Horse care and horse riding
Feb 1st 2009Horse Breeds
Summary
The term “Polo pony” is an expression for a horse or pony that is used in the game of Polo.
Polo ponies are not a registered breed but a type of horse or pony that possess intelligence, bravery, speed, strength and masses of agility as the polo pony has to gallop and turn around and halt rapidly on demand.
Jan 26th 2009Horse Breeds
The term “hunter” is used to describe a type of horse or pony that would be suitable to take hunting, or has taken part in a hunt.
A hunter type horse or pony can vary in size, type, colour and breed. Often hunter types are categorised as light, medium and heavy weight horses, also as a ladies or a gentleman’s hunter, the former being a lighter weight smaller horse the latter a heavier weight, larger horse.
Jan 23rd 2009Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian sport which comprises of three phases; dressage, cross country and show jumping.
The sport
There are generally two types of event competition the one day event (ODE) and the three day event (3DE).
When competing in the one day all three phases are completed in the same day, when competing in the three day event one phase is completed per day.
Jan 19th 2009Jumping
The term “Show jumper” is a word used to describe a horse or pony used in the sport Show jumping. A Show jumper can be any type of horse or pony any colour and any height.
Show jumping competitions are staged at different standards to cater for various levels of riding. The abilty of the rider will reflect in the standard and type of horse or pony that is used.
Jan 16th 2009Horse Breeds
Palomino is a colour type not a breed. America is the only country in the world that recognises the Palomino as breed.
The Palomino colour occurs from a colour dilution gene known as the cream gene. When the cream gene acts it produces a lighter coat colour.
Jan 14th 2009Horse Training
How to train a horse is something that will begin from birth. Most horses might not be handled at birth or even until they are ready to be trained to saddle but from birth they will learn all about the world around them. But once the horse becomes yours and of training age it will be your job to train it properly.
For some, training properly means that you will shell out the money to have someone else do it. But there is so much that you can do yourself that you will be surprised. I thought that I would give my suggestions on how to train a horse to accept a saddle. Keep in mind that this is after you should have already gotten familiar with your horse and established an understanding of who is “herd boss” and in charge. If you and the horse are both still thinking that the horse is in charge then you might want to work on some other stuff before you ever begin to work on how to train a horse to accept a saddle.
Jan 12th 2009Blankets
Because horse blankets are used for so many different situations, it shouldn’t be surprising for you to find that there are many different types of horse blankets and sheets.
Horse blankets typically come in three different weights. A lightweight, known as a sheet, a medium weight for cold weather and a heavy weight for very cold weather. Medium and heavy weight blankets are filled for warmth, whereas sheets do not have any filling.
Jan 9th 2009Horse Breeds
Oldenburg Horses
The Oldenburg horses name is derived from the horse’s origins; Oldenburg is a city within lower Saxony, Germany. Modern day Oldenburg horses are controlled by the “Association of breeders of the Oldenburg horse”.
Summary
Oldenburg horses are bred for performance and quality; they excel in dressage and showjumping. On the flat the Oldenburg has incredible animated rhythmical gaits, with a great deal of suspension, Oldenburg horses are also extremely accurate over fences; they are bold and have a powerful jump with plenty of scope.
Jan 9th 2009Horseboxes
When you are considering looking for horseboxes for sale there are many things to think about, below you will find lots of helpful tips to help you choose the right horsebox for sale for you.
Budget yourself - work you what you want to spend Call the seller – ask as many questions about the horsebox for sale as you can, the more information you can get about the horsebox the better, remember to ask about:
Jan 9th 2009Saddles
The saddle is surely one of the most important considerations when horse riding (well not if you are bare backing!). To control the horse properly, the rider should sit on the horse back with much comfort so that his or her body weight can be distributed on the horse back keeping the balance of the horse itself. There are a number of different sizes and designs of horse saddles. There is available the English Riding and Western saddles in varying types. At the time of selection, one should consider the simple fact whether he or she will feel more comfortable to ride the horse with much pleasure in the preferred style, for instance, English saddles are very much attuned to riding horses in English style and so on.