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Breeding With Your Mare
Horse Breeding is not as simple as it used to be, leaving it up to nature. For centuries man has chosen to breed selectively and in order to do so, he has developed several techniques to improve and ensure the success.
Benjamin Wise
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Looking For Horse Bits?
A bit fastens onto a horses bridle, placed in the horse's mouth and has reins attached to it. Bits allow the rider to control the horse.
Benjamin Wise
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Horse Health - Horse Anatomy - Bones and Muscles
Understanding several basic parts of a horse anatomy to be sure that you are caring for your horse in the best way possible. If you own a horse, it is very important that you understand several basic parts of the horse's anatomy to be sure you are caring for your horse in the best way possible. You can do this through studying on your own or you can talk to your vet to learn the basics.
Lynn Stanley
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Horse Shoes - Hot vs Cold Shoeing
Hot shaping refers to shoe bending or cutting procedures with the use of heat (forge). Cold shaping involves shoe bending or cutting without the use of heat. Which one is right for your horse?
Ronnie Kellner
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Better Joints Equal Better Performance
We all know horse joints are "overstressed". Arthritis, back and neck problems, improper shoeing, borderline nutrition or just simply mechanical wear and tear from aging are all to familiar problems in our animal friends.
Danny Clay
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What Does An Equine Dentist Do?
The tools which were being made by the end of the nineteenth century would still not be out of place in a modern horse dentist's set of tools - although diamond technology has brought advances in cutting, burring and grinding tools, which uncannily grind tooth enamel while leaving softer tissues such as the inside of cheeks unscathed on contact. Horses in the natural state do not usually require dentistry, the same as they do not require a furrier. A thorough oral examination...
Calvin Leonard
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Curious About The Gaits Of A Horse?
The horse is said to have four natural gaits, namely the walk, trot, canter and gallop. When you learn to ride you start off slow with the walk and work your way up in speed to the gallop.
Benjamin Wise
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Things To Consider When Stabling Your Horse
How to stable your horse is an important topic to consider, as well as where to stable your horse. You could consider keeping your horse at home provided you have enough land. You could stable your horse at a friends place or in a livery yard.
Benjamin Wise
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American Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse is used in rodeos, horse shows, ranch work, and even on television! What makes this breed of horse so popular?
Leona Douglas
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Horse Bedding Review
There are a number of different types of horse bedding to help keep your horse comfortable and to try and encourage the horse to lie down. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, but our trials show that the best horse bedding is straw.
Derek Tither
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