Horses

Horses are born to run and the mere sight of horses running free is bound to lift anyone's spirits. Yet these majestic creatures are still made out of flesh, blood, and bone, and their endurance abilities, although downright impressive, are by no means supernatural. Whether you are a horse owner and/or rider with your horse's best interest at heart or you're just curious about how long can a horse run exactly, read on to learn more about horses' endurance … [Read more...] about How Long Can a Horse Run Safely

The training of a horse starts at the beginning with the foal. Handling begins as early as possible. Believers of this method of handling foals from birth use the concept of foal imprinting. A foal being imprinted will let a human touch it all over, pick up its feet, and become aware of the human voice. A cute baby horse is called a foal for the first twelve months of his life. The mare carries the foal on average for 335 days. It can be anytime between … [Read more...] about Foal Training Tips

Behavior is a unique characteristic of any animal, and horses are no exception. Although, some habits might be common to a specie, individual behavior might differ. It is a very confusing aspect. Horses that share a similar trait might not have similar habits. If we can understand a horse’s behavior then it would enhance our relationship with the animal. In this chapter, we would read some common habits that horses have. Group Activity Horses … [Read more...] about Horse Behavior

Nowadays horses are highly domesticated; they have adapted themselves to live in an environment surrounded by humans. The owners provide them with extra care and protection from danger, hunger and weather. So whenever winter season arrives, equine owners pull out their winter horse blankets to protect their horses from cold and give them warmer environment. Winter horse blankets are very useful to equine owners, although not all horses need this … [Read more...] about Winter Horse Blankets

One of the most important parts of horse care is hoof care. Your horse is on its hooves all the time, so if you don’t take care of your horse’s hooves your horse could develop some very serious health problems that might even result in your horse having to be euthanized. Hoof care is essential to taking care of your horse. In order to give your horse the best hoof care possible you need to have a blacksmith come out every four to six weeks and trim … [Read more...] about Horse Hoof Care – Keep Your Horse’s Hooves Healthy

Horse training voice commands are part of basic horse training. Talk to the animal when you approach it and handle it. Horses learn to obey your voice, "horse language" by the tone of it. They will know if you are pleased or cross with them. In horse language you need to be consistent with the words you use and your tone and pitch of voice. If you want the youngster or foal to stand you would say “stand!” quite firmly or “whoa!” using the same word … [Read more...] about Horse Training Voice Commands

Do you know what your horse is saying to you? Do you know how to read horse body language? Obviously, horses don’t speak to us with words, but they are communicating with us all the time. If you learn what their body language is telling us, we can learn to communicate better with our horses. A horse's main way of communication is through body language. Although horses use vocal language, the more sophisticated of the two is, of course, body … [Read more...] about Horse Body Language

A horse needs daily grooming. When you decide to perform this task for your hooved pets, you should allow about 45 minutes to an hour to complete it. You'll need a few grooming products in order to do the job well. A rubber curry comb, a body brush, a dandy brush, a hoof pick with an optional brush, a mane comb, a clean sponge, and a towel or rag. You might also want to use a mane and tail conditioner. Begin by tying your horse securely, using a … [Read more...] about How to Groom a Horse

If you like horses then one of the most exciting experiences you can have is to train a young horse. If you are going to train a young horse, you need to have consistency, patience and tenacity. Regularly a horse owner isn’t aware that they need to work with both the mare and foal for young horse training to be successful and typically just focus on training the foal. But, it is vital that you don’t forget the mare when training the foal because they … [Read more...] about Young Horse Training Tips

There are many types of parasitic worms that can find a home in a horse's body. These worms can be harmful to the horse and make feeding and walking in the pasture a very miserable and a difficult experience. If a horse has too many worms in its body, it could die. De-worming a horse once a year is recommended to ensure that worms will not survive to multiply and take over the horse's body. Ask a veterinarian which medications the best for preventive … [Read more...] about Horse Worms – What Every Horse Owner Should Know