Horse equipment is called saddlery or more commonly, tack. It consists of a saddle (fitted with a girth, stirrup leathers, and stirrup irons) and a bridle with an appropriate bit. What are the basic needs of a horse? All animals have requirements that are essential for their welfare, and when Read more…
There are lots of reasons not to use a standing martingale, especially outside of the hunter ring. Jumpers can only use a standing martingale in classes under 1.30m. Why would you use a standing martingale? The standing martingale is worn to prevent the horse putting their head and neck above Read more…
Whether or not spurs hurt horses largely depends on the spur type used and how the rider uses them. Ideally, spurs do not hurt horses. That being said, spurs can lead to skin scratches, bleeding, and other pain if used incorrectly. For this reason, spurs should not be worn by Read more…
Horse racing hats are popularly known as fascinators. They are usually worn with formal clothes and popular among wealthy ladies when they want to stand out in a horse race. Do you have to wear a hat to a horse race? Ladies must wear a hat or headpiece at all Read more…
When a horse has clear sweat means the horse is being worked correctly. White, foamy sweat is a by-product of over-strenuous work or being exercised in excessive heat. White sweat contains proteins, which take too long to dissipate to make an effective method of cooling the horse’s body. Why does Read more…
The serpentine is the sort of exercise that can be used over and over again, daily if necessary, to improve your horses balance and rhythm, as well as his straightness, suppleness, bend, and can also help, later, with lateral movement. What are serpentines good for? Serpentines are extremely good exercises Read more…
Yes – horses, monkeys, apes, and hippos sweat. Dogs and cats do sweat a little through their paws, but we will read later what they do to truly cool off. Some of the most unusual sweat in the world comes from horses and hippos. Horse sweat contains a natural detergent Read more…
The teeth can be on one or both sides of the mouth and are almost always in the upper jaw. I have seen only a couple of horses with a lower (mandibular) wolf tooth, but I have seen them in several donkeys. As most people now know, wolf teeth occur Read more…
It is a warm smell, somewhat of a musty smell like hay in the spring, it is a sweet smell, more radiant than a rose. Is there a perfume that smells like horse? Translated, literally, as ‘skin of the beast’, Peau De Bête aims to capture, of all things, the Read more…
The sheer volume of sweat produced by horses causes a substantial loss of electrolytes. Sodium and Cl are lost in the highest amounts, followed by K, then calcium and magnesium. What are the main electrolytes lost through sweat? Sodium and chloride are the most abundant electrolytes in sweat with potassium, Read more…