over the past three days, I have found 5 ticks on my horse, two on his jaw and three on his chest. I am there almost everyday and am now going to start checking him, but is there anything I can do to keep them off him? thanks: D wash him wit...
Alright, well I had a bad experience loping, and now I'm always nervous whenever I go to try it again. I used to LOVE it, and jump to do it, whenever I had the chance. But, now I always hesitate. My fears are starting to die away, but I'm af...
Ok so my horse has had some weight problems the past few months. I'll just make a long story short and say I believe its a horrible horrible case of parasites. My horse was, oh, about 200 pounds underweight and it happened in a span of about...
I have a couple questions, i would like all to be answered. 1.Do you have to have shoes on your horse when barrel racing? 2.What all is needed when barrel racing? (Tack) 3. Can you use a hackamore, and if you can which is best (please includ...
First off, am I ready? Here are a few things I can do: Wash a horse safely, tack up, tack down, properly groom, lead a horse to different barns, mount and dismount both bareback and with a saddle, walk and trot and canter with a saddle, walk...
Ok so I rode my horse today with the saddle and bit, every time I asked him to go forward he would go in little circles and occasionally do a little buck, is this because of the bit? I haven't used a bit on him in a while so is it because of...
Today I rode my instructor's Hanoverian gelding and we were discussing his bloodlines. She said his sire was a very famous, amazing horse, only I can't remember his name!! I knew I'd heard it before but now I can't seem to think of it and it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvQxjYDE ... This is a brand new video of Zip schooling WP. Every few months I take another video and compare it to old ones, and usually I post them here just for unbiased opinions. I'm overly critical of my...
Every time I go to a show, I notice that almost everyone is riding with a half pad, why is this? I know I should already know this, But I dont. And, they make the horse look ... better somehow, so should I get one? Please dont be rude! Thank...
what is the position to hold on the horse if they rear unexpectantly? no rude commentz plz I hate rearing. It scares the bejeezus out of me. To stay on during a rear: Put your hands forward, lean forward, and hold on. If the horse feels like...