Horse training

assigning ‘personalities’ to horses is, to a moderate extent, consistent with the understanding of equine learning theory, however it has a limited scope when discussed in conjunction with typical equine behaviour. Typical equine behaviour has been observed and studied for centuries, making it a well researched but often not clearly understood area. The Horsenality Profile Chart developed by Pat Parelli attempts to dissect horse behaviour into four main ‘personality’ types in horses, which often…

David went on to train with dressage coach and rider Judy Harvey a fellow of the British Horse Society (FBHS) and Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) International dressage judge. Continuing David then went on to do a PhD on exercise physiology at the University of Loughborough,1989, which is the leading sports university in the UK after studying “The responses of Thoroughbred racehorses to exercise and training” for 4 years in the world renowned Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, 1985.…

Horse racing can seem very glamorous. Some Cups are even celebrated with public holidays. Millions of dollars are spent on the fancy ceremonies, champagne, outfits, and gambling on the outcome of the race. However, not many people realize what goes on behind the scenes. Body Paragraphs- Horse racing is an ancient sport. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Horse racing was popular enough to be included in Ancient Greek…

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…

Lovewell, the plaintiff horse owner left a filly with the defendant horse farm owners. On Saturday, the defendant called a veterinary clinic because the filly was sick. A veterinarian came and instructed the defendants to administer medication to the filly, however, a dispute existed as to the instructions…

Assessing the body condition score (BCS) of a horse is needed in order to evaluate the physical health of the horse. The ideal BCS of many horses is between a 5 and 6, while a thoroughbred in the racing industry has an ideal BCS of a 4. While the BCS of a horse is a good way to determine the overall body condition of a horse, it does not tell whether or not the horse is getting the required nutrients in the appropriate amounts. The required nutrients can be calculated into the horse’s diet based…