Competitive riders will use nearly any and all tools available to calm those pesky horse show nerves. Like most seasoned athletes, they are prepared, excited and passionate about competing, but their nerves can and do, sometimes, get the best of them.
Popsicles for the kids. How about a summer treat for your horse. Get some great ideas from Miriam about cost-effective and horse-preferred treats.
âYoung horse developer Kalley Krickeberg invented the Hybrid Halter® in concert with The Horse Education Company after becoming frustrated by the way existing flat and rope halters on the market limited the horseâs training response, safety and self-
Whether you are an owner, breeder, rider or other equine enthusiast, there are some essential genetics that can help you understand the over all make up of horses and how they are affected by their DNA inheritance.
One of the most common questions asked about feeding the performance horse is when to feed before a competition. Theoretically, feeding should be timed so that all of the nutrients from a meal have been digested, absorbed, and stored before starting exerc
âA proposed study aims to explore what happens when most of a wild herdâs adult male horses are neutered, but horse advocates who generally support fertility control, say the new research proposal targeting a Utah herd for castration goes too far.â
Although ranchers and others claim that wild horses and burros are overpopulating, the reality is that mustangs and burros roam on just 14.7 million acres of BLM land in Nevada versus livestock, which graze on 44.9 million acres.
"This frivolous bid by cattlemen to roundup and slaughter Americaâs iconic wild horses to clear the public lands for commercial livestock grazing has now been soundly rejected by the federal court,â said Suzanne Roy, director of AWHPC.
The Animal Health Trustâs obesity research has helped to highlight obesity as a significant equine welfare issue and provided valuable information for owners.
According to a survey by SmartPak, 7 out of 10 horses arenât getting a full serving of fortified grain or complete feed.