There is some controversy over the topics of horse hoof polish and dressing! If you start showing your horse, you’re definitely likely to come across various viewpoints about these products. In this article, I’m going over what I think about them and when I would and would NOT use them. I’ve learned some interesting stuff … Read more
This easy step by step guide on horse grooming will teach you the 4 easy steps to grooming so you know exactly how to groom a horse to keep them happy and healthy!
Being a proud new owner of a horse entails a lot of responsibilities. Taking good care of your horse is one of the many gargantuan tasks of a horse owner – including how to wash a horse, and how to clean them. Washing a horse, especially if you are doing it for the first time, … Read more
Hoof care is easy to take for granted until you’re having an issue with your horse’s hooves and you realize how important they are! In this post, I cover the essentials to ensure your horse’s hooves stay healthy and sound.
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Ever since I started to ride, I would always wonder if the horse I was riding liked me. Did they like me more or less than other riders? How did I know if we had a special connection? I had the best connection with my favourite pony, Satchmo, when I was learning how to ride. … Read more
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These are the 5 essential horse bonding exercises I’ve learned that have helped my horse and I relax together, connect with each other, and have accelerated our training success.
In order to slow down a horse’s canter both for flat work and when jumping, it’s important to know why the horse is going so fast. There are various reasons that a horse might be rushing. I break them down into what I’ve experienced to be the three most common reasons here: 3 Reasons Your Horse … Read more
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Ever wonder how do horses show their emotions or what your horse is thinking? I think it’s really important when caring for your horse to know how they express themselves! This is one of my favourite horse care tips and I’ve included an emotions chart below as well that I hope will help. In this … Read more
Just like humans, horses can build up anxiety. Horses are built to live in a state of “rest-and-digest” where they’re parasympathetic nervous system is more activated than they’re sympathetic nervous system. If these sound like foreign words to you, don’t worry – they did to me too! Essentially, the sympathetic nervous system gets activated to tell … Read more
Western trail riding is a fantasy for most, and we’re going to let you in on why this riding style is such a dream. Why Western for a Trail Ride? Ever envisioned yourself riding through fields of endless green grass and hills on a Western saddle? Most of us do and I’ll tell you from … Read more
