Horses and Ponies shares knowledge, experience and the love of equines on the lifelong path of improving horsemanship.
How to Clean a Horse Sheath - A Must Do Job for Better Health Eliminating Pain and Discomfort Cleanliness in any form is a good thing. Keeping your horses sheath clean and free of beans is a very … [Read More...]
How to Make and Use Sugardine
What is Sugardine (or Sugardyne)? By Adrianne Lake Sugardine is an economical and easy to make first-aid treatment that has many uses in the stable. Sugardine (or sugardyne) is an easy to make, economical and effective remedy made … [Read More...]
Colic in Horses and Ponies
Colic is abdominal pain caused by a build up of gas in the abdomen, and is a veterinary emergency. In all cases, your vet should be called immediately. Colic has three main forms. These are tympanitic colic, spasmodic colic and … [Read More...]
Equine Body Language
Horses and ponies are always "talking". They have a language unique to their species. If we can learn to understand their language it makes our job as riders, trainers and horse enthusiasts make more sense. Basics … [Read More...]
Horses and Personal Space
Maintaining the integrity of personal space when working with horses is crucial for safety, trust, and bonding. It helps ensure a successful … [Read More...]
How to Bond with a Horse or Pony
When taking riding lessons or part-boarding a horse or pony many people ask: How can I bond with this animal? This is a good question as bonding … [Read More...]
Horsemanship – Horse Training, Horse Riding and Understanding Equine Behavior
Horses and Personal Space
Maintaining the integrity of personal space when working with horses is crucial for safety, trust, and bonding. It helps ensure a successful partnership with these animals. Uninvited penetration of a handler’s personal space is a behaviour that is preventable and manageable yet often overlooked. Likewise, awareness of the horse’s personal space is just as important […]
Round Pen Training
Round Pen Training Concepts by Adrianne Lake So what exactly is a round pen? If you’re familiar with horses you have likely heard of the round pen or round corral. You may have heard it is an invaluable tool to train horses with. Or you may have heard it is the most abused tool in […]
Riding with Balance
Riding With Balance and Relaxation Greatly Improves Your Riding Skill by Faith Meredith Relaxation and balance are the first two skills riders must develop as they work their way up the riding tree. In some ways, they are like that proverbial chicken and egg which comes first? Without relaxation, it is hard for a rider […]
Prevent a Horse from Bucking
Bucking is a misunderstood horse activity. Most people look at bucking as an ornery habit, something the horse does when he’s trying to get out of work. Or when he just doesn’t feel like cooperating at that moment for some reason or another. However, if you think about bucking as an activity drive that you […]
Horse Logic
Training a horse begins with understanding how their minds work. You must understand what is logical to the horse, and how this affects his behavior toward you, as part of the herd.
