Check Your Horse’s Vital Signs
…or a fever. A slower-than-normal rate can indicate shock, hypothermia, poisoning, or simply good athletic condition. How to check: Place a stethoscope against your horse’s chest up under his left…
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How Electric Fences Work
…a shock that is likely to discourage him from touching the fence again.The strength of the shock depends on several variables, but two basic terms in combination will determine the…
Therapeutic Saddle Pads
…Pads And Shock Absorption Generally speaking, we want a saddle pad that provides shock absorption with minimum bulk. Ask yourself what you’re trying to accomplish when you consider a particular…
New Weapons To Fight Lameness: 3 Case Histories
…attention: fluoroscopy, a video form of X-ray; digital radiography, which is to X-rays what the digital camera is to photography; and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)–also known as lithotripsy–which emits…
TTouches for Trail Emergencies
…used to help alleviate colic or shock Here are six TTouches that can offer help in emergency situations on the trail. Ear TTouches Use in following situations: Colic, shock, injury,…
Learned Helplessness — Improper and Dangerous Horse Training Methods
…could avoid the shocks, they did. But if the dogs had already experienced shocks from which they couldn’t escape, they didn’t even try to avoid them. They’d just lie there…
Going Round and Round – Improve Your Riding with Longe Lessons
…around your horse, thus stabilizing your position. Developing the muscles around your hip joint, the most critical joint in a rider’s position, maximizes its ability to absorb shock and keep…
Here’s How To Choose The Right Body Protector For You
…more demanding than ASTM testing, particularly in shock absorption.) Two of the vests in this article are not ASTM/SEI-certified but are instead certified in Great Britain as BETA level 3….
Caring for Injured Horses
…will need to assess for dehydration and shock. • Use gauze sponges, or fingertips, to cleanse wounds, rather than roll cotton, which can shed infection causing fibers. • Leave a…
Keep Corrections Minimal
…shock-absorbing capacity of the frog, quarters and digital cushion were not all they should have been. As the horse began to feel heel pain because of poor cushioning, his response…