Archive for the 'General' Category
Having a horse is a great joy but also a great responsibility as well. You will require having the basic knowledge of how to keep your horse healthy and safe when you are riding it but also when it is in its stable.
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007The Horse’ s Stable
The first decision you will have to make is whether you wish to build and maintain a horse stable as there usually are available horse stables maintained by professionals where you can house your horse as well. However, if that is not applicable in your case and/or you already have a […]
As cats and dogs have been demonstrated to serve as loyal companions to shut-ins and those suffering debilitating illnesses, certain physical and emotional therapies are finding benefits from using a horse ride for healing purposes.
Monday, July 23rd, 2007Psychotherapy using horses is showing their ability to assist people with mental illness, who may have turned away from human therapists. The intelligence and capability to communicate physically with people make them as ideal companion for some. When a person suffering from some mental illnesses goes on a horse ride, the two tend to communicate […]
Horses are very intelligent animals with almost human like feelings, senses and reactions. Human beings have used horses since the beginning of time for various purposes such as transportation, which was in fact the only way of transportation from one point to the other at one time for both humans and goods alike. Horses were used for sports and entertainment as well as in different types of jobs such as the police force.
Saturday, July 21st, 2007It is hard to believe that human beings, will turn around and actually hurt horses on purpose. Let us see how that is possible and what you can do in order to help in a horse rescue operation.
Guide To Horse Training Horses are some of the most wonderful animals in the world that offer […]
For anyone who has witnessed the rodeo timed event or been to work on a ranch or watched a Western movie they would have surely viewed a quarter horses in action. The quarter horse is the first breed of horse that is found in the United States and this breed has evolved through mixing of bloodlines between the horses that came from the New World and the Foundation American Quarter horse stock originally included Arab, Turk as well as Barb breeds. This horse is a powerful animal that can run a short distance over a straightway faster than any other horse.
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Perfecting the Bloodline
Since the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) was formed over fifty years ago, breeders have been engaged in the pursuit of perfecting the bloodlines of these horses and have endeavored to produces high quality as well as versatile horses. A characteristic of the American quarter horse is that it may only have […]
Horses are very smart animals and can be trained to do many things: pull a plow, leap fences, and some, supposedly, can add numbers. Different specialists teach these horses their skills, one kind of specialist is the horse racing trainer.
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007A horse racing trainer is something like the manager of a horse. The trainer decides when and how the horse should exercise, oversees its healthiness, prepares it on race day, and decides which races it should run. Top trainers work with horses that are worth, or may be worth, millions of dollars. So the animals […]
Memories are special because of what we do and with whom not because of where we go and for what period of time. Any event or day can be made special with just a little special attention to detail. For example, bringing a bouquet of flowers will have a tremendous affect on the receiver especially when the gesture is done for no reason at all.
Monday, July 9th, 2007Go Back In Time and Be Romantic
There are a million things one can do to make a day, evening or even just a few hours romantic and one such gesture can be of inviting your better half to a horse carriage ride. There are places that rent out horse carriages for special […]
