Horses are born with their temperament, and you cannot change it (nature). Training (nurture) will teach the horse to contain its behavior and emotionality, and give the horse skills for coping, but it will not change the horse’s underlying temperament. Read more…
Here are ten tips from Alejos for successfully loading a poor-mannered horse. Bigger trailers are better. Play it cool. Focus on movement first. Work slowly and methodically. Work where the horse is spooky. Make resistance uncomfortable. Pay attention to inherent Read more…
Corn provides energy to horses primarily in the form of starch. Processing it—in this case, cracking—makes the starch more available to horses. Energy fuels growth, performance, and maintenance of body weight. What happens if a horse eat corn? However, grains Read more…
There are two reasons that a horse will not walk into a trailer: fear or challenging you. Some horses legitimately find trailer loading terrifying, while other horses refuse to walk in a trailer simply because they believe that if they Read more…
More than the type of bedding, it is critical to have bedding in your equines’ stalls. Straw, shavings, and pellets all serve as insulation against not only cold but also against excessive heat. What does straw do for horses? Although Read more…
An average-sized horse (about 14-16 hands) can fit comfortably in a 12′ x 12′ stall. That being said, one can consider a smaller stall such as 10’x12′ – depending on personal preferences and stall usage. Ponies, Welsh or Shetland breeds Read more…
Toss manure and dirty, wet bedding into center of the stall or directly into a muck bucket or wheelbarrow. Rake out center of the stall. Sweep the center of the stall thoroughly and pick up any remaining dirty material with Read more…
Einstein (horse) Einstein Foaled October 23, 2002 Died October 28, 2020 (aged 18) Country Brazil Colour Dark Bay/Brown Is Einstein the horse still alive? He was euthanized this morning at Park Equine Hospital due to complications of cancer. Michael Blowen, Read more…
According to Guinness World Records, Bombel stands at just 56.7 cm (1 ft 10 in) from hoof to shoulder blades. They report that Bombel (whose name means Bubble) lives at stud farm in Lodz. He is the smallest equine resident Read more…
Ponies. MINI HORSE OR PONY? Ponies and mini horses are both small in comparison to a standard-sized horse, but there are marked physical differences in their appearance. What breed is a miniature horse? Miniature horses have been developed for centuries Read more…