Archive for August, 2007
A horse matting product that was originally manufactured in Canada and is now widely used in America as well, is known as the Stable Mat. The benefits of this horse matting are protection, insulation as well as real savings on time and bedding. This horse matting item is very suited for use in a stable, on horsewalkers, washboxes as well as for transportation and the horse matting is very effective, durable as well as value for money.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007It is important to properly install the horse matting and a tightly fit set of mats should have seams narrow enough so that they quickly pack as well as self-seal. These results in the horse’ s urine to stay on top and thus gives the bedding time to absorb it. Even in the event that […]
Probably one of the oldest equestrian sports today is horse racing and horses are carefully bred and trained for the competition. Not all horse breeds are capable for horse racing and typically, people think of race horses as being thoroughbreds. Depending on which horse registry that is used, thoroughbred may mean different things. For example, for the thoroughbred stud registry, it is only required that the horse is bred between a mare and a bull that are registered. Previous listings do not have to be considered.
Monday, August 6th, 2007In other registries, if one of the horse’ s parents is listed and the animal has the traits of the breed, the registrar can make the determination of the thoroughbred designation. Horse breeders are beginning to use DNA more often to determine the lineage of the animal, especially if bred for horse racing.
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There are many people who love to spend time in the country horse riding, even though they may not own their own horse. However, what many people do not realize are the physical demands involved in horse riding.
Saturday, August 4th, 2007Getting on the horse is the first step to horse riding and can be quite a trick for the new riders and unless the horse is relatively calm, can be downright hard. Typically, you would approach the horse on the left side and place your left foot in the stirrup. You would then grasp the […]
Equestrians all have one thing in common and that is their love for their horses, regardless of the breed. They are basically prey animals with a genetic instinct for flight or fight if they feel they are threatened. However, they will stay and fight if they sense by their leaving, it would put a foal, for instance, at harm. They are also herd animals, being comfortable around other horses as well as humans and, with the exception of wild horse or feral horses, adapt to being around people and their riders,
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007There are few true wild horses today, such as those usually called mustangs, in the northwest and other small areas of the United States. Most are feral, meaning their ancestors, may have been domesticated, but the breed is now living wild. There are two schools of thought of how the different breeds came to be […]
