What are your horses eyes telling you
A human can gather information on how a horse is feeling, what a horse is thinking and how the horse may react to a situation by...
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- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Dressage Riding Arena Size, Footing and Letters
A proper competition dressage riding arena has to have the appropriate arena size, footing, elevation difference, and letters. These...
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fecstable
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Horse Vision
Horses have eyes that are sized, placed, and shaped differently than humans. This gives the horse very different night vision, focus,...
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fecstable
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
How to Tie a Horse Using the Quick Release Knot
Tying a horse using the quick release knot is a skill that every horse person should know. Using a tie ring, like the Blocker Tie Ring is...
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fecstable
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
How to Safely Tie a Horse that Pulls Back when Tied
The safest and most humane way to tie a horse is using the tie ring, especially a horse that has a history of pulling back when tied. For...
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fecstable
- Jan 3, 2022
- 4 min
Horse Safety for Beginners - How to Reduce Risk around Horses
Horse safety is essential for a beginners, kids, adults, up to advanced equestrians. There are 5 levels of safety used in workplace...
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fecstable
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
Horse Tying Do’s and Dont’s
For horse and human safety there is tying do’s and don’ts. Tying a horse is an essential part of handling a horse. It is done on a...
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fecstable
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Equestrian Gifts for Her under $50
Sometimes it can be challenging to shop for the horse lover in your life. Need some last minute stocking stuffer ideas? or something...
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fecstable
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
How to Fit a Horseback Riding Helmet
A helmet is an important layer of protection for the Equestrian. The horseback riding helmet must be correctly measured, sized, fitted...
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fecstable
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
How to Measure a Horse to Fit a Horse blanket
Knowing the size of blanket needed to fit your horse is important for the safety and comfort of your horse. It’s important to note that...
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fecstable
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
How to Weigh a Horse
Knowing your horses weight is important for deworming, feed rations, medication and getting a baseline for weight gain or loss. There are...
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fecstable
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
How to Deworm a Horse
Managing parasites in your horse is an important part of managing your horses health. One way to manage parasites is to deworm a horse....
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fecstable
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Bot Removal Review - Bot Knife vs. Grooming Block
When removing bot eggs from a horse there are tools available on the market. The most common tools are the bot knife and grooming block....
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fecstable
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
How to Remove Bot Fly Eggs from a Horse
What are the yellow specs on my horses Leg? Those very small yellowish specs you see on your horses legs are eggs in late summer and...
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fecstable
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
Must Have Brushes and Grooming Tools for Horses
Grooming is an essential part of horse care. There are so many different brushes and tools available. Grooming incorrectly can cause...
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fecstable
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
A Stable Owner can’t live Without This
Owning and operating a stable is a lot of work. It is great to have an item that makes your life a little bit easier and efficient. A...
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fecstable
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
How to Never Lose your Cowboy Hat while Riding
This is a trick I learned from riding in the worlds biggest rodeos. It used to be said that, “If your cowboy hat falls, your head better...
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fecstable
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Installing a Fence for Horses; Hire it out or Do it yourself
Fencing is essential for keeping your horses in a desired area. It can also create many hazards if it isn’t done correctly. The question...
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fecstable
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
Fight vs. Flight
In situations where a horse is stressed from what they perceive as threatening, the horse will either go into fight or flight mode. As a...
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fecstable
- Sep 19, 2021
- 1 min
How NOT to hold a lead rope
Holding a lead rope incorrectly can cause serious injury if the horse reacts quickly. When holding a lead rope it is essential that the...
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