Horse Care | Ride Magazine

Mosquitoes

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses | 0

Mosquitoes are found on every continent except Antarctica. There are more than 3,500 species in this insect family, and they all carry disease. Of interest to horse owners are the genera: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex and Mansonia

The End of the Line

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses | 0

Within your horse may be invaders that can cause illness. These organisms are dependent on him for sustenance and life. Your horse is their “host”.
Examples of these unwanted guests are intestinal parasites, bacterial or viral infection. Many of these ailments can be passed from horse to horse.

Is your horse getting a little long in the tooth?

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses | 0

This old saying usually means the horse (or person) is getting old. But even young horses can have teeth that are too long or have sharp points.

It’s very important to understand how horse’s teeth change as they mature.

Horse’s teeth do not grow – they erupt.

Hoof Cracks

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses | 0

I received an email the other day from a horse owner wanting to know what supplement she could feed her horse to improve the condition of her horse’s hoof. Attached was a picture of the hoof.

There’s got to be a better way.

by Don Blazer | A Horse, Of Course, Horse Care, Horse Information | 0

I guess one horseman or another has been saying that since man first tried to ride the horse and quickly discovered there’s got to be a better way.
Every time I see riders (sometimes calling themselves “trainers”) spurring, whipping, jerking, pulling and punishing, I say, “There’s got to be a better way”.

The Nervous Horse

by Don Blazer | A Horse, Of Course, Horse Care, Horse Information | 0

There are basically two types of nervous horses.

There is the bold nervous and the timid nervous. And while they are very much the same, they are different.

Which is which is usually decided by observation. The way you handle and train each is a matter of knowing which is which.

The Art And Science Of Horse Care

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, Horse Information, The Way of Horses | 0

There are some people who are given a gift…the ability to interact with horses. These special few know instinctively what a horse needs, and how to get a horse to respond in a manner totally foreign to the horse. When asked, “Why did you do it that way?”, they have no answer.

Potomac Horse Fever

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, The Way of Horses | 0

Record-breaking rains, resulting in standing water, may trigger a outbreak of Potomac Horse Fever.

It is believed that horses contract Potomac fever by accidentally ingesting aquatic insects that carry the bacteria.

It’s Hay Making Time!

by Eleanor Blazer | Horse Care, The Way of Horses | 0

“For sale – Grass hay for horses. 50 pound bales. $5.00 a bale. Delivery available.”

Ads similar to this will be appearing across the country as the weather allows farmers to start making hay. But the advertisement leaves several unanswered questions.