Selling a Horse – Its Value may Depend on its Breed
In order to sell your horse there are some general guidelines that you should follow in order to ensure the happiness of your horse, yourself, and the purchaser. Marketing your...
Horses
Learn what you need to know to safely train and ride a horse. We also cover feeding, transporting and dealing with possible health problems.
Quarter Horses – The Most Popular Equine Breed in America
The American Quarter Horse is the most popular equine breed in America, today. Over 3.2 million Quarter Horses are registered worldwide. Originally bred for speed, the Quarter Horse finds itself...
Shoeing a Horse – Comfort and Corrective Shoeing
One of the basic elements of care that your horse will need is hoof care. Regular trimming of the hooves is mandatory, and regular shoeing work will probably also be...
Teaching a Horse to Stand
Teaching your horse to stand quietly when you ask him to whoa’ is important. Standing quietly is something the animal will have to do routinely throughout his life. Beginning with...
Horse Breeds
Horses can be broken down into categories, and then breeds within those categories. The categories are as follows. Light Riding Breeds. Arabians, Saddlebreds, Appaloosa, Cleveland Bay, Hanoverian, Lippizan, Morgan, Quarter...
Horses that Buck – How to Stop the Problem
Encountering a horse that bucks is a common occurrence. Training the horse that bucks may be a challenge, but can be properly managed in a safe environment. Both horse and...
Horses That Bolt – Dealing with a Horse that Runs
A bolting horse can be a dangerous animal. There are many reasons that cause an animal to undergo this type of behavior, and in order to solve the problem we...
Understanding a Horse
Horses live in a hierarchal society with rules and boundaries that are communicated through the body language of the alpha member. The alpha mare contains the herd and directs them...
Reinless Riding – How to Do It
Riding without reins is really just an illusion that impresses people. Most professional trained show horses, especially the working western breeds, as accustomed to this level of accomplishment in their...
Helping the Lonely Horse
Horses are herd animals, so the solitary horse is probably lonely. If you have a horse that paces fence lines or cries when it is stalled in a barn where...