How do you calculate horsepower? The answer is simple: horsepower is calculated by multiplying the amount of force (in pounds) by the speed (in feet per second). So, let’s say your car’s engine can generate 200 pounds of force and move at a speed of 2 feet per second. The Read more…
Top Reasons You Should Lunge Your Horse Observe the horse from the ground and judge soundness, movement, and general way of going. Warm up or cool down. Rehabilitate after an injury or illness. Receive riding lessons to improve position without having to control the horse. Introduce obstacles from the ground. Read more…
One way to increase an older horse’s ability to build and maintain a topline is to increase their protein intake. While a horse will get protein from hay and natural pasture, additional protein will enhance their performance and muscle building ability. How can I improve my older horse’s topline? Answer. Read more…
If increased amounts of hay aren’t enough, try offering a higher quality hay such as alfalfa or an immature grass hay. Alfalfa tends to be higher in energy and protein and lower in sugar. Alfalfa can be fed as hay or as cubes/pellets. Not enough calories Rice bran. Flax seed. Read more…
Cross-firing is a term used to describe a diagonal lack of coordination of the horse’s front and hind legs in which the hind legs on one side make contact with the front legs on the other side in various gaits or strides and sometimes in varying speeds of movement. What Read more…
Age is but a number – what you want to look at is the experience level and health of a horse. It does give you a good starting point, though. A beginner rider will probably not want a horse younger than 7 – 10 years old. When should a beginner Read more…
There are studies that show men who spend many hours on a bike or horse-riding, especially if the saddle is hard or poorly adjusted, can experience infertility problems. Can horse riding cause infertility for females? For women: Horse riding won’t cause fertility issues in women, so it’s safe to be Read more…
You see, when a horse is started under saddle, it is often referred to as “breaking a horse to ride”. So it stands to reason, when a horse is very well trained (broke), gentle, responsive to beginners, and anyone can ride it regardless of ability, it is considered in the Read more…
4) Most stretches can be performed up to 5 days a week on a healthy horse with the exception of tail pull stretches which should not be performed more than 4 days per week. When should I stretch my horse? Stretching exercises are more effective on “warm” muscles because the Read more…
They are more tolerant of cold weather and have good endurance, which makes them good work horses. Ponies also tend to be very intelligent. From a human point of view, this means that ponies might be more stubborn than a horse. Are ponies tougher than horses? Ponies are incredibly strong Read more…