Don’t wait too long to halter train your foal Waiting until he’s several months old—or worse, waiting until he’s a yearling or two-year-old—will turn this normally simple training job into a difficult project, as your foal will weigh a lot more and be much stronger. How do you introduce a Read more…
A halter is used to lead and tie up an animal. It is used on many different types of livestock. Halters are most closely associated with Equidae such as horses, donkeys, and mules. However, they are also used on farm animals such as cattle and goats and other working animals Read more…
Stable Requires A Halter During Turnout First off, any stable that requires a horse to have on a halter during turnout or in the stall had better have a good reason!! If your horse is horrible about being caught and you are currently training him using some of the techniques Read more…
Tongue ties are used with the aim of improving racing performance for two main reasons: to prevent the horse getting their tongue over the bit during a race. to preventing ‘choking’, or the airway being obstructed by soft tissue at the back of the mouth during high intensity exercise. Why Read more…
Horses most commonly hang when under pressure while performing, this often occurs when horses are in the final furlongs of their race, the ‘pressure is on’ and they have turned into the straight to ‘let down’ toward the finishing line. How do you stop a horse from hanging? Using circles Read more…
Winkers are a budget version of blinkers. They stop a horse from looking back, as horses have 360-degree vision. However, they are less intrusive compared to blinkers but have the ability to sharpen a horse up just enough to get the win. Right You Are wearing winkers. Why do horses Read more…
Researchers found that applying tongue ties appears beneficial to racehorses and, if done correctly, does not appear to cause horses stress or pain. What does a tongue tie do to a horse? Tongue ties are used with the aim of improving racing performance for two main reasons: to prevent the Read more…
Sheepskin Noseband: Also known as shadow rolls; are used to get a horse’s head carriage down in a race. These are used on horses who run with high head carriages. They are very common within National Hunt races, to urge a horse to look at the fences coming towards them. Read more…
Horse hoods are used to keep the mane and forelock clean, tamed, trained and in good condition. Some owners keep their show horse’s in a hood whenever they are stalled, and others use a hood after braiding or banding to help hold them neatly in place. When should I put Read more…
Though the bites can be painful and may bring on allergic reactions, biting flies are usually not dangerous and are just a nuisance unless they are extremely numerous in the horse’s environment or transmit a disease. Many of these flies, including black flies and mosquitoes, will bite both animals and Read more…