Is it true that horses could attack enemy soldiers by biting and kicking? Were they trained to rescue their masters if they were wounded or fell down?
Middle Ages in Europe did not have fighting training for horses, not when they had to gallop with armour and armoured man on their back.
Later, when the armour disappeared [...]
It is stressed in so many feeding books and articles that all horses need a supply of salt in their diet. They say that they cannot get this salt from grazing.. So if it is so important that they get the right amount of salt intake, how would they get it in the wild?
In the [...]
My daughter needs to teach her horse such things as standing while being mounted, getting on the bit, and jumping (he has done the slightest little bit of poles and 2' jumps). What books can you recommend?
My daughter has been riding hunter/jumper for the last 6 years. The horse is not green, but [...]
Just wondering if it would be feasible to power your entire house with bunch of horses or oxen?
How many would you need?
Would it be economical, as you obviously have to feed them?
Would PETA protest?
Also could recycle their feces and get methane gas from their flatus.
I think you would need one horse walking on a treadmill [...]
I am beginning to train my horses for jumping. He is a 16.2 hand Paint. He has a lot of strength. I want tips that will help me make his trot better(its bouncy), to be better collected and typical English things.
Good for you! But before you begin this process, Ask yourself two things: are [...]
My barn is very busy and allows up to 8 horses in the indoor arena at any time. This includes 3 trainers/lessons. Is that too crowded? Or is it just me.
I would say the arena is larger than a standard arena but not enormous.
it depends on how big your arena is. [...]
Basic Horse Training by Michael Hackemeyer (Kicking Bear). He is a member of Yahoo Answers, he answered a couple of my question and when he did he gave his web site http://kickingbearmustangs.com/index.html
So I bought his book and found it vary informative, so I bought a couple more for some boarders at my farm.
i haven't yet [...]
A co-worker of my husbands wants me to help train his horses. I know a little about the breed but the riding disiplines and training are different than the horse we have here. I know they are Spainsh bred and used in bullfighting, driving, and dressage. But these are high stepping naturally gaited horses. The [...]
Some horses have very good conformation and some have their bads. Like in at the knee, cow-hocked, pigeon toed,and so on. Please answer me this question. Can horses that are cow-hocked/in at the kness still show and win more than a horse with perfect conformation?
They sure can win as long as you train them and [...]
How would you compare the different methods that are used for horse breaking and training? What are the main differences and what kind of evidence is there to prove that one method is better than another?
Thanks. I realise that there is no definate answer and that each horse is different, but I really would just [...]
