In addition to strengthening and toning, riding offers a cardiovascular workout. The more intensely your horse is working, the more your heart rate and blood oxygen levels increase. Is riding a horse muscular endurance? All your muscles must stay long Read more…
Quick Information Alternative Names Stockhorse Weight Can weigh around 1,200 lbs (544 kg) Height (size) 14-16.2 hands (142-164 cm, 55.9-64.6 inches) Health A hardy breed with no known equine health concerns; can suffer from navicular syndrome, melanomas, arthritis, laminitis, and Read more…
Treating stocking up is easy—you simply need to get your horse moving. Ride him, walk him by hand or turn him out with a pasture mate. With activity, swelling will usually diminish within the hour. What does stocked up mean Read more…
Savings Tactic #1: Share the costs. Savings Tactic #2: Work Off Board. Savings Tactic #3: Don’t Make Frivolous Purchases. Savings Tactic #4: Take Care of Your Stuff. Savings Tactic #5: Take Care of Your Horse. Savings Tactic #6: Fix Your Read more…
Horse Trailers — Drop down ramp or Dutch doors above the ramp on the rear and side. The side ramp is important so transporters do not have to unload horses to get to a horse that is at the front. Read more…
Their height is one big difference. A stock trailer is usually 6′6″ high and a horse trailer 7′ high. Larger horses won’t fit in a stock trailer but cattle can fit in a horse trailer with the stall partitions taken Read more…
Riding strength all starts with a strong core. Your abs and lower back keep you upright, balanced, and stable. Core strength keeps you balanced in the saddle as your horse maneuvers a powerful rollback, ascends a steep hill, or spooks Read more…
Stock Horses can stand anywhere from 14 to 16.2 hands high and can be any colour. Their large eyes are intelligent and alert and their overall build is well-proportioned and athletic. They have a long, slender neck, sloping shoulders, powerful Read more…
Quarter Horses and Thoroughbred races are predominately anaerobic. Walking and trotting are examples of highly aerobic types of exercise. Some of the arena performance classes, i.e. reining, stadium jumping, and cutting, intersperse short bouts of anaerobic exercise with longer termed Read more…
The risk of an injury is higher for horse riding than for other potentially risky sporting activities, such as football, motor racing or skiing. What type of racing is the most dangerous? If you are intrigued enough, let’s explore the Read more…