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How To Safely Help Your Horse Over Fear of Scary Things
This article shares some reasons horses are scared of many things. It gives people some strategies for building confidence and trust in horses so they can take the scary things in stride.
Bonnie Martin
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Understanding Your Horses Coat Colors and Markings
When you first see a horse in a field the most identifiable feature is the color of his coat. No doubt the first thing you learn after the word horse is his color.
Benjamin Wise
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Horseback Riding with Supreme Self-Confidence
There was an urgent knock on the back door. Could I come and have a look at Darren? He fell of Duke earlier during the hunt that morning at a 6 ft fence and landed head first. Darren, not Duke. Darren was all for jumping the fence, Duke was not. Now Darren was asking the same question over and over again, and can't quite remember what had happened.
Margarethe De Clermont
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Boarding Horse Stables - How to Find a Good Stable for Your Horse
Good ideas on what to look for when trying to find the best boarding stable for your horse. These tips can save you money and a lot of grief, so take the time to check the horse stable the right way so both you and your horse are happy.
Dale Anderson
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Wild Mustangs Of Corolla
The Outer Banks of North Carolina has a stretch of land running from just north of Corolla to the Virginia state line that is sparsely populated, absolutely beautiful and home to 60 wild horses. The horses are the direct descendants of the Mustangs that the Spanish brought to this country on Spanish galleons back in the 16th century. The breed has had a long time to acclimate and have survived for many generations feeding on the marsh grasses and salt grasses and pawing the ground to reach...
Karen Vertigan Pope
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African Horse Sickness - a Growing Concern
African horse sickness is a potentially fatal, untreatable illness of equines, and cases are being found further north with global warming. If a case of this notifiable disease were to be found in the UK, we may find a foot and mouth-type slaughter situation occurring among our equines. Read on for more information!
Alison Grimston
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Information on Horesboxes
If you are a horse owner and often travel with your horse to shows, races, or you travel with them for any other reason, don't you want to be comfortable while doing so? There is no question that you want your horse to be as safe and comfortable as possible.
Jimmy Fernandez
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Have You Been Getting Your Horse Moving?
When you decide to ride your horse you would be wise to think a few things over before you mount up. Practically every rider will fall off a horse at least once in their lifetime. An experienced horse person may take risks that to them are simply the natural way of doing things...
Benjamin Wise
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I Taught My Horse a Trick Within 10 Minutes By Clicker Training
After reading a book on clicker training, I first practiced on my dogs. My goal was to teach my pot belly pigs some new tricks. The dogs caught on very fast. I then tried it on my horse, Chelsea Morning. She is on stall rest due to sand colic. So, she is quite bored and I try to keep her entertained with toys and lots of brushing and short walks up and down our trail.
Ronnie Kellner
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Little Horse Wormer Guide
Intestinal parasites are generally present in animals. Horses are nowadays usually kept in more or less intensive circumstances, as space and grazings are limited and the great, "empty" plains more or less gone. To avoid parasitic invasion and resulting serious health problems, worming treatments, regular and reviewed schedules and effective environment management are paramount to every horse owner.
Ellen Schmidt
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