How long should you wait to ride a horse that has experienced choke? My horse choked on Saturday night while eating his grain. The vet came out and put a tube down his nostril to clear the blockage. The only thing the vet mentioned was wetting his food yesterday to prevent it from scraping his [...]
Underweight mule? I just bought a 3yr old Belgian mule. He is 15.2 and looks to me about 50-75 pounds underweight. I am feeding him 2 cups crimped oats with corn oil and 4 flakes coastal hay a day. His feeding schedule before I got him was pretty erratic. I have had him two days [...]
Different Forms Of Racing Racing has taken a number of different forms, including foot, dog, horse, airplane, boat, car, motorcycle and bicycle. The object in any form of racing is to win. Being the fastest is what makes a champion. Coming in second rarely counts. We know from painted pottery that the foot race was [...]
Pilates Based Exercises Perfect For The Equestrian Pilates Based Exercises For The Equestrian To the uninitiated horseback riding can seem like an easy endeavour. But ask any one that rides and they will tell you otherwise. Controlling 1000 plus pounds at a gallop, over a jump or across terrain is a physically demanding sport. A [...]