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Dealing With A Rearing Horse
This is how dangerous rearing is (very lucky escape):Whether you are working a seasoned horse or training a young colt who's confused about what you want from him, there may come a time when that hors...
How Young Is Too Young?
It's a question that pops up regularly in my inbox. When can I start riding my horse? When can I start sitting on his back? When. When. When? Are we there yet? The answer (despite what you see eve...
White Horse Genetics Unraveled
An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular trait and show that white horses carry an identical mutation that can be traced ...
Horses Afraid of Men
Hello to all of out there in horse-land;back again after neglecting this blog for far too long.There was a recently emailed-in question regarding a horse (of course) and his apparent fear of only one ...
Melbourne Cup Could Have Been A Pantomime
As some of you may be aware, Australia (well, a large part of it anyway) is in the grip of horse flu. Equine Influenza if one wishes to be correct. And that means lockdown. No horse travelling. No...
Freak Horse Racing Accidents
There they go again. Those Thoroughbreds and their 'freak accidents'. The Caulfield Cup is the lead-up race to the Melbourne Cup, the 'race that stops the nation'. The race that Melbourne has a pub...
Audio Horse
It is with great pleasure that I've come across a dedicated horse radio show... and not only that, but one that does not discriminate against a person for living in proverbial Timbuktoo. Aka it is al...
Make Your Own Rope Halter
A rope halter can be far stronger than the 'regular' halter, and a lot more comfortable for your horse too. Sounds good? Even better, you can make 'em yourself.There's a fantastic webpage on how to ...
The Horse Who Thinks He's A Human
Amusing viewing. Video of Patches the horse who rides in the car, eats cheeseburgers & apple juice, watches TV, fetches beer, answers the phone and at the end of the day snuggles under the covers...
Parts of the Harness
Another post, another question answered. This one was on identifying parts of a harness.The best resource I found was at www.dragondriving.co.ukThey have a clear pdf file, reproduced below, with all ...
Basic Horse Training Questions
Hi everyone,I'm looking at the mountain of emails requesting help with this and that and thought I'd grab a few and answer them here on the blog. The three below are all basic questions. We'll get i...
Better Than Dogmeat..
To anyone who doubts the Standardbred as a suitable breed for a life beyond harness racing, consider this:ROAD KAR, a Standardbred Trotter adopted from SRF SPHO Horse of the Year; USTA Versat...
Training A Horse Through Leadership and Friendship
Wish I could find the link to the post where I spotted this fab summary of horse-human interactions. If you're the author, please say hello and I'll pop a link in pronto."It's so funny and sad at the...
Them Horses Are Smart
An odd horse factoid for today.Did you know that the reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when engines were horse-drawn. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured h...
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...