Jennifer Webster

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How To Be A Better Rider Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses. I mean give yourself a very honest evaluation. Video Your Ride. Thinking how you ride and seeing how you really look when you ride are two totally different things. Find Your Balance. Take A Professional Lesson. Perfect Practice Makes Read more…

Horses are not maliciously aggressive, although some medical problems can result in severe aggressive behaviour. It is important to differentiate aggression from potentially similar looking behaviours which can cause injury such as play fighting, nipping and overzealous grooming behaviour. Are horses naturally aggressive? Horses aren’t naturally aggressive toward humans; this Read more…

What does it mean when a horse rubs his head on you? He/she has an itch and humans make great scratching posts! It can also indicate the horse is trying to dominate you. What does head pressing mean in horses? Head pressing is usually a sign of a neurological disorder, Read more…

Don’t make a big deal out of it Don’t overreact when your horse does get frightened. Just stay relaxed, focus on your balance and work on getting the horse under control if he gets jumpy. If you get stiff, yank on the reins, push your horse or start to clamp Read more…

Listen for a snort. This causes a loud fluttering sound in the nostrils which lasts for about a second. Snorting indicates your horse has identified a potential danger, and is investigating it. If your horse shies away from something after snorting, this indicates fear. How can you tell if a Read more…

An underbite (monkey mouth, sow mouth, prognathism) is a deformity in which the lower incisors extend beyond the upper incisors. All dental misalignments eventually affect the wear pattern on other teeth, making regular dental care essential. What causes parrot mouth in horses? The condition can result from the top jaw Read more…

Some common signs that may indicate that your horse needs a dental exam and float are: Dropping feed. Not wanting to eat hay/grain. Quidding (dropping large chucks of hay) Tilting head to one side or the other. Increased salivation. Losing weight. Asymmetric swelling (can be soft or hard) Resistant in Read more…

As I mentioned, horseback riding is an exhilarating activity, but only if you want it to be. If you’re more interested in slow-paced pleasure rides, those can certainly be lots of fun as well. But if you’ve got a need for speed, riding horses is definitely a great sport to Read more…

Horse riding is a great hobby for the general public, but most people do not recommend that people in their golden age give it a try. However, there are many benefits of horse riding for all types of people including those who are post-retirement. What is the hobby of horse Read more…