Bandaging is important for creating an environment in which tissue can heal. The main ingredient for successful healing is keeping the wound clean. How do you treat an open wound on a horse? If your horse has sustained a cut or wound the most important thing to do is to Read more…
“By putting tape on your horse’s hair, you’re actually simulating the hair follicle—which originates in the second layer of skin—lifting it up, and bringing blood flow to areas to help with pain or stress. It’s an alternative if you want to support your horse naturally. Taping gives him support and Read more…
Temperature Guide to Rugging a Horse Temperature Stabled/Clipped 10 to 15 degrees Stable Sheet or Lightweight stable rug 5 to 10 degrees Mediumweight Stable Rug Zero to 4 degrees Heavyweight Stable Rug -10 to zero degrees Heavy Weight Stable Rug with Neck Cover Should I rug my unclipped horse? Unclipped Read more…
It means “a prince riding the white horse”, and is used indicating a man with good manners, high reputation, wealth, and who can guard his lover and be sincere for her. In other words, an ideal man for women. What does it mean to ride a white horse? To “ride Read more…
Shave horses are mostly used for green woodwork (using unseasoned wood) to make items such as spoons, kuksas (small bowls) or chair legs. Typically they are used to hold rougher bits of wood which are being moulded into shape using a two-handed draw knife. Why would you ever shave a Read more…
The phrase “tacking up” refers to the process of putting the saddle, bridle, and any other equipment onto the horse in preparation for riding. “Untacking” means to remove all the equipment from the horse after the ride. What does Untacking mean? Definition of ‘untack’ 1. to unfasten (something tacked) 2. Read more…
Answer: Horses are much better adapted to the cold weather than we give them credit for. They grow an excellent winter coat that insulates them and keeps them warm and dry down to the skin. How do I know if my horse is too cold? Common signs of your horse Read more…
A: Sweating is the most obvious sign that a horse is overheated, and a blanketed horse sweats first beneath the material, then along the neck and behind the ears. Overheating typically occurs in horses turned out during warming daytime weather in the same heavy blankets needed for still-cold nights. Can Read more…
Massaging a moisturizer into the base of the mane can help with those that have dry skin. Products like mineral or Vitamin E oil will help tremendously. Other horse owners use solutions as simple as Vaseline or petroleum jelly. Cure dandruff in your horse’s mane so he can be more Read more…
When it is cool, they’re actually very comfortable – their big cylinder is generating a lot of heat. That’s one reason why horses get really frisky in cooler weather – they feel great! Why is my horse crazy in the winter? On cold days, horses are friskier and have a Read more…