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Design a Safe, Comfortable Stable For Your Horse
If you are building a horse stable, there are a lot of decisions and plans to make. Here is what you should be planning for stall size, door and wall height, types of flooring, and loose box or standing stall design.
How To Save Money on Equine Supplements
I have spent the last two years working in equine supplemements industry and I have learned quite a lot of things that very few people in the equestrian community know about. In today's article I would like to take you behind the curtain and share with you some little known things that will not
Information on Feeding Rice Bran to Horses
Rice bran is becoming a popular horse feed supplement. It is recognized for its high fat content, palatability and low cost. However, there are health issues to consider when feeding this supplement.
Making Your Event Extra Special With Horse and Carriage
Not long ago when cars and automobiles are not yet invented, horses and horse-driven carriages ruled the streets. People then used carriages are a major transportation means in performing various tasks.
What Horse Training Tack Do You Need?
Horses can be tough animals to crack. Aside from being among the proudest and at times the most stubborn animals to roam the planet, horses need a fair and consistent cue system in order to form a solid communication base to help them learn what you want them to do. While you can find a piece of equ
How to Groom a Jersey Calf for the Fair
The importance of healthy, strong and productive cattle has been evident in America since around 1600 AD when Europeans brought domesticated cattle to the new world. Through the centuries, farmers and ranchers have taught each younger generation tips, tricks, rules and lessons of the trade in the ho
Ozone Treatment for Horses
While most people are familiar with ozone in connection with a hole in the earth's atmosphere, few realize its growing role in veterinary medicine, especially in the world of equine science. This molecule, made up of three oxygen atoms, is finding uses in the removal of sarcoids, the treatment of "b
How to Insulate a Horse Barn
Insulating a horse barn keeps out the heat and cold and reduces noise. Extreme temperatures are not conducive to a horse's environment. In addition, horses become alarmed or spooked easily when they hear sudden noises from the outdoors. They even become upset when rain hits the roof. Insulation will
Horse Health Care - Feeding Horses in the Dark
Did you know that feeding your horses smaller meals more frequently can not only prevent digestive issues (like colic) but can also help horses get more from every calorie, thus cutting down your horse feed bill? This article outlines four horse feed options that more closely mimic the way a horse n
Sportique Active Body and Skin Care For Riders - Review
Riding and working around horses can take a toll on your skin, especially in extreme weather. Sportique offers products to help protect and repair your skin, no matter what your sport.
What are diagonals?
Learn why diagonals important while horseback riding at a posting trot, how to recognize the correct diagonal and how to easily correct wrong diagonals.
How to Install a Portable Electric Horse Fence
Installing a portable electric fence is the perfect way to keep your horses safe at home--or away from home. If you love to trail ride, you will need a way to keep your horses contained on those overnight trips, and a portable electric fence is an easy solution to that problem. Putting up a portable
How to Make Your Horse's Tail Look Longer
Not all horses have thick, long or lustrous tails. Some breeds, such as Appaloosas, have a tendency to have thin or brittle manes and tails. Other horses may have naturally lackluster tails or have damaged their tails. Young horses sometimes simply become taller more quickly than than their tails ar
What is Intuitive Animal Communication?
Intuitive communication with animals is the ability to use your intuition to communicate with animals. Find out how humans and animals can communicate through the animals' secret and silent language.
Horse Bits & Uses
A horse bit is the piece of equipment attached to the bridle that goes in the horse's mouth. The bit connects the rider to the horse via the reins, allowing the rider to give the horse directions. Because some bits can be harsh, it's always important to talk to horse experts, and fully understand e
EA Promise
Horse photo gallery of About Horses and Ponies readers' horses and ponies. This online album contains photos of readers horses and ponies. Horse pictures and digital artwork. Submit your horse photo for inclusion in the My Horse Photo Gallery. Enjoy these horse photos and stories. EA Promise in
The Considerations of Breeding - Part V - Early Training
Time for training.Is it smarter to do it yourself or hire someone else to do it?
Free Riding: The Middle Ground
At this point in your training, your horse should know how to neck rein and move from leg cues. Now you may start using the neck strap on your horse. A neck strap can be any number of things: a spare stirrup leather, a set of reins, or a lead line, tied around the neck loose enough that you can slid
How to Treat Proud Flesh
Proud flesh is a common problem with wounds on a horse's lower legs. Granulation tissue grows to help heal the wound, but in some cases, it grows out, protruding from the wound like pink cauliflower. Proud flesh interferes with skin cells growing over the wound and can grow to be larger than the siz