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Guide To Buying A Horse - Intro
These sorts of emails on choosing a suitable horse or buying a horse (see below) are frequent enough to prompt me to write a general 'how to' response. Sorry guys, there's not enough hours in the day...
Bridleless Horse Does NOT Equal Out Of Control
It can be difficult for people to imagine that a horse without a bridle and a bit is under the control of it's rider. This video is a good example of what is meant when trainers talk about your 'seat...
Gaited Horses Did It...Originally?
Now I had always assumed that the 'special' gaits such as the pace, tolt, running walk, foxtrot, paso llano etc, were a quirk of evolution that humans had seized upon encouraged through selective bree...
Dancing Horse Extraordinaire
Stunning, gob-smacking, float on air, once in a lifetime, amazing.... If you love horses and love watching the best of the best perform at their peak while putting their heart and soul into it (and I'...
How An Old Horse Dies With Dignity
If you are up to it, I highly recommend you read the blog Daonnan Mar Nathair, posts 2007.03.18 and earlier. The posts cover an elderly and much loved horse dying and the lengths the owner went to, t...
Does Gelding Improve Behavior?
There's been a few questions come through lately regarding badly behaved stallions and whether gelding will fix the problems. So below is a summary of what the research on gelding and behavior has tur...