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You may state horse riding is an easy task. Well, we wouldn’t say so. Any professional equestrian, in fact, would confidently say it needs concentration and an ability to control your body. Coordination is key. You need to watch the rein pressure together with your leg pressure and control the posture simultaneously. When on the horse, there is no steering wheel to direct the animal, and all the more there is no safe belt to fixate you tightly on the saddle. Even if the horse attempts to kick you off, you need to develop a high level of body awareness and find a way to support yourself.
From a stunning debut win to a controversial mid-stop, Pakistan Star has been under the spotlight and the shining star of tabloids in horse racing. This talented galloper got his fair share of fame before he was rumored to be sent off to a horse farm in Dubai. As he was disappointing quite some fans losing their money betting on the stunning beast, Pakistan Star went through a roller coaster of a ride to get back to where he started from.
The word dressage either inspires us to greatness or sends us running; cowering into some far forgotten corner in hopes that we don’t hear the word again. “Dressage is often referred to as “dancing with horses” or “gymnastics for horses” and when you watch the brilliant riders at Olympic level you can certainly understand why.
So What Is Dressage?
Dressage is simply educating your horse and refining its movements.
While horse supplies cover the entire range, from grooming products to nutritional supplements, there is an essential element of horse supplies that you should not miss while exercising or riding your horse. You’ve probably guessed – it’s a first aid kit. First aid kits for horses are essential for all horse owners especially horse farms, as they could be the only one thing that could save a horse’s life.
Winter comes with challenges when talking about the horse’s hooves. Of course, the optimum hoof care depends on a lot of factors, from geographic location to the type of surface arena or the condition of his hooves. Each horse is unique and so is his situation.
You need to take care of your horse, especially in wintertime when it is snowing and the ice gets formed easier. If you do not take appropriate care for your horse’s hooves, injuries and pains can easily appear.
Here are some warnings that will help you improve the winter care for your horse and his hooves.
Teeth are an important part of anyone alive, whether it is human or animal. Teeth help animals chew their food, which is important for their survival. If anything happens to their teeth, they will not be able to eat and thus they will starve and die.
When taking care of a horse it is difficult to predict how the health or their teeth will develop. But, as a caregiver, you need to pay attention to the general health of your horse and especially to their teeth. At the age of 5, the deciduous teeth fall and the permanent teeth erupt.
They continue to grow until the age of 20 when the growth declines and ceases. Therefore, you need to pay attention to your horse’s teeth and maintain their health. Here are 9 ways that will help you take better care of your horse’s teeth.
If you want to keep your own horse happy and healthy in his golden years, then you need to know what aging horses go through physically and how to keep them comfortable through it. Simple changes to your usual treatment of your horse can also keep your companion from declining in health as quickly, ensuring you can enjoy each other longer. Much of what your senior horse will need is easy to provide on your own. However, you likely will need some help from a qualified vet and other professionals, too.
Which Is the Ideal Arena Surface?
Well, the ideal arena surface is somewhere in between too hard and too soft. If the arena surface is too soft, it makes the horse work harder and so its muscles can easily become fatigued. This can only lead to muscle injuries, so you will want to avoid that. Instead, the arena surface must offer some resistance to let the horse easily push off.
But, a too hard arena surface can have negative consequences too. In this case, the toes of the horse cannot penetrate the surface, which can lead to an imbalance of the horse when its leg hits the surface. The angles of the joints will change and so his muscles and ligaments will be overwhelmingly burden.
Horse Grooming is one of the most important activities by which one can make a strong bond between you and the horse. Like humans, horses also like grooming. But horse grooming and human grooming are totally different from each other.
It is a very important part to make your horse skin healthy. Grooming helps to clean coats as well as make your horse skin healthy. Not only this, but it also boosts up blood circulation as well as release natural oils.
Checking the weather every morning and the predictions on your mobile phone is part of horse ownership in life. You’ll also find yourself booking holidays and looking at the competition schedule regularly to make money and have fun. Owning horses is exciting but what if it starts to bore you? What if you start going to the yard because you have nothing else to do?
Owning a horse has its pros and cons. Horse owners should feel privileged to be responsible for the care and life of their horses. It’s always important for horse owners to figure out whether they are able to give their horses quality care and adequate time. Horses demand a lot of care and attention.
Neglecting them just because you don’t like them anymore will feel like torture to them. Owning horses demands a lot of money in the long run. Therefore, it is important for you to figure out if you’ll be able to handle horses over the long term.
If you’ve made up your mind that breaking away from your horses, you need to consider these five options first before proceeding to sell them quickly.
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