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10 Fresh Ideas for Enjoying Your Horse This Summer
Is there anything more “summer” than PLAY? The season changes and suddenly everyone feels at peace with eating an ice cream cone, laying at the beach, and trying a new hobby. So, we thought we’d jump in on the playfulness and give you some fresh ideas for enjoying your four-legged friend this season. Outside…
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How to Prioritize Your Horse’s Mental Health
May is Mental Health Month, and this is a topic that has touched many of us, especially in the last four years. Scientists are learning more about the brain every single day, and we now recognize that mental wellness is just one facet of our overall health. The same goes for our horses. Of…
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FAQ Answered: How to Stop Your Equibands From Slipping
Imagine you are at your favorite apparel store, searching for a new wardrobe. You’re shopping around, choosing the clothes you like in the size you suspect to be correct, you bring them into the dressing room… And, darn it, wrong size! Luckily, this store has excellent customer service, and just at that moment, someone…
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Does Your Horse Have Impulsion?
In a recent blog, we discussed propulsion, or the forward movement generated by the horse’s hind end. Propulsion propels your horse forward with power, strength, and efficiency. A word that commonly gets confused with propulsion is impulsion, or the “spring” in your horse’s step! Both propulsion and impulsion rely on correct engagement, suppleness through…
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How Hind End Propulsion Impacts Your Horse’s Performance
You’ve likely been in a lesson before where your horse trainer mentions “propulsion.” It’s a buzzword in the horse world, and we all nod along like we know exactly what is being discussed, but what is propulsion really, and how does it impact performance? Hind end propulsion is largely a result of the hindquarter…
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10 Tips for Conditioning Your Horse in the Winter
You know as well as we do that it is essential to tailor any training program to the specific needs and condition of your individual horse. That being said, we wanted to offer you some “winter-approved” horse training and conditioning tips, to get you started! Remember, if you are miserably cold, your horse is…
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Healthy Aging: How to Support the Senior Horse
In a horse’s senior years, typically considered to be around 15 years and up, various physiological changes occur that can impact their overall well-being. It is important to note that individual horses age differently based on factors such as genetics, nutrition, health care, and lifestyle. That being said, here are some common physiological changes…
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Dynamic Stability 101
Dynamic stability refers to the horse’s ability to maintain balance and coordination whilst in motion, during activities under saddle, or other forms of physical exercise. It encompasses the horse’s capacity to adjust its body posture, distribute its weight effectively, and respond to external stimuli or changes in the terrain whilst moving. A dynamically stable…
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Rehab Tips for Horses With Kissing Spines
Kissing spines, also known as “overriding dorsal spinous processes” or simply “dorsal spinous process impingement,” is a condition that can affect a horse’s back. The equine spine is made of a series of vertebrae, each with spinous processes (the bony projections along the top of the vertebrae), that normally have a clear space between…
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Young Horse Spotlight: 7 Steps to Training Success
If you have ever owned a young horse getting started under saddle, you know that it is a delicate process requiring a careful and systematic approach. There are many considerations to account for in order to ensure their physical and mental development, safety, and wellbeing. Mistakes are inevitable (we are only human, after all!),…