How to Tie a Horse

Learning how to tie a horse requires skill and safety. Most people assume it’s safe to tie their horses because they’ve never seen them pull back. Or if a horse

Horse-Selling Strategies in a Buyer’s Market

…to be treated if you came to look at this horse.” Which Horse Would You Buy? Whether posing your horse for an advertisement photo or showing him to prospective buyers,…

Controlling Movement (Part III)

…the motion until your horse can stand still and relax. If you do you will inadvertently sensitize your horse. If after a minute or so your horse is not able…

TLC for the Senior Horse: 8 Essential Steps

…freely outside. And there’s a social aspect—they’re happier outside in contact with other horses.”  If your senior horse can live outdoors, great—but keep in mind: • Horses (old or young) that…

Your blanketing questions answered

…“guard” hairs. Local climate influences the winter coat’s characteristics, so that horses living in the Sunbelt grow shorter winter coats than northern horses. The winter coat grows until close to…

Spanish Horse Breeds

…the Paso Fino, and the Peruvian Horse. Andalusian Horse The Iberian Horse is an ancient breed. Cave paintings of its ancestors, estimated to be 20,000 years old, have been found…

5 Gaited Crossbreeds

…the family started to use curly horses in their breeding program. Today, some Gaited Curly Horses are descendants of the Damele horses. Breeders also diligently cross their Curly Horses with…