Horse gait

differences between English and western riding. Most riders prefer one style or another. There are 6.9 million horses and 7.1 million people in the United States that are part of the horse industry (http://www.theequestrianchannel.com/sitebuilde rcontent/sitebuilderfiles/2002USEFdemographics.pdf). According to Evans (2002) 97% of horseback riders ride horses for pleasure, 6% ride horses competitively, and 3% of riders ride for both pleasure and for competition. Evans (2002) also states that 80%…

trainer. She was rambling on about this horse saying, “he’s perfect for you” and “you need to come and see him.” When I finally went out to the barn to see him, I was shocked. He was very skinny and malnourished, his hooves were overgrown, and he had absolutely no training. As soon as I looked into his eyes, I saw a completely different side to this horse. I saw how sweet, caring, and in need of help he was. From that moment on, he was known as my horse, a horse that was going to need a lot of…

“the sport of kings” and create an ethical lifestyle for both horse and human. Thoroughbred Racing has been around for centuries. It was founded in England after the Crusades. Fleet Arab and Turkish stallions were brought back from the Middle East and Asia Minor and bred with stouter native mares.(myfantasystable.com) This new thoroughbred breed became known for its ability to carry weight at fast speeds and long distances. These horses were set up in match races, or one on one, with a prize,…

simply being and breathing. This is an opportunity never able to be seized once the afternoon rush of people start trickling in. There is not a cloud in the sky and a cool breeze rustles the leaves of the trees. I make my way towards the barn to see my horse before I head off to school. The old stable that sits in the center of the lot is a bright red that has faded from many years of sunshine and is coated in a thick layer of dirt. The paint is chipped and many of the boards sag like the…

smaller and lighter, and there are many styles to pick from. Many of these styles date back to traditional European mounted military styles. The type of horse chosen for western and English events is different as well. English style horses can…

increases. Today public administrators must do more than just to enjoy the benefits of protecting wild horses as a symbol of the independence of the American West – they must also weigh the costs and other repercussions of such action. Then the public administrators have to make a decision on how to improve the program performance. As a tool to measure costs and benefits of BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Team C decided to use the following decision-making analytical technique:  In our…

luck is. She explained that luck was the ability to be successful or not. This intrigued the child and he decided that he wanted to find luck. He imagined that he was riding off to luck on his rocking horse. Turns out he does. When he rides the horse, the young boy somehow sees the answer to the horse race. This allows him to bid as much as he can, making thousands. However, the reason for all of this effort is on account of their family is poor and in debt. The walls of the house seem to…

sun shone out of a clean slate of blue that brought out the comforting smell of horse and leather. I breathed in deeply and caught the piney scent of the sage brush which quickly turned to dust in my nose as the horses in the corral churned up the dry, dusty dirt of the mountains. I rode past the weathered wooden barn with the rows of stalls on either side. They all looked lonely without the tossing heads of the horses and bustling of the wranglers. I leaned over to my right and snatched my…

needed to be worked. I grew up always being on the top of a horse. If there was time to rest it was done riding on a horse. It was quit when on the horses no noise except the wind rustling the grass on the mountain top. I was always told if I wanted it I had to work for it. When I was six years old my life became different. My father left to be in the Army and we had to sell all the animals. I had grown up with horse, so not having horse out my front door was a new experience. With my dad gone…

optimum muscular health. Helps to keep your horse at peak condition for competitions. When researching the class of horse that the supplement should be given to, the front label on the container read, “For all classes of horses.” Once you look more into the supplement it states, “Appropriate for horses exerting severe physical effort.” (Farnam) Growing up we used Vita- Min E & Selenium in our racehorse diets but we never used it in our non-working horses. I could not find a research study that…