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Friday Mar 27, 2009
Understanding the basic nature of horses and how they communicate with each other is a vital element to becoming a good horseman. If you understand the core instincts and innate responses horses have to their environment, you will learn to recognize certain behavior, know what it means to you as a rider, and anticipate the next move your horse may make.
The language of horses integrates the usage of his body, in varying degrees to express himself. One of the most communicative parts of his body are his ears. They can be suggestive of his future moves.
There are many different mindsets that you can make out by observing how your horse is using his ears. Are they pinned back just about flat on his neck, indicating anger? If so, he may lunge forward at another horse to intimidate him. Or, are they slightly tilted backward, indicating that he is listening to you or something behind him?
Are the ears forward, indicating that he is looking ahead and is attentive to his environment? Or, are they straining forward in fear of something ahead? If so, be prepared for him to try to bolt! All these positions can suggest what he may do next. Having an estimation about what to expect will help you become a better rider!
About the author: Lisa Blackstone is president of the American Horse Association and has been working with horses and horse enthusiasts for over 40 years. She hosts a children’s site teaching them all about horsemanship using video. Visit her at www.HorseAndRiderClub.com.
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Saturday May 29, 2010
I keep all receipts for anything related to my horses in their files. This includes the registry papers, bills of sale, vet and farrier records and receipts, receipts for tack, feeds, supplements, etc. I keep a list of dates for all vet and farrier services, including what was done at that visit, and of any follow-up care I performed/observed, any medications administered or treatments.
Pretty much anything and everything related to each horse can be found in his/her file.
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Tuesday May 18, 2010
I am an intermediate rider (hunter/jumper) schooling at 2′. I have leased a horse for a while and am ready to buy my own. I like doing local school shows, but want to spend lots of time getting mileage in the saddle and training before I worry about going to higher rated shows.
My trainer is convinced that I need spend $20,000 to find a suitable "teacher" to ride. My budget is under $10k. After looking for months and riding lots of horses on my own, I fell in love with an 8-year old gelding who is the perfect size and temperament for me (and the right price). I hopped on him and comfortably walked, trotted, cantered and jumped.
He does his auto lead changes over fences, but he doesn’t have his flying changes down. He also sometimes skips behind. He’s a saddlebred, so he was gaited, but does not pace (good re-training it seems).
I brought another trainer out with me (paying a commission) when we found him. We were actually there to look at another horse and HE spotted this one as a good prospect. At first he seemed very positive about the horse — then gradually started making excuses about why I should continue looking (thus incurring more charges with him) so I started seriously doubting his ability to be objective.
Primarily, the trainer is concerned with his flying lead changes and the skipping of the rear. The horse is currently doing local shows with a teenage rider. I’m not sure if he’s been in the ribbons though.
My gut tells me this is right. He’s safe/experienced enough to ride, but I am willing to work with a professional to finish him (he’s only 8!). But I am terrified of making the big purchase and finding out I made a mistake. The challenge I am having is that the trainers have their own agenda and seem to want to get as much money out of me as possible.
I need some re-assurance, or confirmation that maybe this horse isn’t polished enough for me.
Thanks!
Just to clarify: he does his auto changes over the fences beautifully, just doesn’t do flying lead changes when cued.
And during my horse search, I have ridden probably about 15 horses and looked at countless advertisements/talked to sellers.
Skipping behind is usually fixable with time and building the back end via lots and lots of trotting and pole work; the only reason he may never stop skipping is if he has hock problems which any vet on a pre-purchase should be able to tell you.
Auto changes take time. If you are an intermediate rider with the experience you list, you should, with the help of a trainer, not have too many problems training one to auto-change.
I would ride him again, try at a different time of day. I always like clients to try a horse several times at different times of day to get a more well-rounded picture of the horse. The other thing you need to consider is how far you want to go with this horse and which ring you want to be in. You say you do hunter/jumpers but are you in the hunter ring, the jumper ring or the equitation?
This horse may be perfectly fine for the jumpers and equitation but he may get a raw deal in the hunter ring, being a saddlebred and with their natural appearance tending to be a little counter to the current warmblood daisy-cutter hunter preference. Definitely ride him again. Definitely have a vet pre-purchase him for you and honestly, if the only hole in this horse is that he doesn’t yet have an auto-change, you are pretty fortunate. Good luck!
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Monday May 3, 2010
my dog gets regular exercise ! She devours horse poop while we are out on our usual long daily walk…
… they are never left alone and have plenty of attention.
Its called coprophagy and its very common. The cause is to be determined by you. Is your dog on a leash or in a small fenced in area? If so, boredom and lack of excercise will cause them to eat there faeces. Do you give your dog attention oftem? If not, it can cause coprophagy. However, its not always the owners fault. When nursing, a female dog may eat her or her pups faeces to clean up the area. The cause may not be any of these. But it is very common for dogs to do this, and its nothing to worry about unless the dog becomes sick. If your not spending enough time or not providing a large enough enclosure, you should try to fix the problem by providing a large area for the dog to stay in and/or spending more time with the dog.
I do assure you that the dog is not trying to "hide its location" or "eat undigested food" from other animals faeces.
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Monday Apr 5, 2010
Ok! So I want some that are not obvious! UNIQUE! If you want to email me email me at ashs196@yahoo.com
I am always open to learning more
The kind I like are the ones yoy don’t need to know like for example most freisans can’t canter because of their straight shoulders
I also like ones you need to know like what a coggins test is ( I know what one is)
Thanks a lot! Please make them unique and email me if you would like! ashs196@yahoo.com
Some facts:
1. A full grown horse’s intestines are approximately 89 feet long.
2. There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world.
3. The reason firehouses used to have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
4. 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it’s own weight each year.
5. Arabians have one less rib, one less back vertebrae and one less neck vertebrae than other breeds. This is the reason why they have such short backs.
6. Why do we always mount from the nearside of a horse? Well, in olden days men used to wear scabbards for their swords on their left hip (so they could draw the sword quickly with their right hand. If they had got on from the other side of the horse the sword would have got in the way!
Some terms:
Cross-firing – Cantering on opposing leads in the front and rear legs. Results in and/or is the result of loss of balance in the canter. Also known as disunited.
Overo: The pinto coat pattern having uneven/irregular splashes of white. Tobiano: The pinto coat pattern having smooth/regular patches of white. Tovero: The pinto coat pattern which is a combination of the tobiano and overo patterns
Cryptorchid – A stallion with one or both testicles retained in the abdomen.
Volte – A small circle – six metres in diameter.
Stance Phase – when at least one foot is in contact with the ground.
Swing Phase – when the hoof is lifted and brought forward.
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Monday Mar 22, 2010
i know i asked this question before but i left out some important facts.
my horse has record setting blood line in her. her brother in Wisconsin broke a record in barrels and poles. i use her for western pleasure but i think she can do barrels and win. i need any tips u can give me so plz do thx:p
well… just work with her. ALOT. Most pleasure horses aren’t fast at a canter, so work with her going faster. Start by walking the barrel course. Get her used to feel of it. Each few times you do the course, progress to a higher gait – like start with a walk, then progress to a trot, then as she gets used to the barrels, work with her at a faster canter than she’s used to. Depending on the horse and how she was trained for western pleasure, it may take you a while to break her of her pleasure-canter.
you could also, before starting her on barrels, ride her in the arena alot. Get her used to the idea of not getting into the easy canter you would usually put her in. It may take a while but keep working with her until she steps up into a faster canter! I hope this helps.
Ooh! I just thought of something. Lunging could also help. Lunge her haltered. Start with walking, then trot, and then canter. She’ll automatically go to her pleasure canter, but keep clucking to her and flicking the lunge line until she steps up. She won’t understand at first, so you might have to try a few different techniques. Contact a trainer or someone to help you out if you’re having trouble.
Hope this helps!
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Monday Mar 8, 2010
Welcome to the world of Horses and Ponies! Packed with vivid color photos and fascinating facts, this book takes an inside look at the behavior and characteristics of horses …
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Monday Mar 8, 2010
Unordianary!
Not like horses can’t throw up! Things that are really advanced! Anything is appreciated! Please don’t copy and past!
If you copy and paste please say you did
In 1875 1,000 tones of horse poop was being removed from the streets of London every day.
Dressage was the 1st official sporting events at the 1912 in Olympics in Stockhlom.
The small intestine of a horse is about 75.5 ft long.
King Alexander111 of Scotland died when he rode his horse over a cliff in the middle of the night.
In the natural habitat the horse will eat 20-22 hours a day & sleep for 2-4 hours a day.
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Here are a few more.
At one time it was Japanese custome to hang a horse head at the entrance to a farmhouse for good luck.
The 1st Grand National Steeplechaseat Aintree took place in 1839 & was won by a horse named Lottery.
America’s 1st rodeo bucking horse was named Steamboat. He was born in the ture of the century in Wyoming. Started his bucking career in 1901.
Man has to learn how to walk: the horse does it naturally.
A horse shoeing forge can heat metal to over 2,500 degrees.
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Monday Mar 1, 2010
MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES – CONTENTS – CHAPTER I PAGB YHAT SHALL I WRITE 17 Once more into the Breach – Labby and his Ancestry-Concerning a Duel with Labby -Mr Manfield and his Boots-The PaN Mall Gazette and the Duel-3fr Labouchere mystified till the last CHAPTER I1 The Sinnington Hounds and Jack Parker-Lord Feversham and Lord Helmsley-The Weighted Hound-Away from Seamer Wood-Alone with Jack Parker- Ne mair use than a lass i frocks -Wrath of Lord Feversham-Exciting Run-Lord Helmsley en avant – Stop him, somebody -Whoop CHAPTER 111 Old-time Suggestions of Bolshevism-St Stc hcns R eview and Phil May-Lord Salisbury to be burned in Trafalgar Square-The Duke of UTestminster destitute-Punished because they paid-Other Dukes in Trouble-The Popular Poll-Frank Slavin as Serjeant-at-Arms The Rutland Arms-Mathew Dawson and Morning Work-Derby and Oaks Candidates of 189 I – Thoughts and Fancies-Horse facts Guide Amazon’;return true;” onmouseout=”self.status=””>Facts from the Past-Old and Young Tom Jennings-Mimi, Dorcas and Corstorphine-The Deemster and Gouverneur-Captain hlachell-Concerning Touts-hIat hew Dawson and Phil 3lay First Impression of Childwick-His Sale as a Yearling- Pavo and Chattanoogn-Common at Kingsclere-His Leger Tictory-Ro1 ert Pecks Opinion-RIr Sir Rlunclell 3lapIes Greatest Triumph – Lord blarcus never got 3 bid CHAPTER V1 THE S TRANG S E T ORY O F ORME 73 Orme one of the Best-Superior to Fate-John Porter says he can stay-Was Ormz really poisoned -Probably not-An Angry Duke – The Duchess of Pimlicos Cat –141ar ims and Excursions-An invited Interview and its Results CHAPTER V11 MORE ABOUT THE POISONIN . G . 86 Dictation from Grosvenor House- The Special commissioner Lack of 3Iernory- He certainIy took no notes -Was the Duke too hasty -M7as theHorse poisoned -What about 1, ocfllcr and the Decayed Tooth -Shake Hands all round CHAPTER V111 OR I A E N D THE DUKE . m g1 An Allegory representing the True IIistory of the Alleged Ioisoning of Orme and full Details given-Facts and Fancies CHAPTER IX MORE ACOUT ORME . 98 The Genuine
Understanding the basic nature of horses and how they communicate with each other is a vital element to becoming a good horseman. If you understand the core instincts and innate responses horses have to their environment, you will learn to recognize certain behavior, know what it means to you as a rider, and anticipate the next move your horse may make.
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