Ground training is when you teach your horse while you are on the ground, not riding. For example, the basic groundwork exercises teach your horse to lead, stand still, work on a lung line, and respond to pressure and release. How long should you do ground work with a horse? Read more…
If you feed your horse grain, give it in multiple smaller meals rather than one large one. Most horses are given grain twice a day for the convenience of their human caretakers. If for some reason you must give your horse a large quantity of grain, consider an additional lunchtime Read more…
Alfalfa is a good source of nutrients for sport horses, but owners might want to avoid offering it when horses are working hard in hot weather, says Duren. Protein metabolism creates more heat than fat or carbohydrate metabolism. This added heat can impair the horse’s ability to dissipate heat. Can Read more…
Conclusions and clinical relevance: Results suggest that congestive heart failure is rare in horses. A loud heart murmur accompanied by either jugular distention or pulsation, tachycardia, respiratory abnormalities (crackles, cough, tachypnea), and ventral edema were the most common clinical signs. What are the signs of congestive heart failure in horses? Read more…
Alfalfa As A Source Of Protein For Horses Along with soya, which is also a legume, alfalfa is one of the most commonly used sources of protein in horse feeds. The key features of the protein in alfalfa are: Most of the protein in alfalfa is found in the leaf. Read more…
A typical form of laminitis caused by inflammatory disease is grain overload – horses usually have to eat at least 4 kg of straight starch-rich grain in one go, with the amount required to cause disease lower in horses that are not accustomed to eating a lot of grain. What Read more…
Riding Downhill An excellent way to strengthen your horse’s front end is to ride downhill. If your horse is recovering from an injury or is otherwise not very strong, begin with a gradual downhill slope with firm footing. How can I strengthen my horses front legs? Horse stretching exercises Pick Read more…
Use Magnesium Chloride Adding magnesium chloride, a form of salt, can be a solution for some riding rings. Magnesium chloride helps to pull moisture from the footing, lowering the footing’s freezing point so it stays usable longer. How do I stop my arena surface freezing? Ways to Keep Indoor & Read more…
Soft, puffy joints or “filling” around the joints or lower limbs are very common in horses. The soft tissue swelling or “oedema” is usually due to a hard workout or a knock to the leg. It can also be caused by excessive grain feeding together with lack of exercise, such Read more…
Horses roll and writhe on their backs not because they are happy but because they want to get rid of an itchy irritation. They could be trying to get rid of their winter coat, which makes them sweaty in the summer. If they are being bothered by biting insects, then Read more…