How to size your head for a riding helmet. Using a soft fabric measuring tape, wrap it around the widest part of your head (over your hair). It should follow a line about 3/4 inch above your eyebrows, just above the ear line and around the bump at the back Read more…
Things to check for: A snug fit with even, firm pressure around the entire head. No specific pressure points or gaps. Helmet locks onto the back of the skull. Helmet sits level on the head, covering the forehead leaving about an inch above the eyebrows. How tight should a horse Read more…
Not giving your horse the proper time or care in letting it cool down puts him at risk of heat exhaustion. If your horse is hot after exercising and does not properly cool down, he is not going to get enough oxygen or blood circulation, which traps heat in his Read more…
In national forests across the West, cowboys are being asked to pay special attention to the bottoms of their horses’ hooves. The reason: Metal horseshoes, if scraped against rocks on backcountry trails, can spark wildfires capable of growing quickly into infernos. Can a horse walk on rocks? A horse doing Read more…
Stone bruises are a risk when horses are traveling in rocks or on gravel roads. If the sole is pared a little with a hoof knife in the tender spot, a reddish or bluish discoloration may appear. There may be spots or streaks of blood in the bruised area. What Read more…
The Iroquois Steeplechase. There is one legally-sanctioned (and gambling free) horse racing event in Tennessee each year. The Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville is a spring meet, convening at Percy Warner Park each May. What horse race is in Nashville? The Iroquois Steeplechase (also known as the Iroquois Hurdle Stakes) is Read more…
Ride single file and obey all traffic signs and signals – remember, your horse is legally considered a vehicle! Ride on the right hand side of the road (with traffic) and yield to pedestrians. Keep one horse length between you and the horse in front. Can I ride a horse Read more…
Five acres may be enough for two horses – particularly if they’re fully grown and the pasture is well-maintained. A good rule of thumb is to aim for at least two acres per horse, and to account for the type of forage material that grows on the land, as well Read more…
Unless you have a patch of land at home to keep your horse, you’ll need to rent a field or look for a livery yard where the horse can be kept. Your first port of call could be local farmers. They may have fields available to rent for horses and Read more…
Chicago joins other cities that have bans on horse-drawn carriages, including Salt Lake City; Biloxi, Mississippi; Camden, New Jersey; and several cities in Florida. Are the horse carriage rides banned in Chicago? The ban on the remaining horse-drawn carriage companies that operated in Chicago in 2020 is the final act Read more…