Horses do not require both eyes for judging depth of field as do humans. I personally know and have ridden a few one-eyed horses, and also have many as clients. These horses foxhunt, event (even at higher levels), trail ride, barrel race, rein and show jump. What happens when a Read more…
Horse Feeding: The 10 Golden Rules Provide fresh clean water at all times. Water is the most important nutrient in your horses’ diet. Always weigh feeds. Feed little and often. Use quality feeds. Feed according to bodyweight. Make changes gradually, including forage! Exercise and feeding. Feed at the same time Read more…
Roaching or hogging is when the mane, and sometimes forelock, is completely shaven. This is usually done if a horse’s mane is quite ragged, or for certain disciplines such as polo, polocrosse, and calf roping, to keep the mane out of the way. Why are cobs hogged? Cobs are short Read more…
streetcars. Since a typical horse pulled a streetcar for about a dozen miles (19 km) a day and worked for four or five hours, many systems needed ten or more horses in stable for each horsecar. Horsecars were largely replaced by electric-powered streetcars following the invention by Frank J. What Read more…
the automobile. Most experts believe the horse and buggy days started to fade out around 1910 when the horse and buggy was replaced by the automobile. What replaced the horse car? Trucks became popular because businesses and the military (particularly during World War I) could make use of a reliable Read more…
curry comb. A curry comb is often a circular brush that has a hand strap. This type of brush has sets of teeth on it that will be used to lift and loosen dirt from the horse’s coat. Because of this, it should be the first brush you use when Read more…
If your horse has come in from the field muddy and wet, then he will need to dry off before he can be groomed. Brushing a muddy, wet horse just brushes the mud deeper into the coat instead of out of it. Should you brush a horse when wet? Leaving Read more…
“On the race track they have to stay in place, but you take them on Route 340 and they get scared of a truck or a car speeding along.” Blocking off all forward and peripheral vision reduces this problem. Why would you put blinders on a horse? Many racehorse trainers Read more…
Horses who have lost forward impulsion are typically seen as lazy and dull. Maybe some are—and sluggishness can also be a sign of illness or another physical problem—but in most cases, horses lose the “go button” because of two issues. The first is mostly caused by boring, repetitive activity in Read more…
Because we like to think our horses follow the same schedule that we do, many people think that horses need less hay at night because they’re asleep (and therefore, not eating). However, that’s a myth. Horses need access to forage at all times of the day. Should horses have unlimited Read more…