Who doesn’t like a back rub? Horses love to be groomed. I have seen many horses that cannot stand to handled sit still relaxed with their eyes almost closed while being groomed. In most cases, just like everything else, horses have to be taught that grooming doesn’t hurt and that is ok to touch them in very ticklish places for grooming. Why groom your horse you say? The old time cowboys simply got on their horses and rode off to herd the cows. Who had time for grooming worki

In the wild, horses do not get vaccines for flu, tetanus, sleeping sickness, or anything else. In the wild, many get sick and die as a result. Using vaccines to protect your horse makes sense. We all love our horses and we want them to remain as healthy as possible. Having your veterinarian give necessary vaccines to your horse on a regular basis is the smart horsemanship thing to do. Here are some reasons why... Equine influenza, like human influenza, could kill your hors

It is surprising how many people have horses and pay little attention to their hooves. (The horses hooves I mean). A horses hooves need to be trimmed on a regular basis. Some times 4 weeks sometimes 6 weeks. Rarely longer than that between trimming. If the conditions are right, that is you are riding on relatively soft ground not hard roadways or rocks, you might be able to forego having shoes on the hooves . At least during light exercise. However, if you are riding a grea