Whether you are a beginner rider, aspiring Olympian, pleasure rider, or experienced professional, flatwork or "dressage" can benefit both you and your equine partner. Dressage helps to foster clear communication between horse and rider, as well as rhythm, softness, suppleness, and balance. It can help to provide a basic foundation for many riding disciplines.
Topics: Arena Construction, Dressage
Equine nutrition is an important component of the healthy longevity of all breeds of horses. Do you think your horse's diet needs improvement through a multivitamin or other supplement? Read this article to learn more about the common signs of equine vitamin or mineral deficiency.
Topics: Nutrition
Showing, riding, racing and agricultural care and feeding of horses is ancient, persistent, and a surprisingly extensive business. There are many thousands of arenas and stables in the United States exhibiting or housing horses indoors.
Topics: Reducing Dust
Properties of Riding Surfaces
When talking about riding surfaces, there are three basic features to think about. One is the shock absorbing features of the surface. A very hard surface will cause repetitive shocks to the horse's body, which over time can lead to arthritis. A very soft surface is, however, no good either- the horse won't have anything to push against and will struggle to keep moving. Think of the difference in effort between walking on pavement versus walking on deep sand.
Topics: GGT Footing
Horses are huge, beautiful, and majestic creatures which humans have worked with for centuries. Of course just like working with any animal there are some risks. If not approached properly, a horse may become frightened and possibly kick or bolt. Horses are powerful animals and can cause serious injury if not handled properly.
Every year as the days get shorter and temperatures drop horse owners wonder if they should blanket their horses. If they do blanket them, what weight of blanket? Do they need to go out and change the blankets several times a day as the temperature changes? Do these decisions change if the horse is clipped? Should the horse be clipped? Should arenas and barns be heated?
Topics: Blanketing
If you own a horse, you may face the dilemma of horseshoes or barefoot trims. It seems that many farriers are leaning towards barefoot trimming because it helps promote a more natural environment for your horse.
When feeding any animal, the most important thing is to feed the correct amount of calories in order to keep the animal at a healthy weight. Animals that are too heavy develop health problems, and so do animals that are too thin. Very few individuals have a scale big enough to walk a horse onto, so most horse owners resort to other methods to estimate the horse's weight. A tape passed around the girth can be used to estimate a horse's weight. Tapes marked with estimated horse's weight are sold at most tack stores.
Silica, or Silicon Dioxide, is a compound made up of oxide of silicon and has been made use of since ancient times. For use in the building industry it is widely versatile and used for many applications, such as;
With silica being so common and abundant in buildings, as soil, footing, and other applications it may be surprising to learn that inhalation of silica dust can be dangerous. In fact, the over exposure of silica dust can lead to a condition known as silicosis.
A horse that trusts you is going to be a horse with which you can have a good bond and partnership. With this said, it stands to reason that one of the first things you want to do is gain your horse's trust.
Are you wondering how to get a horse to trust you? Let’s look at some of the ways you can start to achieve this.
