My horse is kept in a pasture with another horse (not mine - belongs to another boarder I've not met). This a very nice horse, but a pushy horse. It is often hard to get my horse out of the pasture gate because the other horse wants to follow. Any tips on [...]
Is there an equation to tell me approximately how much to feed a given horse. I know that there are many factors, but I just need an estimate. I need to take into account weight and work load. Does anyone know of a good website with ration information.
how would lack of pasture [...]
I do not have a horse yet; I’m trying to figure out how much money I need to feed a horse. I live in a desert, so I can’t have any green pasture.
The rule of thumb for feeding horses is 1 lb of feed for every 100 lbs of body weight. The average [...]
I am interested in finding out what the process is for training a horse.
Really depends on what you want to train them for. Or do you mean how to saddle break a horse? Or there are jumpers, stock horses, trotters, racehorses, eventers, and dressage to name a few. You will have to be more specific [...]
Here’s another question from email after my post about a horse’s sense of trust (No click). And it brings out a point about a horse’s senses that you might not have realized. I certainly didn’t until I started studying horse health. But if you understand it, you’ll know why a horse might be reluctant to [...]
Horse Racing Systems For The Weekend Punter
Author: Max Redd: www.ReddRacing.co.uk
Opportunities to profit from betting on horse racing arise almost every day of the week. But I know many of you with work committments don’t have time to bet during the week. If its not the lack-of-time factor, perhaps you don’t have access to betting facilities [...]
Traditional veterinary medicine, much like in the human world, is often based on treating symptoms rather than the cause, or the underlying problem. Alternative horse therapies, on the other hand, are ancient forms of treatment that take a holistic approach to the whole body, mind, and spirit of the horse, to treat the underlying causes [...]
Buying your first or new horse can be a very exciting but nervous time. Will I find what I’m after? Will it be the right horse for me? What is the real reason it’s for sale? Does it have any health problems? HELP…… I don’t want to be ripped off!
RELAX………..here are a few handy hints [...]
Aren’t horses awesome animals? It seems they have been with us humans since the beginning of time assisting us with work and chores, we’ve been using them for recreation as well as entertainment purposes and yes, even for food. Before there were cars we used them for transportation purposes, be it on the roads but [...]
It’s a messy problem, but if you own horses long enough, you’ll eventually have to deal with it: diarrhea. Your horse can get it for many reasons. But did you know a major cause of horse diarrhea is poor dental care? It’s true. Here’s why. And what you can do to help prevent this smelly [...]
