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
Basic Ground Manners
Teaching good ground manners right from the beginning will result in a horse that is a joy to own, while keeping yourself as safe as possible. Enforcing ground manners will teach your horse to: All this BEFORE you get on his back. It is actually a good idea to spend some time with a new […]
How to Trailer a Horse
Communication between you and your horse is vital when teaching your horse to load on a trailer.
Longer Sliding Stops
A pro’s advice about what it takes for a horse to perform big-time sliding stops. For this discussion I’m going to assume you already have your horse doing a decent stop at a slow lope. When you say “Whoa” your horse will consistently stop in one stride and slide a couple feet. Now it’s time […]
Mastering Natural Horsemanship
A key component to natural horsemanship is self control on the part of the trainer. You control your own reactions to establish trust and thus control the horse’s reactions.
First Lessons
One of the reasons it’s so hard to write about training horses is that everyone wants a recipe. Do this, then that, then this other thing. Use such and such equipment, do so and so exercises a certain number of times. Follow the right steps and you’re guaranteed a trained horse. The problem is that […]
