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How Horse Riding Can Impact Student Intelligence And Abilities

By On October 21, 2022 · Leave a Comment · In Everything Else

It’s not the most conventional approach, but if you want to improve your intelligence and abilities as a student, you should start riding horses. Funny as it sounds, it works. Everyone understands the physical benefits of this exercise, and they often go to their stables or house farm for the physical benefits, but most people don’t realize its importance for one’s mental health. Besides improving your body’s health and lifting your spirit, it can also benefit your academics. Studies have proven that horse riding improves cognitive skills such as memory, concentration, and problem-solving.

Cognitive improvements
Horse riding requires balance, coordination, and timing. A rider has to use their right and left brain hemispheres simultaneously to ride a horse successfully. The cross-lateral movement stimulates communication between both brain hemispheres and leads to an overall improvement in cognitive function

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How to Prepare Your Horse Barn for an Earthquake

By On September 24, 2022 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

There are ways to prepare your horse barn for an earthquake and save your precious animals from harm. Keep calm and get ready on time.

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What Makes Ocala the Horse Capital of the World?

By On September 29, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Famous Horses

If you come to Ocala for the first time, you’ll be impressed with its local color. Spectacular landscapes with hilly terrain perfectly combine with graceful horses all around. Just take a look around: all your neighbors have one or several horses (or even a horse farm). This is not a coincidence but a reason this city is known for. There are countless farms and training centers there.
The status of Ocala isn’t only spoken and local. This place has had a well-known status as the Horse Capital of the whole World since 2007.

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Bookkeeping Tips for Horse Property Owners

By On July 27, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Bookkeeping involves recording and keeping track of financial transactions such as revenue, taxes, operational expenses, payroll, and loans, and focuses on recording daily transactions of a business or a property. Regardless of whether your horse property is for personal riding or for running a business, having a good bookkeeping system in place can ensure operations on your property run smoothly and make sure that enough resources are allocated not only to care for your property but to your horses as well. Here are a few bookkeeping tips for horse property owners.

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The History of the Andalusian Horse

By On May 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In Famous Horses

Andalusian horses can rightfully be called royal. After all, more than one generation of European monarchs have sat on their backs, including the French kings Francis I, Louis XIV and the English monarch Charles I. The breed reached its highest dawn during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. However, there were also difficult periods in the history of these horses. These include the occupation of Spain by the Moors, the invasion by Napoleon and the Civil War in the twentieth century.

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Helping Your Horse Adjust to a New Barn House

By On March 2, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

Purchasing a new horse comes with a cost – a cost that both you and your new horse will have to pay. If done right, you both will be paying the price for the better. And if not, you both will have to put through unnecessarily toAssessing fairly, the situation is naturally more challenging and stressful for the horse than it is for you. It has no control over this new change in life and has to put up with whatever you provide him. Hence, it is your moral, ethical, and legal responsibility to assist your horse in adjusting to a new barn house.

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Five Tips For Taking Care Of Your Elderly Horse

By On January 16, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse

There is nothing like the bond you make with your horse. The relationship is truly unique, built on a mutual respect and trust, and it can be heart-breaking when the signs of old age start to creep in. However, there’s no reason to get despondent just because your horse doesn’t quite have the same get-up-and-go that they used to.
While most horses begin to show signs of aging in the second half of their teen years, it’s common for them to continue to enjoy life well into their twenties and even into their thirties. To make sure that you share plenty of experiences to come, here are a few steps that you can take.

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Introducing Your Dog to Your Horse

By On November 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Barn and Horse, Everything Else

The way that you introduce your dog to your horse will determine whether they become good friends or mortal enemies. Of course, you want them both to get along, but before that can happen, you must teach your dog to respect your horse and behave properly to ensure his safety – and that of you and your horse, as well. If you plan on having your dog on your horse farm, here’s how to make the introduction as stress-free and positive as possible for all parties involved.

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7 Health Benefits of Horse Riding

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

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.

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Pakistan Star: The Unsung Story of A Winning Horse

By On May 11, 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Famous Horses

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.

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