The Horse

Basic Knowledge

The Ultimate Guide to Bridling Your Horse Correctly

Choosing the right tack for your horse is just as important as a regular dentist and farrier checkups because a non-fitting saddle or bridle can cause much damage to the horse.

Problem Horses

Help! My Horse Keeps Bucking

A horse bucking because he feels good is one thing but bucking under saddle is another, ranging from fairly harmless little bunny hops to terrifying bronc shows.

First Aid & Illness

Equine Acupressure: The Ultimate Guide

In this article, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of equine acupressure and will find out what this component of Traditional Chinese Medicine is all about and how it can be used to help horses.

Health & Care

To Blanket or not to Blanket? The Ultimate Horse Blanket Guide and Compendium

Why is it that horses actually wear blankets, and is the act of turning out horses in the winter without a blanket an act of neglect, or is it the owner’s choice as to whether or not to fit their horses with this winter attire?

Management & Well Being

A Good Farrier is Hard to Forget: The Importance of Farriers & Their Role in Equine Healthcare

A horse farrier is a professional who is trained to care for equine feet. He or she possesses knowledge in both biology and anatomy and has studied the physiological needs and makeup of horses at length.

Basic Knowledge

For All His Grace: Horse Movement & His Unique Gaits

The horse has helped man fight in battle. He has allowed man to travel vast distances. He has plowed our fields and raised our young, and in all this, he has shared with us his uncanny precision of grace, of movement.

Building Trust & Partnerships

Great Things Come to Those That Groom: The Necessity of Grooming Horses

There is a unique serenity that one experiences when grooming horses; a certain quiet, a certain calm. For many of us, this can be the most relaxing part of our day.

Building Trust & Partnerships

Loading Horses in the Trailer: A Step By Step Approach

Imagine your friend leading you up to a porta-potty-sized box, and telling you to get in. What would you say? How might you feel? What would you be thinking? And most importantly, would you get in?

Problem Horses

Getting a Handle on Rearing and Bucking: A Time and a Place for Everything

What actually causes horse rearing and bucking? What triggers or causes these behaviors to occur, and are they as exciting as they are depicted to be?

Groundwork

Keeping your Horse Motivated in Winter: Tips for Healthy Training

Here are tips to help you get through winter whilst keeping your horse happy, healthy and sound. The appropriate warm-up, the right care as well as what you feed all have an impact on your horse in winter.

Tack & Equipment

Protecting your Horse’s Legs: Boots or Bandages?

Are bandages or riding boots better to protect our horse’s legs? Or perhaps it would be healthier not to use them at all?

Tack & Equipment

Saddle Pads: How to Choose the Right One

With so many different kinds, how do you go about choosing a saddle pad that’s right for you? Master Saddler Tom Büttner in Dresden can tell you what to look for when choosing a saddle pad.

First Aid & Illness

Equine First Aid: Caring for your Horse’s Wounds

Injuries and ailments can – literally – get under your horse’s skin. These are often associated with side effects that affect not only the horse’s appearance, which makes good horse wound care all the more important.

Management & Well Being

The Ultimate Guide to Helping your Horse Building Back Muscles

Whoever wants to ride wants to do so on a horse with a well-trained musculature. Because we all know that this is a huge factor in maintaining long term health and soundness.