Top Tips for Keeping Your Horse Entertained Consider providing your horse with a companion. Provide some toys on rotation such as a treat ball, hanging likits or even a hanging swede. Leave a radio playing. A mirror can sometimes provide a horse with company. Spend time with your horse. How Read more…
So, how do you tell if your horse is bored? Here are a few things I notice specifically when a horse has lost interest in what you’re asking them to do: The Horse Will Easily Be Distracted By Other Things. There Doesn’t Really Seem to be Any Energy Coming From Read more…
For pure fun and games treat them to a Jolly Ball. Hanging toys and treats in the stable can also provide great stimulation for equines. It is not all about providing and element of fun though. Horses are herd animals, and therefore it is in their nature to crave companionship. Read more…
10ft x 12ft. Large ponies (13.2hh+): 3.05m x 3.65m (10ft x 12ft) minimum. Ponies: 3.05m x 3.05m (10ft x 10ft) minimum. What is the size of a horse stable? The Department of Primary Industries recommends that stables should be at least 3.7m wide and 3.7m deep. A size of 3.7m Read more…
The Journal of Veterinary Behaviour published a study that suggests a rider should weigh no more than 15% of the horse’s body weight. Though there is some debate about this number, a generally accepted rule of thumb is that a horse can carry between 15 to 20 per cent of Read more…
Welsh ponies are about 12 hands (48 inches, or 122 cm) tall and weigh about 500 pounds (225 kg; see photograph). Welsh pony. name Welsh height (hands)* 12.2–13.2 aptitude riding, light draft characteristics fine head with large eyes and small ears; typically gray in colour What is the biggest a Read more…
Sample Girth Sizing Chart Horse Height Western English 14H to 15H (Small Horse) 30-32 42-44 15H TO 16H (Medium Horse) 32-34 46-48 16H to 17H (Large Horse) 36 50-52 17H and Over 54-56 How do you measure girth of a pony? Using a piece of string and measure from the Read more…
Loosing weight is a process that takes several months, not weeks. It is a fact that a fat horse will increase it’s fitness quickly with one hour of work each day. How can I get my pony to lose weight fast? Here are a few tips to help your horse Read more…
Because high-fiber forage like grass and hay is fermented in the horse’s hindgut for several days, a diet high in those may cause the horse’s belly to expand and look pot-bellied. Why is my horse’s belly so big? This is a condition termed “hay belly” and is usually a result Read more…
Weight Assessment Under 12hh Shetland, Dartmoor, Welsh A 200kg – 320kg 13hh to 14hh Connemara, Dales, New Forest, Welsh C 290kg – 390kg 14hh to 15hh Arab, Dales, Welsh D 360kg – 550kg 15hh to 16hh Arab, TB, ID, Welsh X 400kg – 550kg 16hh to 17hh TB, Warmblood 470kg Read more…