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Horse or human, we are all what we eat and drink. When you think about it, we can’t be anything else, because what we take into our body is what it uses to construct and maintain itself, with the necessary input of the gases in the air we breathe. Inseparable from our body is our mind, that intangible entity that we often confuse with our brain: it has a profound effect on us, but ….. Continue Reading Feeding Your Horse with Healthy Diet 
Loading horses into trailers or horseboxes seems to cause more trouble than any other single problem. It also seems to create a great deal of abuse, raised tempers in humans, fear and even terror in horses, unwanted advice from onlookers, some good and some bad, and general Angst all round. Various ways of overcoming the problem are offered, and if you have the facilities, there is one humane, proven cure. The psychology of the ….. Continue Reading Never Let Anyone Bully Your Horse into Transport 
‘Respect’ is a word I think both horses and humans understand, but they may have slightly differing views as to its meaning. If we respect someone it means that we probably pay attention to them, that we are considerate to them and also that we see their point of view, even if we don’t agree with it. I imagine horses would possibly say that respect means a moderate degree of deference without being subservient. ….. Continue Reading How to Foster Mutual Respect with Your Horse 
Many people nowadays seem to clip and trim just because ‘everyone else’ does so, and very often horses and ponies are clipped and trimmed to the point of discomfort. But clipping and overtrimmmg a horse merely to ‘smarten him up’ is not a good enough reason to deprive him of his natural protection. How far you need to go depends on your horse, his job and his management. Types of clip The various types ….. Continue Reading How to Clip Your Horse 
There is an old saying in show business that you are only as good as your last performance, and this could easily be applied to your relationship with your horse. You are only as good a partner as was indicated by your behavior at your last meeting. This is because horses remember infallibly what you do to them, and if you did something objectionable they will remember it, even if they don’t act on ….. Continue Reading How to Develop Trust with Your Horse |
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