You have a few options for cleaning the mane and tail when you can’t bathe your horse: Use a hot toweling technique for the mane and tail. Basically, get a steamy hot cloth and then wipe the mane in tiny sections. The steamy moisture will do it’s best to clean Read more…
Keep turning her out for several hours every day, so she can continue to socialise and graze as normal. During the first 30 days of pregnancy, it’s a good idea to avoid stressing or over-exerting your mare – particularly during the hot summer months. So stick to light exercise for Read more…
Causes For Thin Soles Michael Wildenstein, the head of the farrier’s program at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, says a variety of conditions that span the gamut from genetics, nutrition, management, environment, aging and past pathologies can bring on thin soles. How do you treat thin soles Read more…
Tail bags that are tied into your horses tail to reduce breakages and keep it protected from manure, sun, bedding and mud. Made from quality lycra, our tail bags don’t hold water and dry quickly when wet. What is the purpose of a horse tail bag? They keep the horse’s Read more…
On the back legs, the cue for the horse to pick up his foot is to lightly squeeze the cap of his hock. Start by gently squeezing the cap of the hock, then increase the pressure by squeezing harder and harder. How do you get a horse to pick up Read more…
approximately 3/4”. A horse should have approximately 3/4” thick soles to move comfortably across most terrain without extra protection from shoes or hoof boots. How much sole depth should a horse have? Sole depth: measured from the tip of the coffin bone to the bearing surface of the foot (the Read more…
15 mm. Sole depth: measured from the tip of the coffin bone to the bearing surface of the foot (the ground). Ideal sole depth is 15 mm give or take a couple mm. Too little sole depth, the foot is vulnerable to bruising. Too much sole depth and the foot Read more…
between one and two years. In the average situation if you take care of your boots you should expect them to last between one and two years. They are more economical than metal shoes and provide more comfort and freedom for your horses’s feet. How long can you keep hoof Read more…
Magnetic boots for horses can provide numerous benefits to older or stabled horses and can help to reduce signs of splints and windgalls. They can also be very effective in case there are symptoms of arthritis with your horse. Magnetic boots work by helping to increase horses blood flow in Read more…
Generally, it takes 1000 lbs of pressure (lbf) to snap a neck. Can you break a horses neck? Broken necks in horses are potentially devastating but rare. A crashing fall more often results in fracture of the limbs or of the thoracic spine. When neck fractures do occur, the outcome Read more…