Generally there are one of three reasons why you are using a hood on a horse. For warmth in cooler months and to reduce coat growth, to protect from the sun in the warmer months or most commonly for insect protection. When should I put a hood on my horse? Read more…
In my experience, most horses are more comfortable driving with blinders of some sort. They allow the horse to focus on the job at hand without having to worry about the carriage moving around in their predator warning vision. Are blinders good for horses? Many racehorse trainers believe that blinkers Read more…
Showing allows a horse to be exposed to life outside the barn, which prepares him for new environments and accustoms him to different sights and sounds. Ultimately, he becomes a better behaved animal, one no so easily spooked or distracted in new situations. How are horses important to us? Horses Read more…
The Basics of Equine Behavior The horse, a prey animal, depends on flight as its primary means of survival. Horses are one of the most perceptive of all domestic animals. The horse has a very fast response time. Horses can be desensitized from frightening stimuli. Horses forgive, but do not Read more…
The horse’s ancestor is thought to have been a primitive creature about the size of a fox which emerged sometime after the time of the dinosaurs. Called Eohippus, this diminutive animal had four toes, and lived in the dense jungles that then covered much of North America. What were horses Read more…
Ask your horse to stand straight by pushing the appropriate hip or shoulder into alignment. As soon as your horse moves away from your push, stop pushing. You will have to move from side to side while keeping contact with the halter or head. As you move around his head, Read more…
Horse theft today is comparable to automobile theft, a crime punishable by felony jail time. What do you call someone who steals horses? rustler. noun. someone who steals farm animals such as sheep, cows, or horses. What do you do with a stolen horse? Don’t delay. Contact authorities. Report the Read more…
Though not so common, there have been a few people getting killed in a horse-related accident. Due to its strength, a single kick inflicted in the wrong place can result in a severe bodily injury or death. A horse can lash out without any provocation or as a reaction to Read more…
Horses are naturally highly social animals. A normal healthy horse would never live alone by choice. When horses live in a herd situation (either in the free living or domestic state) they have a rich and varied social life that includes activities such as play behaviour and mutual grooming behaviour. Read more…
8 ways to motivate horses Negative Reinforcement. The most commonly used training method is to use pressure to get a horse to do something, and then take the pressure away when the horse does it. Approach and Retreat. Positive Reinforcement. Counter Conditioning. Time and Play. Variation. Praise. Stop when the Read more…