mare will not permit you to touch her mouth? Did she injure her gums and now you need to treat her injuries? ...
Raising new born baby horses can be a nice experience, but do not let the excitement fool you into raising a brat. Remember that that tiny foal would soon be as sizeable as or perhaps bigger than her mom. And if you treat her the way you'd do your pet dog, you'd unavoidably raise ...
It is important to find out what to do and the ways to do it. It is also important to know how to do it properly. Nevertheless, that is only part of the picture. It's necessary, however it is insufficient. It's also vitally important to understand what you should NOT do, what mistakes to avoid. ...