Travelling long distances, whether across the country or overseas isn’t as simple for horses as it is for humans. Horses have some unique needs when it comes to long distance travel, especially by air and to tropical destinations. Overseas travel can require a lot of preparation, with things that need to be done weeks before the journey begins. This FEItv video outlines how to ready your horse for long distance travel, what to do post-trip and how to be prepared for hot, humid climates.
Sooner or later, most people take their horse somewhere. They go to a show, move to another farm, or take their horse away for a trail ride. That means using a truck or trailer, and that means deciding what their horse needs to ...
Sooner or later we all want to take out horses somewhere. It might be to a show, a trail ride, or for a lesson. We might need someone to bring us a horse we’ve just bought, or take one we’ve sold to its new owner. Many people c ...
Like you and I, horses can feel the effect of the changes of air pressure while flying. Take offs and landings tend to be the worst part of the flight. Turbulence can be as upsetting for a horse as it is for the human passengers. ...
Travelling long distances, whether across the country or overseas isn’t as simple for horses as it is for humans. Horses have some unique needs when it comes to long distance travel, especially by air and to tropical destinations. ...
The horse has had a profound influence on human evolution. This half hour video examines equine domestication and explores the popular theories about who the first riders were and when the era of the horseback warrior began. ...
The Thoroughbred mare *M Legacy has held onto to the #1 spot but hot on her heels are a number of horses set to contest her lead. *M Champagne Taste, is a 16.3 hand Thoroughbred mare bred and owned by Mirky In A Box and she sat at ...
A horse’s sense of smell is much better than a human’s and this makes them valuable in search and rescue, but really frustrating when you’re trying to hide medication in their food. Dr. Baldt, a chiropractic physician who treats d ...
Local residents near Milton, West Virginia discovered therapy horses that have helped humans for years were themselves in dire need of rescue. A local riding stable that kept a number of therapy horses was the scene of a rescue ef ...
*M Legacy has surpassed the venerable Alpha Mare to capture the top rank for Mirky In A Box stable. At age 14, her rank is the culmination of a meteoric rise as a 5 year-old ranked 20,058 to the top 1000 horses as a 6 year-old. Sh ...
After being rejected by his mother, the smallest horse in the world, Peabody, was faced with a bleach future. At six weeks old, he was only 19 pounds, much smaller than foals of his breed and age. But thanks to his adoptive mom, a ...
Batman the pony is finding the hard ground painful for his hoofs. But shoeing very tiny Shetland Pony hooves can be tricky. So this pony, named for his unique coat markings, has received some very special shoes to protect his feet ...
Most students walk or get on a bus to get to their school. But that wasn’t always the way things were. There was a time when kids walked quite a long way to get to their school. And, if the distance was very great, some would ride ...
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