March 2007
Monthly Archive
The Short-Term Horse Pain Reliever. You Probably Have Some In Your Home Right Now
Posted by sierra on 31 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Health
Earlier this year, I told you about Navicular Disease, a serious hoof problem that can cause your horse a lot of pain. Your vet will most likely prescribe Phenylbutazone (otherwise known as “bute”) to relieve the pain until your vet arrives on the scene. But if you don’t have any available, you can always use this until he arrives…
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Two Easy Ways To Find Out If Your Horse Has Had Too Much Exercise So You Can Save Him From Injury.
Posted by sierra on 28 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Issues, Horse Health
A few days ago, I shared an article with you about how giving your horse too much rest can be detrimental to his physical conditioning. While that’s very true, the opposite extreme is also something you want to avoid: over-exerting your horse. If your horse is in a constant state of exhaustion and you stress him further yet, you risk injuring him. So how do you know how much is too much exercise?
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The World Record-Setting Horse Trainer Who Never Uses A Bit!
Posted by sierra on 27 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Training
Horse trainer, Penny Wheat may very well set the record for having trained the largest trick horse in the world…and the smallest. She uses some specialized tack to train her horses, but what’s interesting is what she doesn’t use - a bit.
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