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Feb 16, 20222 min read
What are your horses eyes telling you
A human can gather information on how a horse is feeling, what a horse is thinking and how the horse may react to a situation by...
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Feb 2, 20222 min read
Dressage Riding Arena Size, Footing and Letters
A proper competition dressage riding arena has to have the appropriate arena size, footing, elevation difference, and letters. These...
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Jan 25, 20222 min read
Horse Vision
Horses have eyes that are sized, placed, and shaped differently than humans. This gives the horse very different night vision, focus,...
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Jan 18, 20222 min read
How to Tie a Horse Using the Quick Release Knot
Tying a horse using the quick release knot is a skill that every horse person should know. Using a tie ring, like the Blocker Tie Ring is...
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Jan 9, 20223 min read
How to Safely Tie a Horse that Pulls Back when Tied
The safest and most humane way to tie a horse is using the tie ring, especially a horse that has a history of pulling back when tied. For...
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Jan 3, 20224 min read
Horse Safety for Beginners - How to Reduce Risk around Horses
Horse safety is essential for a beginners, kids, adults, up to advanced equestrians. There are 5 levels of safety used in workplace...
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Dec 27, 20213 min read
Horse Tying Do’s and Dont’s
For horse and human safety there is tying do’s and don’ts. Tying a horse is an essential part of handling a horse. It is done on a...
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Dec 18, 20211 min read
Equestrian Gifts for Her under $50
Sometimes it can be challenging to shop for the horse lover in your life. Need some last minute stocking stuffer ideas? or something...
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Dec 13, 20212 min read
How to Fit a Horseback Riding Helmet
A helmet is an important layer of protection for the Equestrian. The horseback riding helmet must be correctly measured, sized, fitted...
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Nov 28, 20212 min read
How to Measure a Horse to Fit a Horse blanket
Knowing the size of blanket needed to fit your horse is important for the safety and comfort of your horse. It’s important to note that...
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Nov 22, 20212 min read
How to Weigh a Horse
Knowing your horses weight is important for deworming, feed rations, medication and getting a baseline for weight gain or loss. There are...
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Nov 15, 20211 min read
How to Deworm a Horse
Managing parasites in your horse is an important part of managing your horses health. One way to manage parasites is to deworm a horse....
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Nov 8, 20212 min read
Bot Removal Review - Bot Knife vs. Grooming Block
When removing bot eggs from a horse there are tools available on the market. The most common tools are the bot knife and grooming block....
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Oct 31, 20212 min read
How to Remove Bot Fly Eggs from a Horse
What are the yellow specs on my horses Leg? Those very small yellowish specs you see on your horses legs are eggs in late summer and...
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Oct 24, 20213 min read
Must Have Brushes and Grooming Tools for Horses
Grooming is an essential part of horse care. There are so many different brushes and tools available. Grooming incorrectly can cause...
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
A Stable Owner can’t live Without This
Owning and operating a stable is a lot of work. It is great to have an item that makes your life a little bit easier and efficient. A...
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Oct 9, 20212 min read
How to Never Lose your Cowboy Hat while Riding
This is a trick I learned from riding in the worlds biggest rodeos. It used to be said that, “If your cowboy hat falls, your head better...
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Oct 4, 20212 min read
Installing a Fence for Horses; Hire it out or Do it yourself
Fencing is essential for keeping your horses in a desired area. It can also create many hazards if it isn’t done correctly. The question...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Fight vs. Flight
In situations where a horse is stressed from what they perceive as threatening, the horse will either go into fight or flight mode. As a...
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Sep 19, 20211 min read
How NOT to hold a lead rope
Holding a lead rope incorrectly can cause serious injury if the horse reacts quickly. When holding a lead rope it is essential that the...
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