Top 5 Women's Winter Riding JacketsAt the risk of sounding cliché, the weather outside is truly frightful for most of us in the Northern hemisphere. Mixes of rain, snow, sleet, wind, and dropping temperatures can threaten to make us say, “see you in spring, horses!”...
One of the most time-consuming and tiring chores related to horse care is maintaining water containers, whether you choose to use buckets or troughs. Filling troughs and buckets takes time, and carrying buckets can lead to injury such as back, muscle, and wrist...
I have been bitten, kicked, dragged, chased, and bumped into by horses. They have bucked me off when jumping and riding bareback, in shows, in lessons, and on the trail. I can remember each of those instances distinctly. But there is one category of injury that has...
Best Riding Helmets for Children in 2020 Horseback riding is on par with tackle football and other high-impact adrenaline sports in terms of risk of serious injuries. Equestrians have many witty sayings about the dangerous nature of our sport: “You’re not a real rider...
In my brief time as a riding instructor, one mother in particular stands out. She called me on the phone asking about riding lessons, and what the setup was at our stable. “But just so you know,” her voice came across the telephone line, “my son has asthma and hay...
Sand Colic in HorsesTalking about sand conjures up a variety of peaceful images - children’s sandboxes, warm beaches on vacation, and the peaceful trickle of sand in an hourglass. That said, for horse owners, the word “colic” is probably the most loaded and terrifying...
As has been said before many times, horses only spook at two types of things: things that move, and things that don’t. Prey animals by nature, millennia of evolution have sculpted horses into sensitive creatures with lightning reflexes and razor-sharp nerves. These...
Horse grooming: the invigorating sport of transferring grime from the horse’s body to your own. An especially effective upper body workout during the spring, or any time a show is right around the corner. If you think that you do not have enough time or upper body...
They say that good fences make good neighbors. This must have been thought up by a horse owner originally, because the motto of every horse seems to be “don’t fence me in.” No matter what the reason, every horse seems dead-set on finding a way out of the paddock or...
If you are like many horse owners, your horse has a better life than you do. He has multiple vets, a farrier, a chiropractor, a personal trainer, life with friends, and a maximum of one hour of light work per day. When he walks, breathes, or blinks funny, you get...
For owners of certain breeds of horses, ulcers need no introduction. Breeds that are known for being highly athletic and highly energetic run a high risk of having ulcers, therefore it has become almost a joke that any behavioral or health-related problem in this...
Imagine you are in a small house all day and all night. You are not able to get outside to exercise for more than an hour, maybe a few per day, and even then, it may not be the exercise you would choose for yourself. You don't have direct contact with your friends,...