Attitude Adjustments

…and lowered on the existing ball mount. Make sure the weight-distribution bars are attached correctly, because they do raise the trailer a bit when hooked into place. 5. Check the…

Research Update: Bedding and Horse Behavior

…also recorded and included the behavior of demonstrating a lack of occupation including lignophagia (chewing or eating wood), walking around the box stall and biting the bars. Aggressive behaviors including…

Q&A: How to handle a bit puller

…a French link, can act like a nutcracker and pinch the bars of the mouth when you are in contact with both reins. In addition, these mouthpieces and similar ones…

Horse-Show Biosecurity: Is Your Horse at Risk?

…and barns constructed of nonporous surfaces are much easier to clean and less likely to harbor pathogens.” Stout also noted that open bars and grills, which are often seen in…

Hard-to-Fit Horses and Saddle Fitting

…these differences, draft horse saddles come with or without draft bars and in different tree widths. Otherwise, though, draft horses are ridden in the same types of saddles as standard-sized…

A surprising clue to saddle fit

…along both panels of an English saddle and the bars of a Western one. A lone dry patch might indicate “bridging”—a place where the saddle doesn’t come in contact with…