How To Relax When Riding Release. Using your minds eye scan through your body and become aware of areas that are tense or holding on. Engage. When we are riding, you are wanting to carry around a deep and connected Read more…
The mites that cause scabies in animals like horses and dogs are different to those that cause scabies in humans, but humans can still catch these scabies (also known as mange). These mites do not jump from animal to animal Read more…
The Dülmen Pony is quite a rare breed. Most of them can be found in Germany , particularly in Westphalia — their place of origin. Today the Dülmen Pony is mainly used for riding. What horse is native to Germany? Read more…
Clipping the coat of the infected horse is usually the first step in lice treatment. A reduction in the length of the coat is more likely to reduce the number of nits and make lice less likely to thrive. In Read more…
So the licking and chewing is just that simple reflexive response to deal with the salivation resuming after a period of dry mouth and lips. So, in a sense, licking and chewing do reflect relaxation, but specifically as a result Read more…
Signs of shivers may also become apparent when affected horses are offered a pail of water on the ground. They become excited, and upon extending the neck muscle spasms occur in the hindquarters, the fore feet remain planted on the Read more…
Horse flies love damp areas and hot weather, and it’s common to find them in pasturelands near creeks during the summer. Around homes, they enjoy weedy areas and long grass that can trap moisture and recreate the humid pasture habitat Read more…
Reduce tangling and dirt One of the most common reasons why equestrians braid manes and tails is in order to prevent them from tangling or getting dirty. Tangles and dirt accumulation can still happen, of course, but braids do reduce Read more…
In general, males, or stallions, will grow thicker manes than mares. This is not all in the name of attraction, however — male stallions will often fight over a female, biting each other’s necks in the process, and manes can Read more…
Generally, horses with Shivers lack a normal 2-beat contralateral (right front then left hind, left front then right hind) gait when walking backwards. Mildly affected horses show tenseness or trembling of the hind limbs and sudden jerky extensor movements of Read more…