1 Practice steering. Make sure you can steer left and right so you can turn your horse anytime and anywhere. 2 Control his initial response. 3 Don’t focus on the spooky object. 4 Don’t let him take over. 5 Focus Read more…
They are both highly sensitive creatures Are you drawn to others who are similar to you? Then the same can be said for cats and horses, they’re the purrfect pair outside of their own species! Both cats and horses are Read more…
You can try adding music or talk radio to the horses’ environment; extra noise in their enclosure can serve as a distraction from the sound of rain falling on the rooftop or from the crash of thunder that may cause Read more…
Yes, cats and horses can be friends — and both animals share a close connection. Why do horses love cats? If there is anything that we know about cats, it’s that they are overly curious by nature. Cats don’t always Read more…
A horse that bumps in you does not respect your personal space. In the wild, horses show their dominance by trying to get other horses to move out of their space. If a horse can bump you and get you Read more…
In the absence of wind and moisture, horses tolerate temperatures at or slightly below 0° F. If horses have access to a shelter, they can tolerate temperatures as low as -40° F. But horses are most comfortable at temperatures between Read more…
Significantly sore muscles or stiffness This is a sign that you worked your horse a bit too hard for his level of fitness. Allow him time to recover and then drop your programme back a level, until he can cope. Read more…
How do we recognise the signs? Slowing of pace. Decreased responsiveness to the aids. Unwillingness or inability to increase speed or change gait. Loss of motivation. Reduced coordination (e.g. stumbling/losing balance/wandering) Increased frequency of brushing or over-reaching. Slowing of stride. Read more…
Their hearing is very sensitive. Like other prey animals, the horse’s ability to pinpoint sound is not very precise. He knows the general direction of a sound; enough to know which way to run! His hearing range is greater than Read more…
3. Horses have lightning fast reflexes. Should a situation arise when they need to fight, they can go from standing still to delivering a powerful kick in just 0.3 seconds, whereas human reaction time is 1.6 seconds. What are 3 Read more…