Sometimes, a horse may have no withers at all. Low withers are common among American Quarter horses, ponies, and Arabians. Due to its conformation, your horse may have a decreased range of motion compared to those with normal or higher withers. What are broken withers? Summary. Fractured withers usually occurs Read more…
Use one saddle pad. It’s best to use one pad, and the thinnest pad possible. Stacked pads will first lift the saddle too high. Then, as the pads compress, they’ll create painful pressure points on your horse’s back by the end of the ride. Why should you use a half Read more…
Saddle pads are measured by their length and width. The length refers to how long the pad runs along your horse’s spine, while the width refers to how wide the pad is from one side, across the withers, and down the other side. “One size fits all” is usually the Read more…
Low Withers Also known as mutton-withered horses, this kind of horse has a gradual slope towards its rear and lacks shoulder definition. It may also have a rounder and/or flatter back. Sometimes, a horse may have no withers at all. Low withers are common among American Quarter horses, ponies, and Read more…
The SHOWMASTER Balance Pads train the stability and balancing of the horse. Can improve body awareness. Slowly getting used to working on the pad is important. What are balance pads good for? Balance pads are designed to give your body extra support while you hold yoga poses or while you Read more…
The respiratory system consists of the large and small airways and the lungs. When a horse inhales, the air travels down the trachea, which divides into the tubes known as the right and left bronchi, then into the smaller airways called bronchioles in the lungs. Do horses breathe oxygen? As Read more…
Myth 1: Horses with blue eyes have more eye problems. Some horses have irises that are both brown and blue; the medical term for a two-colored iris is “heterochromiairidis.” These are more common in horses with patterned coats such as Paints and Appaloosas. What does it mean when a horse Read more…
One of the most common eye conditions seen in horses, especially during the summer months, is conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the inner lining (pink tissue) of the upper and lower eyelids. This results in a “red eye”. Are horses eyes supposed to be red? Conjunctivitis or ‘red eye’ Read more…
If your horse is pulling the reins out of your hands by putting its head down suddenly, your horse is likely doing something called “rooting”. Canny school horses can learn a few evasion tactics in an effort to get out of work and rooting is just one of those tactics. Read more…
Toxicity in Animals Redroot amaranth is toxic to most animals, including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle. Is amaranth good for horses? Although portions of this plant are edible, ingestion is detrimental to pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses. This variety of pigweed is different in appearance than Read more…