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Archive for May, 2009

Horse Care ” Horse Care Basics

by Lisa Blackstone

Horse care is one of the several responsibilities a horse owner must be able to provide. This is very important in ensuring the horses optimal health and long life. Several aspects must be considered in taking care of a horse including age, breed, activity level, season and underlying health issues.

Horses must have enough exercise everyday to satisfy its physical needs. Horses kept in stables may develop stable vices. Stable vices are bad habits developed as a result of being confined with insufficient exercise, if they are not given work or turnout. Examples of stable vices are wood chewing, biting, wall kicking, pawing or digging.

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What Types of Cowboy Boots are available?

by Joshua Callister

There was a day when you would go into a boot shop and could only find a few different kinds of boots. Now that is no longer the case. Now a days there are wide variety of boots to chose from, each with a specific purpose and look.

When most of us think of a cowboy boots we think of the boots that have a 1.5 inch heel and a 13 inch shaft. They also have stitching on the toe that is referred to as the toe bug. These boots are basic and simple and that is why they have been worn for decades.

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Choosing the Perfect Horse Saddle

by Elias Maseko

The words cheap and horse saddle should not be put together. The reason for this is that buying a discounted saddle is one of the worst decisions that you can take. This would not only make you dissatisfied, it would be bad and risky for the horse as well. Fine, you are wary of discounted ones and the more expensive ones seem to be high-priced, to solve this quandary, follow these pointers for your horse saddle purchase.

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Horses Ears ” A Horses Means of Communication

by Lisa Brooks Blackstone

Did you know that your horses ears can save your life? As horses cannot speak, they communicate through their body parts, such as their ears. If you know these body signals, you will know when you will be attacked by your horse, thus, saving you from getting kicked or bitten. A horses kick is very strong and can cause for you to acquire serious injuries.

By nature, horses are very observant animals because they are prey animals. Since they always fear for their lives, they must be aware of their surroundings at all times. Because of this, they have developed the fight-or-flight instinct that works very well in saving their lives.

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Horse Training Guidelines

by Elias Maseko

The simple truth is that horsemanship may be simple if you know some pieces of advice therefore in this article you will discover great guidelines that you would employ for horse training. Some horses are simply schooled and others are extremely hard to handle.

While there should be willingness on the horse’s part, it will depend on the circumstance so as an example, if you got the horse during its infancy, it will be easier to teach as compared to a wild or aged horse. Therefore, you need to look for teaching techniques that are good for the horse that you are dealing with.

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