Conformation varies from breed to breed and horse to horse, but certain qualities are desirable and certain faults, not so much.
If your head or body is hit hard enough, the soft tissue of your brain, which is cushioned by spinal fluid, can crash into the hard bones of your skull and become bruised and damaged to varying degrees. Doctors generally …
My previous article (“Finding Frame” July/August 2011) described five different frames your horse can carry himself in and how each of those frames affects the development of his back, abdominal and hindquarter muscles. There are three healthy frames – long …
Spooky horses can erode our confidence as riders. We get nervous, the horse gets tense and it can derail the most well-planned de-spooking program.
You can expect to spend several hundred dollars for a pair of quality custom chaps. But, chaps are an investment that will last for years.
Whether natural horsemanship trainers have managed to recreate, in the human/horse dynamic, an equine social order is questionable.
The death of a horse can leave us lost in our thoughts, and our barn. Since often times our daily routines centre around our horses’ needs, those routines, which might have offered comfort for other loses or difficult times, only …
More and more people are opting to rescue abused or unwanted horses. Find out how to make the process smooth and successful.
Humour columnist Doug Breen lists the dos and don’ts of getting your horse into a trailer, based on his years as a horse husband and father.
Some people decide to remove their horse's shoes for the winter in order to give their feet a "break." Unfortunately, this can be a very literal thing.
In this article equine nutritionist, Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., discusses why horses are sometimes eating straw and whether or not it's good for them.
Q – How exactly does eating hay keep my horse warm in the winter?
A – Eating hay provides two ways to help your horse stay warm. The first is simply through providing calories (energy), which can be used in …
Equine Metabolic Syndrome is triggered by the over-feeding of sugars and starches, usually combined with a lack of exercise and/or stress.
There are several ways to keep track of your horse's weight, but the most comprehensive and accessible method is to practice body condition scoring.
I’m Cold, So They Must Be Cold
Humans have the tendency to think that if they are cold, their horse must be cold, but Mother Nature has provided horses the ability to prevail against the harshest conditions. “Horses evolved as …
