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Horse Care and Ownership

How to be a responsible and knowledgable horse or stable owner, boarder and equestrian. Learn about: daily horse and pony care, horse ownership expenses, boarding stables, breeds, equine history, various disciplines, basic anatomy, hoof care, horse equipment and products and seasonal equine needs.

Care for Horses in Winter

winter paddock

How to Care for Your Horses and Ponies in Winter So often well intentioned horse owners opt to stable and/or blanket their horses during the winter months usually because they are afraid of their horses being cold … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Basic Horse Care Tagged With: blanket, forage, stable, winter

How to Bond with a Horse or Pony

Chance

When taking riding lessons or part-boarding a horse or pony many people ask:  How can I bond with this animal?  This is a good question as bonding with horses makes you and the horse feel more comfortable about working … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Basic Horse Care, Groundwork Training Tagged With: bond

Teach a Horse to Drop His Head

halter training

With a little training, your horse will learn to drop his head quietly for you to put his halter and/or headstall on. Sounds nice, right? Here is how you achieve it. Always teach your horse from both sides. To … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Basic Horse Care Tagged With: halter, head, headstall

Bad Fitting Western Saddles

adjusting the saddle on a horse

With a suitable quality saddle and a variety of saddle pads, you should be able to ride many horses of the same physical type with a single saddle. Such a saddle should comfortably clear a horse’s withers, allow for free … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Tack and Equipment Tagged With: western saddle

Reining and Cutting Saddles

balanced saddle

Choosing a saddle that will help your performance. I Want To Do Reining or Cutting. What Saddle Do You Recommend? There are a lot of different brands of saddles available. Darn few of them are designed well for … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Tack and Equipment Tagged With: cutting, reining

Body Parts and Points of the Horse

Get to Know the Body Parts and Points of the Horse By Adrianne Lake Knowing the right vocabulary to refer to certain parts of the horse will help you communicate with other riders, horse owners and the vet. Here … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Basic Horse Care, Care and Stable Management Tagged With: body parts, points, vocabulary

Mustangs and Feral Horses

About Mustangs, Burros and The History of American Horse Breeds By Robb Fowler It is natural to believe that wild horses have "always" roamed America's Western States, but that simply is not the case. Horses were … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Adoption, Horse and Pony Breeds

Equine Species Working Group

bijou

- Washington, D.C. The Equine Species Working Group (ESWG) was created to review the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) and the possible participation of the horse industry in the program, should it … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Horse Associations

Western Saddle Buying Tips

western horse and rider

~ Western Saddles: Top Seven Buying Mistakes ~ by Beth Stefanie Buying the wrong western saddle is a very common occurrence in the western riding world. It's also a very expensive learning experience. You can skip … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Tack and Equipment Tagged With: saddle, western

How to Bridle and Unbridle a Horse

western horse and rider

~ Putting on (and taking off) a Horse's Bridle ~ by Adrianne Lake Placing a bridle on a horse may look easy - and it is when you know how. But this basic task can still be unbelievably daunting to the novice … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Basic Horse Care, Horse Riding Tagged With: bit, bridle, buckles, chin strap, halter, mouth, novice rider, undbridle

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