Interval training actually trains your horse’s heart to pump more blood to all their muscles while extracting that oxygen more efficiently. This means that it will make all their other workouts easier for them! Why is interval training good for horses? Interval training is designed to strengthen the horse’s muscles Read more…
First off, what is a rollback? It is a 180-degree turn over the hocks executed over a stationary weighted inside leg. The horse should lead with his inside front leg and, on achieving the 180 degrees, should lope out on the correct lead for the next manoeuvre. What is a Read more…
Burn Those Calories! Riding a horse can provide a good level of cardiovascular exercise. The BHS commissioned a study which found that just half an hour of horse related activity, such as mucking out, is classed as moderate exercise, while trotting can burn up to 600 calories per ride! Is Read more…
Movement impacts hooves and distal limbs, as well as the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Providing your horse with proper exercise will improve their circulation, digestion, flexibility, muscle and bone development, and impact their overall health and happiness. Why do we monitor horse fitness? Similarly, horses that are consistently worked Read more…
Horses are individuals, just like us, and even if they have a natural instinct to swim when they get into deep water, this doesn’t necessarily mean they like it. Comfort-levels vary from horse to horse. Some will happily wade straight in, while others will be skeptical and nervous. Does horse Read more…
A horse most often tosses his head out of frustration. He wants to go forward, but his rider maintains a firm hold on his face. You hardly ever see a horse on a loose rein toss his head. Why does my horse keep throwing his head down? Why do horses Read more…
Apply gentle pressure with your outside leg to encourage your horse. As you release the pressure with your inside leg, apply slightly more pressure with your outside leg. For example, if you were turning left, open your left leg slightly and use your right leg to push your horse lightly Read more…
Top 9 Awesome Tricks to Teach Your Horse Smiling. Bowing. Shake Hands. Act Ashamed. Kiss Your Cheek. Shake for “No” Nod for “Yes” Hugs. What kind of tricks can you teach a horse? Horse Tricks Here you will learn a few “tricks” you can easily teach your horse: The “lift Read more…
Taylor Sheridan owns several cutting horses at his ranches in Texas, some of which feature in Yellowstone. He rode his first cutting horse to victory at the Utah Cutting Horse Association Show back in 2017. Who rides the horses in Yellowstone? Chance Gilliland is a real-life cowboy. He lives wherever Read more…
The Yellowstone episode “No Good Horses” explains what happened to her. In 1997, Evelyn went out to ride horses with a young Beth and Kayce. Beth was nervous which caused her horse to spook the horse Evelyn was riding. Who was responsible for Mrs duttons death? Yellowstone Season 2. Years Read more…