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.
Having horses on your own property or farm is fun, but it is by no means an easy task. To be able to take care of a horse or horses, you’ll need to have pastures that you manage properly. With high-quality pastures, you can make sure that your horses have excellent nutrition.
On the surface, it sounds easy, but adequate pasture management is a challenging task, largely due to changing environmental conditions. But do not worry, if you want to know more about pasture management, grazing, and grooming your horses, you’ve come to the right place.
The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented uncertainty into every facet of human existence. Owners of horse farms and equestrian estates are not exempt. Governments have placed strict restrictions on movement and social gatherings in a bid to stem the spread of the virus. Specifically to the animal rearing industry, there are government regulations in some quarters suspending nonessential workers and implementing strict compliance measures for essential employees. Horse owners are not strangers to the idea of isolation as a means of curbing the spread of epidemics. Social distancing and isolation are regular disease prevention practices in most horse farms. As a horse property owner, here are some measures you can put in place to keep your business running during this period:
Tips for small-acreage horse farms
How to organize a small horse farm
Some of the aspects your farm needs to have are:
You need to have a decent pasture with few-to-no weeds.
Every aspect of your farm (horses, water, mud, manure, grass…) needs to function together. Therefore, you need to organize a system where you will be able to easily connect all of these.
As the owner, you need to have an easy way to clean your farm. You need to ensure that there is no mud or manure is piling up, especially during the rainy season.
Foot disorders resulting in lame horses are a worst nightmare of the horse property owners. It can cause no end of frustration. Unfortunately, never a truer word was said than that of the old adage “no foot, no horse”. It doesn’t matter whether your horse is a $200 000 performance horse or a $2 000 kids pony, they are all susceptible to hoof problems, and most horses at some stage in their lives will have some kind of lameness.
However, it does seem that some horses are more prone to problems than others, and there can be any number of reasons for this. After all, you have a half tone of horse standing on a very small hoof area and horses spend the majority of their time standing up. So if a horse is lame they generally become very unhappy creatures.
Like most health issues it is better to try and prevent them from happening in the first place than it is to try and cure them; however, some hoof disorders are easier to cure than others. So with this in mind a good farrier; regular trimming and/or shoeing; a good diet with all the essential vitamins and minerals and regularly cleaning out the hooves are all important procedures to prevent problems.
Proper balancing of Phosphorous and Calcium in the diet along with Zinc, Biotin, Sulphur, Copper, Selenium, Methionine, are all essential to healthy hooves.
Easily Turn Your Backyard Shed into a Tack Room
The need for an adequate tack room is an essential that often goes overlooked when preparing to bring a horse or multiple horses home.
The good news is that this is a project that doesn’t have to be a huge undertaking. In fact, backyard sheds are a cost-effective, yet great way to build the custom tack room of your dreams. Here’s everything you need to know about planning and building the perfect storage area for all of your horse tack, supplies, and feed
Real Estate Agent Business Through The COVID-19 Times
It may seem just as if the business has gone down with no phone calls or messages, yet this challenging situation is a special way to make business in a new way. While the equestrian estate has several peculiarities like a necessity to spend hours at the site or visiting the clients to estimate the necessary space, there are more ways to create a virtual tour or let an individual horse aficionado see what proposals are the best.
I just wanted to quickly connect with you in this uncertain time. I don’t have any advice regarding the Coronavirus, but I want to share what I’m seeing on the front lines of equine real estate sales by chatting with lots of you wonderful realtors from all over the US and Canada. I made a surprise discovery; people are still searching our website! In fact, we actually have a slightly higher search volume. These are, of course, partially looky-loos or virtual tire kickers, but not all of them. And I do hear from agents who are still selling. I get the feeling that people are not necessarily going out to buy right now, but they are getting their ducks in a row. They are looking and dreaming about what is possible. Where are nice properties, where can I afford a piece of heaven? Some, I’ve heard, have now decided that they want to change their life, after all, and move to the countryside.
. Cleaning a horse stable before selling it results in two major benefits for the sellers. Firstly, it will make the horse stable much more appealing to prospective horse property buyers, which means it will be much easier to sell it. Secondly, it will considerably increase the selling price and we all know that everybody wants to sell their equestrian property at the highest possible price.
If your current aim is to sell your horse stable, here are the cleaning strategies you need to apply before you enter the process. Study our instructions carefully and follow them closely. We guarantee you will be satisfied with the results.
Thorough cleaning requires a plan
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