by Belinda Raveane | Oct 6, 2021 | RESOURCES
Cute-shaped Ears Horses and Hearing Just like people, horses’ hearing deteriorates as they get older. This may make them react differently, which means you need to act differently around them. Can you name some ways? Research shows many horses like classical...
by Belinda Raveane | Oct 6, 2021 | RESOURCES
Helping your horse to ‘see’ The gear you use and the way you ride can affect what a horse sees and how he performs. ** At Pony Club we need to be especially careful of gear that may limit the movement of the horse’s head, such as standing martingales and...
by Belinda Raveane | Oct 6, 2021 | RESOURCES
What Smells does your horse like? What smells make him pull this face? * The Flehmen response is when a horse raises its head, curls its lip and inhales. It helps the horse get a better sense of something interesting in the air. * There have been very few studies of...
by | Oct 6, 2021 | RESOURCES
Rodents in the Feedroom Horse feed, hay, bedding, saddles and rugs are very, very attractive to rodents – ie rats and mice! But there are many really important reasons why you should not let them into your tack and feed rooms. Rat and mice ruin 10 times as...
by | Sep 15, 2021 | RESOURCES
Measuring Your Horse’s Condition Does your horse or pony look like this? This is Score 3 on a 0-5 Body Condition Score chart, which helps you measure if your horse is too fat or too thin. A score of 3 is ideal for most horses. To help Members diagnose their...
