Common Barn Designs Run-In Shed. With just three sides and open to the front, this simple shelter can house one horse, or be lengthened and divided into several stalls. Shed Row. Back-to-Back or Racetrack. Center Aisle. Stalls. Exterior doors. Stall doors. Floors. What are the different types of stables? There Read more…
Best Feed For Condition Tips Feed your horse little and often: choose high-fibre, non-heating horse feeds for weight gain. Ensure hay or haylage is of good quality – sweet-smelling, free from dust and mould spores. Try to allow your horse ad-lib access to a forage source such as hay or Read more…
Having a stable available to your horse is essential to ensure protection from the elements. If the rain is hammering down, the stable provides shelter for your horse where he can keep dry and rest. Do horses enjoy being stabled? As well as physical problems, many horses suffer psychologically from Read more…
While supplements can’t cure arthritis or other joint-related problems (arthritis is an incurable degeneration), both research and anecdotal evidence have shown that supplements improve mobility, range of motion and performance in horses with joint issues. Does my horse really need supplements? Horses need antioxidant vitamins like vitamins A, E, and Read more…
Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, plays several roles in the horse’s body, including involvement in hormone synthesis, bone calcification, and antioxidant functions. Unlike humans, horses can synthesize vitamin C from glucose within the body. What happens if a horse has too much vitamin C? This uncertainty, along with the observation Read more…
However, like many other species, horses synthesize their own vitamin C from glucose in the liver, making about 72 grams each day. Do horses produce vitamin C? Horses normally synthesize adequate amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in their liver to meet their needs for the vitamin. What is the Read more…
The three primary horse bridle parts are the headpiece, bit, and reins. The headpiece is the part that fits around the horse’s head and it includes the following: Crown Piece — The crown piece describes the main strap that goes over a horse’s head just behind the ears that hold Read more…
Knowing the parts of the horse will allow you to describe a horse’s conformation or the location of an injury. It will also make you a better rider in that knowing anatomy is what allows us to understand, and eventually improve, the movement of our horses. What is the important Read more…
1.1 Size. Day yards or holding yards should be at least 3 m wide and be an area of at least 20 square metres. For working horses, yard size should be increased to 35 square metres. How much space do you need for 1 horse? In general, professionals recommend two Read more…
Not just used for transportation, early farming and ranching operations put the horse to work. They were used to pull plows, as well as work cattle. It was in the latter that the horse truly became a part of the West. The image of the cowboy and his horse has Read more…