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A Horse First Aid Kit Could Save Your Horse’s Life

By On February 11, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

While horse supplies cover the entire range, from grooming products to nutritional supplements, there is an essential element of horse supplies that you should not miss while exercising or riding your horse. You’ve probably guessed – it’s a first aid kit. First aid kits for horses are essential for all horse owners especially horse farms, as they could be the only one thing that could save a horse’s life.

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Hoof Care in the Winter

By On January 12, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Winter comes with challenges when talking about the horse’s hooves. Of course, the optimum hoof care depends on a lot of factors, from geographic location to the type of surface arena or the condition of his hooves. Each horse is unique and so is his situation.
You need to take care of your horse, especially in wintertime when it is snowing and the ice gets formed easier. If you do not take appropriate care for your horse’s hooves, injuries and pains can easily appear.
Here are some warnings that will help you improve the winter care for your horse and his hooves.

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9 Ways How to Take Care of Your Horse’s Teeth

By On January 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Teeth are an important part of anyone alive, whether it is human or animal. Teeth help animals chew their food, which is important for their survival. If anything happens to their teeth, they will not be able to eat and thus they will starve and die.
When taking care of a horse it is difficult to predict how the health or their teeth will develop. But, as a caregiver, you need to pay attention to the general health of your horse and especially to their teeth. At the age of 5, the deciduous teeth fall and the permanent teeth erupt.
They continue to grow until the age of 20 when the growth declines and ceases. Therefore, you need to pay attention to your horse’s teeth and maintain their health. Here are 9 ways that will help you take better care of your horse’s teeth.

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Basic Care for Aging Horses

By On December 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

If you want to keep your own horse happy and healthy in his golden years, then you need to know what aging horses go through physically and how to keep them comfortable through it. Simple changes to your usual treatment of your horse can also keep your companion from declining in health as quickly, ensuring you can enjoy each other longer. Much of what your senior horse will need is easy to provide on your own. However, you likely will need some help from a qualified vet and other professionals, too.

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The Excellent Arena Surface Footing for Dressage. How to Create

By On December 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, How To Buy A Horse Property

Which Is the Ideal Arena Surface?
Well, the ideal arena surface is somewhere in between too hard and too soft. If the arena surface is too soft, it makes the horse work harder and so its muscles can easily become fatigued. This can only lead to muscle injuries, so you will want to avoid that. Instead, the arena surface must offer some resistance to let the horse easily push off.
But, a too hard arena surface can have negative consequences too. In this case, the toes of the horse cannot penetrate the surface, which can lead to an imbalance of the horse when its leg hits the surface. The angles of the joints will change and so his muscles and ligaments will be overwhelmingly burden.

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5 Horse Grooming Issues and How to Solve Them

By On October 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Horse Grooming is one of the most important activities by which one can make a strong bond between you and the horse. Like humans, horses also like grooming. But horse grooming and human grooming are totally different from each other.
It is a very important part to make your horse skin healthy. Grooming helps to clean coats as well as make your horse skin healthy. Not only this, but it also boosts up blood circulation as well as release natural oils.

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5 Things to Consider Before Giving Up On Horses

By On August 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Checking the weather every morning and the predictions on your mobile phone is part of horse ownership in life. You’ll also find yourself booking holidays and looking at the competition schedule regularly to make money and have fun. Owning horses is exciting but what if it starts to bore you? What if you start going to the yard because you have nothing else to do?
Owning a horse has its pros and cons. Horse owners should feel privileged to be responsible for the care and life of their horses. It’s always important for horse owners to figure out whether they are able to give their horses quality care and adequate time. Horses demand a lot of care and attention.
Neglecting them just because you don’t like them anymore will feel like torture to them. Owning horses demands a lot of money in the long run. Therefore, it is important for you to figure out if you’ll be able to handle horses over the long term.
If you’ve made up your mind that breaking away from your horses, you need to consider these five options first before proceeding to sell them quickly.

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Buying Your New Horse: How to Negotiate the Best Price

By On July 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Are you in the market for a new horse? If so, ensure you conduct at least a two-stage, if not a five-stage, vetting process to make sure your chosen horse is healthy and happy. Once you’ve found the horse that matches your needs, it could be time to discuss price.
If you have ever used negotiation skills as part of your job or taken one of the best negotiating classes, you can use these skills to secure a great horse for the best price. Some recommended tips for horse buyers include:
Understand the Local Horse Market
Before making an offer on a horse, it’s important to know the local market. How much is a reasonable price for that type of horse, at that age, in that area? Compare prices of different sellers.
Understand that price is not necessarily a measure of the quality of breed or care. Every seller has their pricing policies and different markups. Having price comparisons handy can give you the upper hand in price negotiations.

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The 10 Most Expensive Horse Breeds

By On June 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Equestrian sports are associated with a luxurious lifestyle and exquisite events. Generally, the value of a particular horse is “individual”, (as with horse properties and equestrian estates) it means a certain breed does not guarantee that this horse will win on the next sports event. Nevertheless, the world of horse owners, lovers and investors is full of people who are ready to pay thousands of dollars for this “attribute” of strength, power and the feeling of greatness given by an animal. Being more particular, Caitlin Allen, from the State University of New York, indicates 12 factors which determine the price on a horse. Among them, she lists level of training, temperament, location, color, vices, markings, breed registration, and who is selling it. Let’s focus on the color and breed.

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5 Benefits of Horse Riding When Being a Student

By On May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Horse riding doesn’t have only amazing physical benefits, but also several mental benefits that could totally change your life. Before technology kicked in and cars became the new craze, people used to travel by riding horses. Now, we can travel faster but we’re not as healthy as we used to be. Horse riding comes with a lot of health benefits, as you can see, and they don’t pollute.

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