Riding Crops and Whips are all artificial aids used to encourage horses to listen to the rider’s leg and seat aids. What does a horse crop do? A riding crop or dressage whip acts as a supplemental aid for a Read more…
Beet pulp has good and bad points for horses, the good: it helps digestion and puts weight on horses because it’s high in fiber and energy and low in sugar. The bad: beet pulp lacks proteins, vitamins, and minerals a Read more…
fenbendazole. Dose with fenbendazole– is given to rid your mini of large and small ascrids, strongyles and pinworms. Give every 6 months as directed on the package. Is ivermectin safe for mini horses? Ivermectin may kill dung beetle lar- vae, Read more…
Overweight horses can be offered hay and feed based on their target body weight. For severely overweight Miniature Horses, though, this should be done gradually. Hay should be offered at 1.25-1.5% of the horse’s body weight; this would be approximately Read more…
Did you know that music can be a very effective tool for working with horses? Yes, horses like music. Do horses actually like music? But did you know horses also have a taste for music? Studies have shown that horses Read more…
Housing requirements for miniature horses are smaller than that of a full-sized horse. However, they still require a pasture for adequate living space. “Miniature horses can live out in a pasture with trees for shade, good grass, and clean water,” Read more…
The best way to help Biggie shed weight is by reducing caloric intake and increasing exercise. The most efficient way to do this is by slowly discontinuing the sweet feed and rice bran oil, both of which only serve to Read more…
Stalls should be at least 10 feet x 10 feet for a standard riding horse. If the stall is going to house broodmares and foals, the stalls should be a minimum of 10 feet x 14 feet. How should horses Read more…
Measure the length from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttocks. Square the girth measurement, multiply the product by the length, divide that number by 330, and you should have an approximate weight. How are miniature Read more…
As mentioned, a horse will generally consume between 5 and10 gallons of water. But, it may need more or less of this amount depending on a few factors, which we will now look at. How much water can a horse Read more…