Why do they need to move so much? Horses rely on movement to keep their circulation working properly (both blood circulation and lymphatic fluid circulation). Every step a horse takes helps to keep their circulation working by ‘pumping’ fluid back up the legs. Why does a horse run? Adult horses Read more…
Actually. No. It’s all things horses do on their own, when they’re happy or excited or feeling full of themselves. The real trick is to persuade them to do it on command and in rhythm and balance and harmony. Is dressage Just horse dancing? For some, Olympic dressage is that Read more…
The overall purpose of bell boots or overreach boots are to protect the heel/bulb area of your horse and prevent the likelihood of shoes being ripped off. Can you wear bell boots in dressage? Compliance of Dressage Rulings Yes, you can use any boot you like, as long as it’s Read more…
Horses that are uncomfortable may seem dull or unresponsive. In the pasture, they may keep their distance from other horses. They may stand facing a back corner of the stall and may not respond when someone walks through the barn or enters the stall. They might be reluctant to lift Read more…
The best companion animals for alpacas are llamas, miniature horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, poultry, and Livestock Guardian Dogs. What animals do alpacas get along with? There are many Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherds, Komondors, and Akbash dogs happily living with alpacas. They make great protectors and are used often in the Read more…
Feeding more grain to increase a horse’s weight = myth. A diet too high in concentrates is unhealthy and counterproductive to overall equine health, including weight gain. What puts weight on a horse fast? What is the fastest way to put weight on a horse? High fat, high protein grain Read more…
Grains and grain based feeds, molasses and forages like alfalfa/lucerne hay tend to be commonly blamed for making horses ‘hot’. What happens if you feed a horse too much grain? Consumption of large quantities of high starch grain can have drastic consequences to a horse’s intestinal health, causing digestive upset, Read more…
You can keep up to three horses in stables. Can you keep extra horses at Beecher’s Hope? For everyone wondering if you can collect a bunch of horses and keep them in the pen at Beecher’s Hope…. You can’t. You can have the stable full, be riding one, and have Read more…
No; giraffes belong to the mammalian order Artiodactyla (“even-toed” ungulates), and horses belong to the Perissodactyla (“odd-toed” ungulates). What animal are giraffes closely related to? the okapiThe only close relative of the giraffe is the okapi (Okapia johnstoni). The okapi has a similar body shape as a giraffe, however, with Read more…
four tiers. Red Dead Redemption 2 breaks this complex relationship between man and beast down into four tiers of Horse Bonding Level. What is the max horse bonding level RDR2? Level 4 Horse BondingOn top of having more Stamina, your horse will also offer a higher Health limit and will Read more…