All About Horse!!!!

Many riders complain about their horse that they bite, kick, pin ears, or just walks away from you avoiding grooming. Grooming should be relaxing and fun for both the horse and groomer. If it is not, there are few tips to follow... Firstly, try to be familiar with horses. Slowly and steadily try to get near to the horse with the grooming tools; make him familiar to tools. If the horse starts smelling the grooming tools then it is a good sign, let him smell. By this, he confirms his own safety from tools.  It is advisable to talk to your horse in a native language as it provides your horse comfort. It also pampers your horse and makes him feel safe in the surroundings.  Secondly, it might be your horse is otherwise mannerly,  but maybe your horse is sensitive or 'thin skinned'. Horses are somewhat like humans in their sensitivity. Some like good vigorous groom, while others might find it too stimulating or even painful. It is often seen ...

Step:1 Organize Your Tools and  Secure Your Horse As discussed before, Grooming is an activity that is enjoyable for both you and your horse. It is also a good opportunity to check for injuries and irritations. Try to make grooming a daily habit. It is an absolute must before riding. Grith beneath the saddle or girth or cinch will be uncomfortable for your horse and could cause saddle or girth sores. Start from the left or right of your horse. These instructions assume you will start on the left side, but as long as you cover the whole horse, it does not matter. Have your grooming tools arranged in a convenient, safe place. A wide bucket may be the cheapest and easiest to put your brushes in, although there are lots of grooming boxes on the market that keeps your tools organized and handy. You will need: A curry comb or grooming mitt. A body brush with fairly stiff bristles. A mane and tail comb. Plastic causes less breakage than metal ones. A fine soft bristled fin...

Grooming a horse is very important and crucial part of maintaining horse health. It allows the handler to check on horse's general health and well-being. Usually, it is more preferred to groom horses before being worked, and are usually groomed and cleaned up after a workout as well. The main for daily grooming include: Improved health of the skin and coat. Decreases the chance of various health problems such as thrush, scratches, and other skin problems. Cleans the horse, so chafing does not occur under areas of tack. It gives a chance to check the horse's health, such as looking for cuts, heat, swelling, lameness. A change in temperament which could indicate the horse is sick, and look to see if the horse has loose or missing horseshoes. Helps to have a relationship between a horse and handler, which can carry over to other handling duties and riding. Horse showmanship is a horse show class that considers the quality of grooming for as much as 40-50% ...

An astonishing marked incident fascinated crowd at Saratoga Springs, New York on 23 August 1974.  Ruffian, the wonder filly, showed the 18,878 fans at Saratoga the qualities tḥat have made her a champion even before the year is three-quarters gone. Competing in the 83d running of the Spinaway for 2-year old fillies. Ruffian posted the fifth straight jubilation of her five-race career by a majestic margin. Opposing only three others in the six-furlong sprint, Ruffian defeated Laughing Bridge, the runner-up, by, 12.75 lengths, with Scottish Melody and Some Swinger trailing badly. Ruffian not only marked an emphatic victory but also gained a huge recognition. "Ruffian ran it in the stakes record time of 1:08 3/5, surpassing the 1:09 1/5 made by Sopranist on the old Widener Straight Course at Belmont Park in 1945, and the Spinaway record at Saratoga made by Numbered Account three years ago. The course record is 1:08, made by Spanish Riddle under 111 pounds t...

In this post, I feel privileged to narrate the story about Ruffian. Ruffian was the Thoroughbred filly, born on April 17, 1972, at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. By Reviewer and out of Shenanigans, she was bred by Stuart S. Janney Jr. and Barbara Phipps Janney, of Locust Hill Farm in Glyndon, Maryland.   Ruffian, a dark bay who looked black, was a massive filly and had earned the nickname "Sofie the Sofa" during her early training. She was so easy and comfortable to sit on. But her brilliance became evident to the world during her maiden race in 1974, when she zipped effortlessly to the front and then maintained that lead to the wire, winning by 15 lengths and typing the track record in the process. It was a breathtaking performance for any horse, particularly for a maiden, but her fans would come to know that it was nothing unusual for Ruffian.        Many people believe Ruffian was as close to perfect as a racehor...

One thing in common we find in all mammals is sensitivity. By using Sensitivity here, I mean the ability to feel, predict and know the living creatures' nature and feelings in surrounding with just feeling. Here words or conversation is not the necessity for knowing nature. Just by touch or smell the nature can be known of human by mammals especially the senses are strong in dogs, cats, and horses. From these mentioned animals horse are the most sensible mammal on the earth. A horse can predict different human and other living homour just by smelling or just by touch. This can be considered as a sixth sense or god gift to mammals, especially to horses. Horses are a hot favorite creature for kids and elders. This is also one more bliss by God to Horses. Horses are used in every field of work owing to its sensitiveness and wiseness. Horses can take decisions by their own ability in some crucial time for the beneficiary of their masters. A horse has a good sense of ...

Introduction Animals are very sensitive to nature and the surrounding environment. Amongst the other animals, the horse has gained some special place and attention in the society. From the ancient time, it behaves to be a companion of humans for various tasks such as traveling, transportation, war practice and in many more activities. The horse is an animal having some special attraction among people in society. In society, the horse has served for many people and for many tasks; as it has both Qualities in it i.e. calmness and aggressiveness that balance its nature. Only dogs and horses have acquired a special place in human hearts. Dogs and horses only have been entertained as pets by humans. In ancient times, the dog was not getting attention and care from humans as the horse was getting. The horse remains consistent to be loved and cared in society. Most of the youths are fond of horses, and also there are many horse lovers coming up with their new ideas for horse nurturing ...