A few hours of riding can leave your body feeling tired and sore. 6 Ways to Recover and Relax After Riding Treat Yourself to a Warm Bath. Reduce Muscle Fatigue With Gentle Yoga. Have a Nutritious Snack. Drink Plenty of Read more…
Did you know… that horses are actually incapable of “respecting” you? They can learn to not rear, bite, kick etc… but “respect” plays no part in the equation. Respect is a human state of mind, a human attribute. A horse Read more…
Horses Are Expensive Horses require many expensive accessories. While buckets, brushes, saddles, and reins are fixed investments that will last for quite some time, there are other costs that will be ongoing such as lodging, food, horseshoes, and veterinary care. Read more…
Quarter horses have easy-going personalities and are highly trainable. Friendly and loyal, they make great family horses. What is the most trainable horse breed? Breeds like Morgans and American paint horses tend to be attentive and easier to train—essential characteristics Read more…
Horses’ sense of touch is much more sensitive than humans’—especially their noses. Their whiskers—coarse tactile hairs called vibrissae around the muzzle and eyes—are important sense organs gathering information about the environment, helping sort hay from baling twine, and finding what’s Read more…
Horseback riding is a sport; it requires physical strength, skill, balance, and endurance. However, there are times when horseback riding is leisure, relaxing, and enjoying nature, and of course, this isn’t a sporting event. Does it take skill to ride Read more…
How To Be A Better Rider Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses. I mean give yourself a very honest evaluation. Video Your Ride. Thinking how you ride and seeing how you really look when you ride are two totally different things. Read more…
A. Soring is the unethical and illegal1 practice of deliberately inflicting pain to exaggerate the leg motion of horses to gain an unfair advantage in the show ring. How do you sore a horse? Soring involves the intentional infliction of Read more…
Sight. Sight is probably the most important of the equine senses. With eyes on the side of its head, the horse can see almost all around, although a blind zone exists behind it and a little in front of its Read more…
The varieties of aggression toward people include fear, pain induced, sexual (hormonal), learned, and dominance related. Some horses, especially young ones, play with each other while showing signs of aggression such as kicking and biting. Although benign to other horses, Read more…