All ground contact areas are made with pressure-treated wood, and the legs are bolted together. We sell a variety of designs, each one built to last long. Our team believes all wooden horse jumps should be a permanent investment. What are equestrian jumps made of? The range of jumps made Read more…
Dressage horses normally wear padded closed boots or polo wraps to offer more support and protection during flat work and for competition. Additionally, Bell boots are worn over the hooves to help protect them from overreaching or being stepped on. Can you use boots in dressage? Compliance of Dressage Rulings Read more…
The horse “sits” on his hindquarters with his hocks bent as his forelegs thrust against the ground, one after the other, using the muscles of the forelegs and shoulders (especially the triceps) and the spring mechanism of the forelegs to lift the forehand. What muscles do horses use to jump? Read more…
Remember, though, that not all the horses use the space at the same time except, of course, during severe weather. Height should be at least eight feet at the lower (back) end and ten to twelve feet at the front, accounting for any jostling or rearing inside. How tall is Read more…
In poker, a “horse” is somebody who is being backed. This means that they are receiving partial or full support (from a monetary standpoint) to play cash games or tournaments. What does HORSE poker mean? HORSE poker is not such much a poker variant in itself, but rather a collection Read more…
Every horse needs both a place to run and stretch its legs as well as shelter when the weather turns ugly. That is where the Horse Run-In Shed comes in. Filling the niche between an open pasture and a stall in your barn. What is a run-in for a horse? Read more…
is the best of the best. 2. Once something is ‘No Horse Run’, it means it is the best of the best. Peerless. E.g. The food here is no horse run one. What is horse run? (Civil Engin.) a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse Read more…
Learning to jump on a horse for the first time is both scary and exciting. We’ve all fallen off and falling off into a jump seems worse. Sometimes, it is worse. It really depends on how solid that jump is and which way you fall into it. How do I Read more…
1. Grazing perennial cool-season grasses. In multiple research studies, we found that horses prefer Kentucky bluegrass with a lesser preference for orchardgrass when planted by themselves. We then determined that horses preferred mixtures of endophyte-free tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and timothy Which type of grass is best for Read more…
Recommendations for size vary, but a general guideline is 72 to 144 square feet per averaged sized horse, assuming all horses in the herd get along. If horses do not get along or are larger in size, you may need to provide more space. What is a good size for Read more…