In order to further examine the conformation of the horse's legs, stand directly in front of him and assess the straightness (or lack thereof). In this first illustration, the forelegs come...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/conformationfaults110299b/
Depending on your horse's facial conformation, you'll need to choose what width of bit you need. Bits range from the smallest pony-sized bits (approx 3 and a half inches wide) to...
http://www.equisearch.com/tack_apparel/bit_gallery/bitwidth/
Kerry Scott of Narrow Gate Tack feels that, when riding, it's your outer layer that matters the most. To that end, he offers the following tips on shopping...
http://www.equisearch.com/tack_apparel/english-tack_apparel/perfectridingjacket_100606/
Question: I've owned my 13-year-old Arabian gelding for about a year. He's generally responsive and willing, but he has a problem crossing narrow waterways. He's fine crossing water that's six...
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/crossing-narrow-water/
As I wrote in one of the first articles I wrote for the About.com Horses site, "The legs could be said to be the most important part of the horse,...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/conformationfaults110299a/
Knowing your horse--his stride length, his scope, his spookiness level--was one of the main themes of Laura Kraut's lessons with eight riders on the third day of the 2009 George...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/video_warm_up_052409/
[/caption] It's time to pack your bags and arrange for someone to feed your horses while you are gone, because the Rolex 4-star at the Kentucky Horse Park is about to...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/eventing/eqwofrolex2015/
That some breeds and types of horses (Thoroughbreds, most notably) appear practically immune to ringbone and sidebone, and other breeds and types (drafts and warmbloods, for instance) have more than...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/lameness/ringbone_050903/
Here’s an easy leading lesson from Linda Tellington-Jones, to encourage your horse to move forward safely through obstacles on the trail. [/caption] Exercise: Dingo and the V, from Linda...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/the-dingo-leading-lesson/
A good position depends on a good leg, and this rider’s leg is very good: heel down, ankle flexed, toe out, and calf on her horse at the girth. Although...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/jumping-clinic-classics-a-very-good-leg/
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