The Knight. Knights, armoured warriors fighting on horseback with lance, sword and shield, were the Norman ‘secret weapon’ at the Battle of Hastings. What were William’s army called? Duke William’s land was ruled by powerful lords, who owed him their loyalty. Whenever he needed them, he expected them also to Read more…
Centre of Chest to D Ring on Saddle – View the horse from the front and find the centre point of the chest. Measure from this point to the D ring on your saddle. As long as your measurement fits between our smallest and largest, thats the size you should Read more…
The trachea is formed by a number of horseshoe-shaped rings, joined together vertically by overlying ligaments, and by the trachealis muscle at their ends. The epiglottis closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing. Trachea FMA 7394 Anatomical terminology Why are the tracheal rings horseshoe shaped? The C-shaped cartilaginous rings Read more…
Measure for the crown and cheek pieces, parts 1 and 1a in the picture of the bridle above. To do this, measure from the corner of the horse’s mouth, up along the line that the cheek piece would follow, over the ears (for the crown piece), and to the other Read more…
In the short term, ringbone can be painfully debilitating for your horse. However, once the pastern joint has fused, either on its own or with the help of surgery or injection, most horses can return to full activity. But this isn’t the case with the high-motion coffin joint. What can Read more…
5.3) The floor of the chest is formed by the sternum, which is held in position by the first eight pairs of ribs. What is the sternum on a horse? Axial skeleton The sternum consists of multiple sternebrae, which fuse to form one bone, attached to the 8 “true” pairs Read more…
Horse barrel, or the trunk. The horse’s torso along with the back is the part of the horse’s body that protects all his most important organs. What kind of body does the horse have? What do they look like? Horses have oval-shaped hooves, long tails, short hair, long slender legs, Read more…
Though it is not recommended to feed your horse the leaves off the strawberry plant, the wild berries are just fine (source). Can horses eat the green part of strawberries? The answer is yes, and they can actually be useful for hydrating your horse and boosting their immune system. What Read more…
A “rebreathing” examination can be done to make the horse breathe deeply. A plastic trash bag is held over the nose with enough air inside for several breaths. The horse breathes the same air in and out. This causes the carbon dioxide level to increase, which makes the horse breathe Read more…
Ideally, when training dressage, the horse must have three free balanced, elastic and regular gaits which are: a four beat walk with no moment of suspension, a two-beat trot with a moment of suspension between each diagonal beat and a three beat canter with a moment of suspension following the Read more…