Horse Care For Beginners

 Supplying your Tack Room with the Right Saddlery and Supplies   When you’re buying your first horse, it can be intimidating to decide on the right saddlery, and other supplies to purchase. You might very well need additional supplies as you progress, but there are some basic requirements that every horse owner and rider will [...]

You’re out feeding your horse. You’re petting her, talking to her, and admiring how beautiful she is.
Suddenly, you get the urge to get on her and go for a ride. The only thing is, you don’t feel like getting the saddle and bridle – so you just jump on…bareback.

The purses for the winners of barrel races are large and getting larger all the time and the cost of competing isn’t exactly cheap. Because of the competition and money involved, finding a good horse is very important to the competitors. A top of the line barrel horse can cost up to $50,000.

I know that many horse owners started out the same way… loving and caring for ponies. They look back on their pony owning years and a distant far away expression comes over their faces. And, of course, there are few horse owners who don’t have a pony story, some good some not so good.

I was looking for one of my old books a few days ago and came across my copy Black Beauty. Memories came flooding back. Along with a book titled Tess and Tony, it was a book that I loved and read over and over.
For those who don’t know, and for those who’ve forgotten, Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell.

The Delicate Subject of Euthanasia and Your Horse. But having recently experienced this situation, with the resultant demise of my true friend and companion, my Percheron Thorobred cross, Midnight (Middie), I felt it should be talked about.

The Parelli horse training program is named after the founder, Pat Parelli. He developed the program over his twenty five years of training horses.

As a horse owner, it’s important that you have a basic understanding of horse anatomy. Providing the best possible care for you horse requires that you learn as much as you can about their physical needs. Having knowledge of how your horse’s body works not only helps you care for your horse better, it helps you recognize when there’s a problem that may need a veterinarian’s attention.

In this Post I’d like to briefly talk about some of the different kinds of horse rugs. I’m sure you’ll be aware of the importance of horse rugs to provide protection for your horse in varying conditions, both inside and outside his stable. You can select the blankets you need from a whole range of different kinds, each serving a specific purpose. These include …

Once again, as a change of pace for my Posts, this time I’m talking about a “horse game”.
The game challenges players on three fronts: cross country, show jumping and dressage. The ultimate goal of the game is for you to win all four-star events in Adelaide, Badminton, Burghley, and Kentucky. Before you get ahead of yourself, however, you need to cover the basics.