Prior to loading your horse, open all doors, windows, roof vents, and turn on some fans. Keep the trailer as cool as possible. Once your horse is loaded, keep windows and roof vents open. How do you prepare a horse for a long haul? 13 Tips to Prepare Your Horse Read more…
I often get asked if it’s OK to tie a horse in the trailer using my rope halter. The answer is absolutely. I tie all my horses in the trailer using my halter and halter and an Aussie Tie Ring. Whenever you tie a horse using a rope halter, make Read more…
A rope halter is used for training, and should not be used to tie a horse up or to turn him out in the field. What are the advantages of a rope halter? Tops Benefits of a Rope Halter When the horse is obedient, the pressure can be released as Read more…
The safest way is by cross-tying in a stall or aisle-way. The ties should be attached to facing walls at a level higher than the withers of the tallest horse in the barn. Low cross-ties are dangerous to both the horse and handler. The ties should be long enough so Read more…
Twitching is a form of restraint used instead of sedation and is often debated about as people question whether it is a cruel method to use. It is often used when a horse becomes aggressive, such as when they are afraid of being clipped. Is it cruel to twitch a Read more…
Creatine kinase (CK) is a muscle enzyme that increases after exercise. High levels indicate that muscle damage has occurred. After daily exercise, horses consuming the starch and bicarbonate diets had post-exercise CK levels averaging almost eight times as high as horses eating the fat diet. What are two common muscle Read more…
Although extreme looking, horses with lordosis can be ridden comfortably and rarely experience pain. Lordotic horses can have strong topline muscles that support a rider while still exhibiting a low dip to their backs. Can lordosis be corrected in horses? While there is no cure for swayback in horses, there Read more…
No it will not. Rearing up is an extremely dangerous thing and cannot be managed by a training aid such as a tie down. How do you get a horse to stop rearing up? If your horse rears up, lean forward and put your reins towards your horse’s ears. DO Read more…
You can typically tell if your horse is swayback just by looking at them. A swayback horse is fairly noticeable by a “U” shape of the spine. It is very different from a horse that is just lacking muscle tone. How do you tell if a horse is sway back? Read more…
Lasix also works as a diuretic that causes horses to urinate before a race and lose 20 to 30 pounds of fluid, thus increasing the ability of the horse to run faster. What does Lasix do for race horses? Many people use furosemide (Salix, Lasix) routinely to help prevent bleeding Read more…