Your horse feels stiff to the right because the muscles on the left side of his body are shortened and contracted. These shortened muscles limit how much he can stretch his left side and bend around your right leg. Why is my horse stiff on one side? Over time, the Read more…
The sausage boot of the stuffed leather ring variety is made to fit around the heel of the horse’s hooves, and is used to protect the horse from these abrasions and pressure sores. The stuffed leather boots are not made for training, they are meant solely for the protection of Read more…
A horse’s coat tends to grow quickest between September and December and so, during this time, it is best to clip your horse every 3-4 weeks. Most people will stop clipping their horse at the end of January because this is when most horse’s tend to start growing their summer Read more…
Hosing your horse’s legs with cold water for up to 20 minutes will help to reduce any heat and inflammation while also offering a gentle massaging effect. How do you cool a horse’s legs? The most effective way to cool a leg is with cold hosing. Research has shown that Read more…
The horse’s body has several mechanisms in place to dissipate heat and maintain a normal body temperature: radiation, convection, and evaporation. For example, heat evaporates from the lungs and also from the skin through sweating. Can horses regulate their own body temperature? Evaporative cooling i.e. sweating, is the most important Read more…
If you’re headed for a show, stall wraps can help keep your horse’s legs clean, and if there is a wound, bandages can help keep that clean and protected. Horses can be turned out in wraps. This is to protect the horse from pasture injuries and protect existing injuries. How Read more…
You need to wrap your horse’s legs to protect and cover an injured area; provide warmth to stiff/old tendons, ligaments, or fetlocks; control acute-injury swelling and movement; and to protect his legs while trailering hauling. When should I wrap my horses legs? When to Use Leg Bandages for Horses Provide Read more…
Pick and clean their hooves every day. Removing packed mud and manure from your horses’ hooves reduces bacteria that can wind up in cracks and crevices in your horses’ feet. When you eliminate the bacteria, you decrease the likelihood of infection and diseases like white line disease. What is the Read more…
There are two primary types of leg wraps for horses, and they each have a particular use. Polo wraps: These wraps are typically worn for support during competitions and exercise. Standing wraps/Stable wraps: These wraps are used to treat swelling, give support to tendons, treat wounds, and apply pressure. What Read more…
Standing at the horse’s shoulder, cue him to move backward. Encourage him to step all the way out and not jump back into the trailer. If he unloads quietly and slowly, stand still for a moment and reward him with a rub and kind words once he’s out of the Read more…