Horse Gestation

Archive for April, 2012

Do your rail fences look like they've got fancy scalloped edges? Are the trees in your pasture slowly dying because the bark has been stripped off? Or, do you come out to find wood chips along the edges of your horse's stall? Could you have a bad case of four-legged termites? Actually, you've got a horse that has developed the habit of wood chewing. Horses chew would for a number of different reasons, and they're a bit different from the habit of cribbing. Learn about the different causes of wood chewing, how it can affect your horse and what you can do about it. Read Learn Why Horses Chew Wood and How to Solve The Problem to help solve your ' four-legged termite' problems.

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• Weaving FAQ
• Stall Walking and How to Cope With It
• My Horse Doesn't Like Being Groomed

Do You Have Four-legged Termites? originally appeared on About.com Horses on Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 15:36:00.

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Well i have a few:p 1. How do you prevent a horse from rearing while youre riding them? The Saddlebred i ride does it because of her high energy level as i've been told. 2. How do you prevent a horse from throwing their head up? The one i ride does while cantering. 3. Just tips for calming a horse down? Thanks!

my horse tends to sweat a lot when ever i bring out the saddle and briddle, and i dont know why, i dont work him hard and i have never hurt him and my dad says that he gets nerves, as he is an ex race horse. any way when he sweats, it dries and it takes me for ever too rmove it. how can i remove it easily and quickly?

So, FINALLY, I am getting stables at my house, and we’re in the process of building them at the moment (just the tin to go!!! :D). I am planning a big trip to horseland, where I’m going to do like, my big final shop. We live out of town, so to get to a horse shop is quite a trek for us, so I just want to make sure I have everything for my tack room (not including bridle and saddle and stuff). I’ve already got my grooming kit, first aid kit, lunging equipment, the tack, a bucket with washing stuff in it, a bucket with saddle cleaning stuff, but is there anything else you have in your tack room or grooming box that you couldn’t live without? Also, I’ve been riding for quite a while, but only at riding schools mainly, and we’ve only just got our first horse, and are currently looking for a second (which will be mine). I don’t really know much about the different types of bits, due to only riding at riding schools, and with our horse (Lincoln), we got given the bridle, so I don’t know what sort of bit it is. I don’t really believe in using a stronger bit for a confused horse, or anything like that, I was just wondering if you could give me some sort of information on the basic, different sorts of bits that would be available to me. Thanks so much! :) xx