•Aluminum vs Steel Horse Trailers
Aluminum horse trailers have taken the horse world by storm. In fact, some aluminum horse trailers don't even look aluminum, but their underlying frame is. Is it worth it to pay the extra money for aluminum or will good ole' steel do for you?
Aluminum horse trailers are popular because they are light and easy to haul. In most cases this is great, especially when it comes to yor gas mileage, but in some cases this can be a weakness. Not all aluminum trailers are created equally and some are...
•Applying Dressage To Hunt Seat: Two Instructors Find Value
Twenty years ago, when a western reining trainer admitted that he took dressage lessons to improve his horse's reining, his fellow cowboys thought he had lost his mind. Some 20 years later finds several hunt seat instructors actively using aspects of dressage in their training.
Christy, a hunt seat equitation instructor, commented that if you look at the old hunt seat equitation videos and photos of students instructed by George Morris and others, the horses are in a training level dressage...
•Are You Looking For Great Roi On Your Fuel Dime?
he rising cost of fuel is a great concern to people across the United States from all walks of life. In fact, the prices these days are even concerning those who have never really given it another thought in days not so long gone by. Some of us are hoping for a little more return on our fuel investment though and seeking new and improved ways of stretching our fuel dollars. There are many ways this can be accomplished and the more that are utilized in your particular situation; the greater the...
•Barrel Racing Equipment
Having the right equipment in sports is important not only for winning, but to remain safe. You wouldn't play football without a helmet and proper padding or box without gloves and mouth guards. Barrel racing is no different. Having the proper equipment keeps you and your horse safe and performing to the best of your abilities.
Your barrel saddle is the most important piece of equipment. Without a proper fitting saddle, you and your horse can become sore. Make sure you use a saddle that fits...
•Colby Community College - Horse Production Management Degree
Colby Community College is located in Colby Kansas and is a two year public community college that offers a number of different associate’s degrees in a wide variety of different fields of study. One of the degrees that are offered is an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Horse Production Management. This degree is designed for students who want to pursue a career in the horse production field, or any other career that is related to the equine industry. The program involves both classroom...
•College Of Southern Idaho - Applied Science Degree In Horse Management
The College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls Idaho and is a two year public college that offers associate’s degrees in many different degree programs. One of the programs that is offered by this college is an Associate’s in Applied Science Degree in Horse Management. This program is designed to prepare students to work in many different aspects of the equine industry and it will also prepare students to be able to manage their own horses.
Students are required to complete several...
•Combatting Cribbing
We’ve all seen these horses. They latch on to feeder with their front teeth and suck in air. They grab onto gates, poles, fence posts and just about anything else. They arch their neck and then suck in a huge gulp of air. Many people disregard this, but this simple vice can lead to major internal complications.
This behavior is essentially obsessive-compulsive behavior in horses. This vice is completely different from just chewing on wood. This horse is getting an endorphin rush from sucking...
•Conners State College - Equine Technology Degree
Conners State College is located in Warner, Oklahoma and is a two-year public college that offers a wide variety of different associate’s degrees. One of the associate’s degrees that is available for students to pursue is the Equine Technology degree.
The Equine Technology Program is made up of different theory classes that range from anatomy, physiology, and nutrition to marketing and management. Students will also be able to participate in daily hands of activities concentrating on breaking...
•Delaware Valley College - Equine Science Degrees
Delaware Valley College is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and is a four-year private nonprofit college that offers associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in a variety different degree programs. Among the programs that are offered are Bachelor’s degrees in either Equine Science and Management or Equine Studies.
The Equine Science and Management degree program is perfect for students who have a passion for horses and enjoy working with broodmares, foals, yearlings, and stallions....
•Developing A Deworming Program
A regular parasite control program is critical to your horse’s health. Infestations of internal parasites can cause your horse to feel ill all of the time, become colicky, and can even cause death. Parasites can cause damage to a horse's internal organs. Signs of parasite infestation include overall poor condition, dry and dull coat, diarrhea, bloating, and an itchy tail. Deworming your horse regularly is necessary because he can be continually re-infected from parasite eggs in pastures or from...
•Dodge City Community College - Equine Science Program
The Dodge City Community College is a two year public community college that offers associate’s degrees in several many different areas of study. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City Kansas and offers different degrees in equine science.
The equine science program was developed in 1979 for students who are interested in vocational are recreational experiences with horses. The classes in the equine science program include horsemanship, breaking and training, breeding, stable...
•Equine Cancer
It is not very often you hear of a horse with cancer. Often when you do it is after the horse has died and the cancer was later discovered in a necropsy. However, if the cancer is detected early then there are several things that a veterinarian can do to help your horse fight the cancer.
Horses, like humans are able to develop a number of cancers. They are able to get skin cancer and lymphatic cancers. They are also able to contract cancers in various organs as well. Like humans, horses will...
•Equine Heaves
Heaves. Even the name sounds icky. And if you are a horse owner who has had to deal with heaves, you know it’s no day at the park.
What exactly are heaves? Heaves is basically another word for pulmonary emphysema, a condition in which the lungs can’t be properly emptied of air due to the rupture of alveoli, which are tiny air sacks in the lungs. What happens is that the air that escapes the alveoli becomes trapped in the pockets between them. And this makes it difficult for the lungs to...
•Horse Moon Blindness
You most likely better know it as “moon blindness,” but periodic opthalmia, the most common cause of blindness in horses, has nothing to do with the phases of the moon.
The reason why horsemen used to attribute moon blindness to the phases of the moon is because of its tendency to appear suddenly, subside in about a week, and then come back. In fact, the reasons for moon blindness remain unknown, although there are a few hypotheses, which we’ll get to later.
Moon blindness is essentially the...
•Horse Splints
You know how important it is to check your horse’s legs before and after you ride for heat and swelling. If you find hard swelling in the area of the horse’s splint bones, your horse may be suffering from splints.
Splints are more common in young horses, and are most often found in the forelegs. Basically, splints are the injury and swelling of the interosseous ligament, which holds the splint bone to the cannon bone.
While overtraining is a common cause of splints, they can also be caused by...
•Horses, It's In Their DNA
There are many questions that are asked everyday that no one knows the answer to. Some of these questions are more like riddles, for example, why do convenient stores that are open twenty four hours a day have bars on the windows and doors? These types of questions will get the wheels turning in a person's brain. Then there are some questions that could cause a brain to explode. An example of this type of question is why do women love horses?
A person could easily spend the rest of their...
•Independent Horse Loving Women
The roles that men and women play have changed a great deal throughout history. In the past, it was a man's responsibility to work and earn all of the money that a family needed to survive. During this time, it was a woman's responsibility to not work and stay at home and tend to the house. This included cooking, cleaning, raising the children, and taking care of their husband. Over the years, our society has changed and many times these roles are reversed. Now you will see many men who stay...
•Is Your Female Companion A Closet Horse Lover?
It can be very scary entering into a new relationship because it takes some time before you feel like you are really getting to know your new girlfriend. There are many things that you will be able to find out about your new girlfriend by simply asking her. This could include what her favorite color is, when her birthday is, and what her favorite movie is. These are the simple things; it can be a little more challenging trying to determine what her true personality is and if she is a "closet...
•Kentucky Horseshoeing School
The Kentucky Horseshoeing School was founded in 1978 and is located in Mount Eden Kentucky. This school is focused on understanding balanced shoeing through a combination of intense anatomy, physiology and biomechanical training. The goal of the Kentucky Horseshoeing School is to produce the very best entry level farriers in the country.
Students can choose from a variety of different course lengths to suit what their needs and desires are. The shortest course that is available is the two week...
•Lake Erie College - Equine Industry
Lake Erie College is located in Painesville, Ohio. This college is a four-year private nonprofit school that offers bachelor’s, master’s, and post-baccalaureate certificates. Lake Eric College offers many different equine studies programs that focus on promoting the students confidence and leadership skills along with all of the horse related skills that are necessary to be successful in the equine industry.
Students can choose to major in many different areas. One are that students can focus...
•Linn-benton Community College - Equine And Animal Science Programs
Linn-Benton Community College is located in Albany Oregon and is a two year public community college. Linn-Benton Community College offers Associate’s degrees in a wide variety of different subjects. Two of the degrees that are offered are Associate of Science with an emphasis in Animal Science or an Associate of Science with an emphasis in Equine Science.
Linn-Benton Community College prides itself on providing practical instruction and being able to assist students in meeting their learning...
•Maintaining A Horse’s Sensitivity So You May Achieve Lightness In Riding
Think of how sensitive your horse is—even if you don’t think he is particularly sensitive to your aids at all. Think of how reactive he is just to the persistent presence of an annoying fly at his belly.
Horses are by their very nature sensitive creatures. They need to be because, in the wild, if they were dull and not sensitive to all that goes on in their surroundings, they would be someone else’s prey.
Take the horse’s sensitive nature and put him with a human for some time and that nature...
•Marketing Your Stallion Online
It used to be that it was simple to put your stallion out to stud. An advertisement in the right magazine could do it, or perhaps you knew someone who knew someone else. The fact is, today, the horse breeding world is a lot more spread out than it was and you will find that the old methods simply don't work as well as they used to.
Today, the best way to find some prospects for your stallion is to get online, and you'll find that as long as you remember a few things, you'll have no trouble at...
•Men Love Competition
It is a well known fact that many men enjoy any type of competition. This love of competition can range from just watching someone else compete by watching sporting events on television, or they could be a member of a team or sporting league and actually participate in a sporting event. This could be a reason that men love women who compete in horse related sporting events.
If you ask any man at a rodeo what their favorite event to watch is, most of them will say barrel racing. This is...
•Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center is located in Waverly West Virginia. This is a two year private for-profit college that specializes in equine studies for both men and women. Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center places a great amount of emphasis on educational courses in teaching, training, horse health, massage therapy, breeding, business, and riding. Students who complete this program will be able to influence a horse to higher levels of mental and physical...
•Mount Ida College - Equine Management
Mount Ida College is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts and is a four-year private nonprofit college. Mount Ida College offers students the opportunity to pursue either an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree. One of the many degree programs that is offered is a Bachelor’s degree program in Equine Management.
The Bachelor’s degree program in Equine Management covers many different areas of the equine industry including horse care, stable management, competition preparation, riding,...
•Mounting Your Horse The Right Way
When a riding academy ran its instructor certification clinic, the first thing the clinician did was have all the instructor candidates mount their horses from the wrong side. The reason, she said, was to remind them what it's like to be a beginner again. Even the most experienced of the bunch was humbled by having to take a moment to think it through.
Proper mounting is an oft overlooked but very important procedure in riding. Doing it correctly mean preserving the horse’s back while...
•Opposites Attract
It is a well known fact that opposites attract. This is why the positive and negative end of magnets will attract each other. It has also been said that two people who are just alike will not last in a relationship and for the most part these statements are true. This is why so many non horse loving men find themselves in relationships with horse loving women.
A non horse loving man that is in a relationship with a horse loving woman is going to have a hard time accepting the fact that they...
•So, Your Wife Wants A Horse...
By the time a man finally decides to marry the love of his life, he thinks that he knows exactly who she is and that he will be able to get along with her for the rest of his life. The first few years of your marriage are wonderful. You have got a promotion at work and your wife has turned out to be the perfect spouse. Then one day you come home from work and your wife drops a bomb. She tells you that she wants to purchase a horse!
You do not know what to do. You think that purchasing a horse...
•The Scoop On English Saddle Pads
Do I really need a saddle pad? This is a question you may ask. I have heard hundreds of people ask this question, so we are going to take a look at it and address a few pointers.
It is true that saddle seat horses are often ridden without pads but it is also true that it can rub the skin of your horse raw. If you have ever seen a saddle sore on your horse you will really want to protect them in the future.
It is a good idea to figure out the right pad to suit your horse, your discipline, the...
•Women's Love Of Horses
For many women who own horses, their horse is one of only a few constant factors that they have in their lives. In a way, their horses are like their children. Women have to watch over them and take care of them on a daily basis, just like their children. This is one reason that women love their horses so much.
To a woman, a horse is just an extension of their family, why else would a woman get up at five O' clock in the morning and go outside in the freezing cold to feed a horse and clean...
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