LEONARDO DA VINCI’S HORSE STATUE – 500 YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND HOW THE STORY TIDES TO ALLENTOWN, PA. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Horse Statue, or Gran Cavallo for Italians, is one of the largest equestrian statues in the world. Who Read more…
What to do the day before the show: Drag and water rings. Design the courses and set up the course in show ring (if the show includes jumping classes). Set up jumps in warm-up ring (if the show includes jumping Read more…
Saul Indian Horse. Its hero is Saul Indian Horse, a resilient Ojibway boy who becomes a self-made star on the hockey rink while enduring abuse by priests and nuns at his residential school. Why is Saul a hero in Indian Read more…
Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals. This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses. What do you need to show Read more…
A horse show survival kit should include all the little necessities that you might need at a horse show. Important things to include are bobby pins, safety pins, socks, boot pulls, hair ties, barrettes, a razor, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, Read more…
Heading to your first stay away show? Here’s all you need to know Give yourself plenty of time. Watch the video. Take your own hay. Stretch their legs. Don’t travel light. Keep to your normal routine. Don’t forget to feed Read more…
Leg bands with active ingredients such as citronella can deter flies. We found that fly protectants reduced fly annoyance behaviors in horses. What is the best way to keep flies off of horses? 6 Tips to Create a No-Fly Zone Read more…
Wrap the boot around your horse’s leg snuggly. The boot should fall just under the knee and the bottom should stop about 1-. 5 inches to the ground. The straps should be on the outside of the leg and aimed Read more…
After mating, female horse flies lay their eggs in moist environments: marshes, pond shores, creeks and even in termite mounds, waterfalls or beach dunes. The eggs hatch into predatory larvae – venomous maggots that will feed on small invertebrates and Read more…
Fly boots keep flies from touching the horses’ legs directly, which stops the stomping because they don’t feel the tickling from the flies on their legs. Breathability – While fly boots are doing their job wrapped around the horses’ legs Read more…