You don’t spend cash just to throw it away. You don’t spend cash on hay for your horses simply to let it get rendered inedible due to damp, mold and mildew and a spread of rodents. Here are some tips to help you preserve your hay. Indoor Storage 1. Store your hay so it stays […]
The Varsity of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio is a 4 year institution run on a non-profit basis. Scholars can sign up to any of several Equestrian Studies degree options like: – Associate of Arts, Western riding and training – Associate of Arts, English riding and training – Bachelor of Science, Western riding and coaching – […]
Don’t take this the wrong way, but you are simply no substitute for other horses so far as your horse’s search for companionship is concerned. Horses run in herds, because that helps them a lot with security, emotional support, status and entertainment. Without pasture buddies of their own species, horses do get lonely. Lonesome horses […]
What’s natural horsemanship? It is a horse training philosophy that is based on using the built-in instincts of horses. While there are a few natural horsemanship methods in use, all of them do share one common approach, they use pressure and release as coaching mediums. What are equine natural Instincts? Horses are evolutionally lower down […]
I’m not sure if there is any known way of comparing animal intelligence to human intelligence, but I am going to say this; horses are reasonably intelligent. They can be taught; they know and learn. Even if you try to teach a pony something that goes against its basic instincts, it’ll still follow you and […]
You can participate in plenty of equestrian courses today. These courses range all the way from short sessions of a couple of hours or longer nationally licensed full time courses that may take days to finish. It will not be easy for you to figure out what is required from you when you enrol in […]
Pony riders use western type bits for a similar reason they use spurs. Bits and spurs are used to draw the horse’s attention to a command from the rider and to get it to respond promptly to that command. You apply pressure thru a bit to a horse’s mouth. You hold that pressure just long […]
Stress in horses can cause 1 or 2 health problems, but the good news is that it can be simply spotted and controlled. Stress triggers the release of cortisol, the hormone responsible for ‘fight or flight’ reactions. While this is nature’s defence mechanism at work in natural settings, it can cause disaster in domestic environments. […]
If you’ve been very long time pony person, you most likely have experience with horses that spooked at something they saw, heard or smelt. If you have a lot of young horses, you’ll have had this sort of experience frequently. Some horses are literally capable of facing just about any situation with equanimity, while other […]
Is your horse favouring his front feet? Does he seem to be having problems with flight patterns? How does a ride on him feel presently – comfortable or not? Is he stumbling or tripping over his own feet? What about his attitude, is he exhibiting obvious changes in attitude? And here is the big one: […]
