Any time a horse develops a severe reactive response—such as flipping over backwards or bucking excessively—your safety, as well as your horse’s safety, is compromised. An overreactive horse is not untrainable; however, training it properly will certainly take more time Read more…
If your horse is chewing or licking their lips, this could mean that your horse is thinking, calm and relaxed, while a tight mouth could be a sign of anxiety or fear. Tail. Unlike dogs, if your horse’s tail is Read more…
Equinophobia (Fear of Horses) Equinophobia is a fear of horses. A scary experience with a horse — such as falling off a horse, or being stepped on, kicked or bitten by a horse — may cause this phobia. Why am Read more…
Handlers are never loud or rowdy in their behaviour when near horses. Keep your voice low when around horses as yelling can cause a horse to startle. Do not allow anyone to run, throw things, or make loud noises near Read more…
Undoubtedly, some horses yawn because they are tired, just as people and other mammals do. Do horses yawn when they are tired? Horses May Yawn Following a Time of Rest When a human yawns, it is because there is a Read more…
It’s true they do have an amazing ability to sleep standing up. But they do also sleep lying down. If you’re a horse, you need to be able to do both. Animal behaviour expert Dr Susan Hazel explains why. Do Read more…
A horse who sleeps lying down feels safe, secure and content. Adult horses may sleep for a couple hours a day lying down in total, and younger horses for even longer. They will typically be partially on their side, legs Read more…
Horses definitely get tired. It may not appear like it if you aren’t familiar with the signs, but they get muscle fatigue and emotional exhaustion just like people. Compared to people, it takes a lot more to wear them out Read more…
Although horses spend most of their time standing, they spend a period of each day laying. Sometimes they lay as a way to relax and catch some much-needed shut-eye. Are horses relaxed when they lay down? Why do horses lie Read more…
Can you ride a horse with arthritis? The short answer is “Yes,” but it depends. Talk with your veterinarian about your horse’s level of arthritis to know whether with treatment, he or she recommends the horse being ridden. Is horse Read more…