Training– Because of the pressure points, rope halters are better for training young or inexperienced horses. They can also teach a disrespectful horse manners. Horses can be tied and taught to stand with them, as well. Many horses become dull to the pressure of a flat halter. What is the Read more…
Halter horses are a class of horses bred explicitly for use in showmanship. They are muscular and well-groomed and have good conformation but aren’t typically used for riding or pulling. Their primary use is halter class competitions. How do I choose a horse halter? Measure to Be Sure Before buying Read more…
To prevent skin problems and make grooming easier and more effective. As a training and/or competition strategy. A winter coat tends to make a horse quieter and may decrease the performance of warm-blooded horses. Clipping the coat can invigorate a horse. Why do horses need to be clipped in winter? Read more…
Clipping involves removing the horse’s coat by a machine and therefore allowing the horse to cool down quicker after exercise and reduce the amount of sweat produced. This helps to keep the horse in good condition as well as reducing time and labour involved in keeping the horse clean. Why Read more…
Putting harness on a horse is called harnessing or harnessing up. Attaching the harness to the load is called putting to (British Isles) or hitching (North America). The order of putting on harness components varies by discipline, but when a horse collar is used, it is usually put on first. Read more…
Halters are designed only to help catch, hold, lead and tie horses and ponies. What is the purpose of a halter horses? A halter is used to lead and tie up an animal. It is used on many different types of livestock. Halters are most closely associated with Equidae such 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 lead rope and an Aussie Tie Ring. Whenever you tie a horse using a rope halter, Read more…
One of the things that they teach new physicians is the phrase “When you hear hoofs, think horse, not zebra.” The principle is quite simple — the odds are the patient has the more common diagnosis than a rare, improbable one. Who said when you hear hooves think horses not Read more…
Horsehair is not as common now as it was in the last few hundred years, but it is still used today. It has been used to make fabric for clothing and upholstery, paint brushes, fishing line, musical instrument bows, wall plaster, and more. What instrument uses horse hair? The bow Read more…
Dr. Theodore Woodward. Coined in the late 1940s by Dr. Theodore Woodward, professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. When you hear hooves think horses are not zebras quote? “Doctors are taught ‘when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras,’ meaning a doctor should first think about what Read more…