Make sure the horses have plenty of space and the field is not overcrowded. Provide enrichment and frequent exercise so the horses have plenty of healthy ways to expend their energy. Add an extra pile of food. That way if the bully chases a horse away from one pile there’s Read more…
How to soak & feed pellets. When feeding hay pellets, I do a ratio of 2:1, cold water to pellets. This works for alfalfa, timothy, or orchard grass pellets. Alfalfa pellets tend to be a bit drier (depending on the weather when and where they were made) so I soak Read more…
Pour water into the open bag to wet the pellet bedding. You’ll use approximately 1 gallon of water per 40 lb bag of pellets. This will acticate the expansion process. Wetting the pellets turns them into sawdust and creates a perfect consistency for animal bedding. How do you use horse Read more…
Light horses are 12 to 17.2 hands high (hh) and weigh 900 to 1,400 pounds. They are used primarily for riding, driving, showing, racing, or utility on a farm or ranch. Light horses are capable of more action and greater speed than draft horses. Draft horses are 14.2 to 17.2 Read more…
Pea gravel is not a perfect or permanent solution, but it definitely gives the horses a more comfortable and safer surface to travel on than uneven frozen ground. The horses liked it immediately and were happy to investigate and walk all over it. What is the best surface for horses Read more…
On average, horses are about five feet in height. Many horses are taller and plenty are shorter, but five feet is about average. Of course, horse heights aren’t generally expressed in inches. Rather, they’re usually expressed in hands, and a five-foot-tall horse is 15 hands in height. How tall is Read more…
If you are setting up a sequential row of ground poles, which incidentally is a good place to start, place your poles approx. 2.5 feet apart for walking, 4 feet apart for trotting, and 9-11 feet apart of trotting. For most gaited horses, in lieu of trotting, space the poles Read more…
21 feet. Each pole is to be 21 feet (6.4 meters) apart, and the first pole is to be 21 feet (6.4 meters) from the starting line. Poles shall be set on top of the ground, six feet (1.8 meters) in height, with no base more than 14 inches (35 Read more…
It encourages your horse to be more reactive off your aids and make a better shape over fences. It improves his rhythm over fences. It helps you both to improve your balance. Different fences and distances between fences teach him to lengthen and shorten his strides. It enables you to Read more…
One Breath. One Breath = One Stride. Horses’ breathing and stride are linked at a canter and gallop – horses take one breath with each stride. This is called respiratory-locomotor coupling. Because of this link, anything that affects the horse’s breathing also impacts his stride. How many breaths should a Read more…