Where Horses Rule
Animals can offer an extraordinary amount of emotional support. Beyond the pet-owner relationship that many of us have lovingly experienced, animals are sometimes used in therapeutic settings to help people navigate challenging emotional experiences. As we can see in this video, a horse can be a perfect therapy animal for when you’re feeling down. With…
Zebras and horses have a lot in common. Both are herbivores, herd animals, have hoofed feet, and can run fast. They also have a similar number of teeth, long heads, and manes. Also, zebras and horses are mammals and members of the Equidae family. However, they are different species, and they have many differences. For…
Around one in every four people in the U.S. has a disability that impacts major life activities, reports the CDC, with the most common disability (mobility) affecting one in seven adults. There are six different categories of disabilities (mobility, cognition, hearing, vision, independent living, and self-care), and many of these can be improved through equine…
If you are not an equestrian at heart and don’t have the time and space to dedicate to a large horse, miniature horses can make excellent companion animals. While they look similar to their cousin, the Pony, miniature ponies are classed as horses because they are bred to be miniature replicas of full-grown horses. Ponies…
Equines can start and stop play sessions through a series of behavioral signals, especially when they are still foals. Typical initiators are nudging or nipping, approaching nose-to-nose, as well pawing at another horse. Play fighting, in particular, is often initiated through head-tossing. All horses have a strong desire to play; even a day-old foal displays…
Imagine your horse gets stuck in the mud or cement, like in this video. What would you do? Unfortunately, accidents like this happen, but fortunately, there are good people ready to help. This horse was helped by someone and taken out of the cement with the crane. Horses are talented at getting themselves hurt. Sometimes…
Horse training is not a quick or easy process, no matter what various books, videos, or websites may tell you. However, it is also not all shrouded in mystery either, and it is possible to learn along with your horse, and doing so with a competent trainer or coach is the wisest way to go….
Horses can become very attached to each other, especially foals to the mare. So, as we can see in this video, this foal doesn’t want to leave the mare’s side at all. That’s because, in the first month of its life, the foal is dependent on its mare. The first month of a foal’s life…
If you’re caring for horses with limited pasture, you may be wondering how they get along with other species of animals. Because individual animals each have their own unique personalities, preferences, and histories of trauma, this may not apply universally to all horses and the other species they interact with. Still, it should provide a…
This little kitten isn’t afraid of adventure. In fact, he’s right at home on a horse’s back and shows no hesitation in playing with this tolerant horse’s back. Luckily for this cat, the horse doesn’t seem to mind the creature that’s climbing all over him. Cats and horses can get along well. There are many…
Anyone who’s ever ridden a horse knows that it’s an extremely difficult sport. Horses are strong and have incredible reflexes, meaning that they can leap and spin out from under you in seconds. But if riding a horse weren’t difficult enough, riding a horse sidesaddle added a whole new challenge. This video does a great…
It’s been said that a good dressage horse seems to be dancing, and that’s just what this video exemplifies. Carl Hester and his mount, Nip Tuck, perform their winning dressage freestyle which sealed them a win at Olympia 2016. What’s beautiful about this freestyle is the fact that Hester and Nip Tuck are so perfectly…
Haggis the pony had a rough life. He was highly overweight, and his hooves were allowed to get severely long. As a result, he was unhealthy and lame, and it was difficult for him to walk with his long hooves. Horses need regular farrier care to maintain their hooves and keep them an appropriate length….
Horses teach us a lot. They teach us how to be confident and how to be patient. They teach us the value of hard work and the importance of being clear in communicating what we want. They also teach us empathy and how to care for another living being. And when we’re on their backs,…
Horses are highly intelligent, and they can be taught all sorts of different behaviors beyond those used in riding. The girl in this video is training her horse to identify a picture of a horse when presented with pictures of different animal types. The training looks to be quite effective so far, with the horse…
Who says you have to be an adult in order to be a great horse handler? Young Jonna’s father is an equestrian, and she’s been around horses for years. In this video, she works with a horse, and she does so beautifully. She remains in excellent control of the horse, asking him to do any…