5 Essential Travel Gear for Your Horse Travel/Transport Boots. Whether you are taking your horse on a trailer, or an airplane, travel boots are the number 1 essential. Head Collar/Halter. Padded head collard with safety quick snaps are ideal for traveling. Poll Guard. Tail Guard. Rug/Sheet. Should horses wear travel Read more…
A sweating, unclipped horse should not be left without any rug as a means of cooling it down, this is a sure way to cause a problem which could take a serious turn for the worse quite quickly. Is it OK to put rug on sweaty horse? If your horse Read more…
The first place to start is by checking the horse passport you received when you bought them. Passports have been a legal requirement since 2005 and will give you valuable information from which to start. The horse passport must be kept with them at all times, whether at their stable Read more…
Although almost any grass-based forage can precipitate laminitis in susceptible animals, spring grass is a particular concern because the sudden increase in daylight causes the plant to photosynthesise, thereby generating NSCs. What is the best grass for laminitic horses? Try to graze paddocks that are sown with grasses that are Read more…
Heavyweight rugs are 300g + and are the best way of providing your horse with optimum warmth. The best way of keeping the clipped horse, or horses that are sensitive to the cold, extra warm and cosy throughout the winter. When should I use a 50G horse rug? Use on… Read more…
Useful device for both young and older horses. Works on the chin as well as the nose. Can be used as a side pull and applies extra pressure on the chin. What is the point of reining horses? Reining is a type of equestrian competition where rider and horse execute Read more…
If the withers are lower than the croup, the horse is downhill built, and if the withers are higher than the croup, the horse is uphill built. How do you tell if a horse is downhill? To determine the widest point of the neck, stand in front of the horse Read more…
Open your body towards the direction that you want to go. If you want to move toward the right, apply gentle pressure with your left leg and let your horse move into your right leg. Contrastingly, if you want to move toward the left, apply gentle pressure with your right Read more…
Rugging horses in hot weather Over rugging a horse could lead to overheating, and a horse that can’t cool down sufficiently will get heat stress. How do I know if my horse’s rug is too hot? Here are a few signs that they’re too hot, too cold or just simply Read more…
Horses don’t naturally run backwards at any time. If you teach a horse to run backwards on the ground, he may also run backwards to relieve pressure if he becomes worried when you’re on his back. This is the most dangerous thing that any horse can do. What does it Read more…