2.5 feet apart. 2.5 feet apart for walking, 4 feet apart for trotting, and 9-11 feet apart of trotting. For most gaited horses, in lieu of trotting, space the poles 8 feet apart for your lateral gait. For accuracy, measure Read more…
In a correct pivot, your horse is balanced with his legs square, staying in a straight line from poll to tail throughout the turn. Avoid allowing your horse to overbend toward or away from you. The right hind should be Read more…
So it’s easy to see why training a horse to target is a key “foundation” behavior in +R training; helping train behaviors without force, frustration, or confusion. It’s a way to communicate with clarity and without coercion for maximum success Read more…
Osteoarthritis, also referred to as degenerative joint disease, is the progressive deterioration of the cartilage in the joints. It is usually the end stage of other arthritic conditions, such as infectious and traumatic arthritis. Eventually, this disease will produce lameness Read more…
Protein Sources Your horse consumes a variety of ingredients from roughage to grains that each have varying levels of protein quantity and quality. High quality protein – Sources high in quality protein are legumes such as soybeans, tick beans, lupins Read more…
A handicap is a race where each horse is allocated a weight, according to its ability, in an attempt to equalise every horse’s chance of winning. Handicaps are run on the flat and over jumps. Handicapping is based on the Read more…
Spread the word that your horse is available for lease. You can also try posting signs at the local tack shop or feed store. Sites like Dreamhorse.com or Craigslist.com are also good places to post For Lease ads. What to Read more…
The Purebred Spanish Horse is also known as the PRE – Pura Raza Espanola. Sometimes confused with the Andalusian, the Purebred Spanish Horse is a very old sports horse which has played a significant role in European history. What is Read more…
All horses have some issues, however small. A PPE is meant to provide a snapshot and see if the horse can perform the job you’re buying him for. Have your vet check: Eyes. Ears. Teeth. Breathing. Heart. Digestive sounds. Hooves. Read more…
“The BLM is wasting millions of tax dollars per month to inhumanely round up wild horses and burros with helicopters, deprive them of freedom and family, and confine them in overcrowded holding facilities to await a fate that, even in Read more…