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Equine Health and Nutrition: How to Keep your Horse or Pony Fit and Healthy

Clean a Horse Sheath

How to Clean a Horse Sheath - A Must Do Job for Better Health Eliminating Pain and Discomfort Cleanliness in any form is a good thing. Keeping your horses sheath clean and free of beans is a very … [Read More...]

Causes of Lameness in Horses

Lameness is when a horse has discomfort or pain in its legs or body causing a limp or awkwardness it the stride. It is important to notice lameness in your horse as well as to treat it accordingly. … [Read More...]

Checking Head Injuries in Horses

How to Check if Your Horse or Pony has Severe Brain or Head Trauma Today, I'm going to give you 3 simple field tests you can perform with your horse in the field. When you learn them, you'll be able … [Read More...]

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Bone Breaks in Horses

What to Expect When a Horse Breaks a Bone It is important to note that any and all bone breaks/fractures in horses require immediate veterinary attention! We have all heard that horses must be … [Read More...]

hoof abscess

Treat a Horse Hoof Abscess

A hoof abscess can be one of the scariest things a horse owner may witness. One day the owner walks into the stable to visit his beloved horse and, behold, the horse appears lame, refusing to place … [Read More...]

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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.

The Morgan Horse

saddled morgan horse

Morgan horses are one of the oldest and most versatile horse breeds in the world. They are known for their strength, stamina, and versatility, which have made them popular in a wide range of … [Read more...]

By Filed Under: Horse and Pony Breeds

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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]

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

Mustangs and Feral Horses

wild mustang horse

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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]

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

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