Miniature Horses Require Full-Size Care
…in grass as fast as he can all day. Try to establish a daily routine of longeing, driving or even hand walking your mini. To feed your mini properly, you…
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Condition for Long Rides
…much more quickly than round-pen exercise or longeing. You’re building up to long trail rides, so you’ll need to ride to get your horse in shape. If you’ll be riding…
The Common Cough Is Far From Simple
…of longeing, you hear coughing, then two more weeks of rest are in order. Repeat as necessary, keeping your vet informed of progress and worsening. Barring any complications, it isn’t…
Four Keys to Equine Weight Loss
…is more metabolically active than fat), and causes the tissues to become more sensitive (less resistant) to insulin. Turnout is not adequate exercise for weight loss. Longeing, riding, driving, even…
Tying-Up Can Cause Permanent Damage
…walk warm-up, at least 15 to 20 minutes of walk-trot riding or longeing, and then a cool down). This helps to ?burn off? any built-up glycogen in the muscle. Studies…
Frankie’s Recovery
…it was warm enough to ride, one day I was longeing him and thought, ?Heck, if he can go around and walk that way, he can carry me. So I…
Safety Thought: Don’t Get Tripped Up
…to trip over your own feet while wearing spurs. don’t even think about climbing the stairs or a ladder into the loft while wearing spurs. The same goes for longeing,…
Catch a Horse in a Herd
To learn about other Certified Horsemanship Association videos (on topics ranging from fitting a helmet or a sports boot to longeing correctly), go to cha-hase.org or call (859) 259-3399. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEiIFxUtonA…
Riding My Young Horse For the First Time
…our broodmare Lizzie?s Hero (a Thoroughbred) and by the Pinto Dutch Warmblood stallion Palladio. She’ll turn actually 4 at the end of this month, and I started ponying and longeing…
Snow and Blow
…in the north, no matter how cold, but with covered arenas that don’t have sides, wind can really make a difference.? I decided longeing instead of riding would be the…