A well groomed mane is a joy, but it can take a lot of effort to make it look show-ready. Chess Jones Equestrian shows you how to take a mane from thick and wild and thinned and shortened. After the mane is no longer unruly, the bridle path is clipped and the locks are ready for braids or plaits.
The dictionary makes it sound so simple. Just take a few strands of hair - or in our case, strands of mane - scramble them together in a few frantic flicks of the wrist, and... Ta-da! An immaculate braid, perfectly put together. W ...
At the end of 2009 I moved barns, it was for the better and I was ready for my horse to become the show horse she wanted to be. In this process I learned the tricks of the trade to growing long mane and tails, creating a glamorous ...
My horse is perfect of course, in her imperfect way. One of her imperfections in my eyes is her skimpy tail. She has a thick mane, but for some reason, her tail doesn’t follow suit. Is there any way to make her tail long and flowi ...
There is no way to completely change the type of mane your horse has. Proper feeding and grooming can make the most of what it does have, but that won’t make a thin mane thick, or a thick mane completely obedient. But, with some e ...
While many of us love the look of a beautifully braided mane and tail, and may even thin the hairs to achieve the look, there’s no denying the romance and beauty of long, wavy manes and tails. Most horses have tails that reach jus ...
A well groomed mane is a joy, but it can take a lot of effort to make it look show-ready. Chess Jones Equestrian shows you how to take a mane from thick and wild and thinned and shortened. After the mane is no longer unruly, the b ...
BMC Smokey Bear is a 16.3 hand Thoroughbred bearing the BMC TB brand. At the age of 16, Blood Moon Creations earned 9,714,000 PB with this stallion. 19th generation Smokey The Bear is by the stallion BMC Beanie Bear, whose pedigre ...
Every jump in a stadium jumping ring has a name, as do cross country jumps. Some of the jumps are specific to training. With the help of GoPro footage, Equine Helper points out what they look like, explains why they are named, and ...
Rejected by her mother, the veterinarian wasn’t optimistic about this tiny equine’s chances for survival. But after careful nursing, rearranging the furniture and just taking things day by day, this little one didn’t just survive ...
When your dad decides to sell the family farm, what do you do with your horse, your very best friend? They say if you love something, set it free. And that’s what Timothée Chalamet did in the SNL skit, The Farm. Happy ending ensue ...
Hello 2021! We changed out our calendars looking forward to a fresh year! Did you stay up to see the new year in? While we snoozed or celebrated, these horses were busy competing in jump-offs, ringing in 2021 in the top spots. ...
There is a lot going on in your horse’s legs and although we know there are muscles, tendons, bones and other soft tissue within, it’s hard to picture how it all works together. Using a cadaver leg, Dr. Steve Allday shows how thos ...
Most horses peak at around 14 years old. But there are a few in it for the long haul. These horses are still well within the top 50 rankings after the age of 20. ...
Many of us will be glad to put 2020 behind us, but many Ponybox stables have had their best year ever with horses that have consistently reached the top rankings and earnings. ...
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