Horse Facts and Equestrian Sports

Horse Health - Taking A Horse To Water

Tane Moores — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:27:08 +0000

The old adage ‘you can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’ is a very true saying. To maintain your horse in good health you must make sure that he drinks enough and this can be an issue in the warm summer months. If your horse is out at pasture you must [...]

Horse Health - Caring For An Older Horse

Tane Moores — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:39:09 +0000

Quality of life is as big an issue for the animals we care for as it is for ourselves, it’s never easy on us when we have to watch the animals we love so much get old and infirm. Maintaining good horse health in an older animal can be difficult, it has to be [...]

Horse Health - Avoiding Training Stress

Tane Moores — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:11:21 +0000

Equestrian Sports require a great deal of training for both horse and rider. We are well aware that we get stressed by the ups and downs - but what about your horse? What do you do to keep the training sessions as stress free as possible. There are three simple things that I do which make [...]

Horse Health - Equine Worms and Fecal Egg Count

Tane Moores — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:12:50 +0000

Equine Worms are a real and distressing problem for any horse. They can cause serious damage horse in a fairly short space of time so you should be vigilant in checking for any signs of infection. One of the most useful tools in any parasite control program is the fecal egg count, that is a [...]

Fundraiser for Darren Chiacchia

Tane Moores — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:04:14 +0000

The Equestrian Community has come together to support Darren Chiacchia and other injured Riders as reported below. You can read the full story and contribute if you wish by following the links below. Report courtesy of horsecity.com “Hundreds of people attended a fundraiser last week in Tallahassee, Florida for critically injured Olympic event rider Darren [...]

Driftwood Horses

Tane Moores — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:02:06 +0000

A series of beautiful images landed in my inbox yesterday - there are too many to show more than a couple here but you can view them at the artists site www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm This brillliant artist creates horse sculptures from scrap and driftwood - the site is well worth a visit driftwood horse, Heather Jansch, mare and foal