Fireworks and Horses: Preparing for the Big Boom
Erin Ryder
June 30, 2007
Learn how to help prepare your horses for the inevitable flashes of light and deafening noise of fireworks.
Learn how to help prepare your horses for the inevitable flashes of light and deafening noise of fireworks.
By Ron Meredith, President, Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre
Some people make a big deal out of a horse’s gender and say people should handle horses of different sexes different ways. We work with every horse, regardless o
By Ron Meredith
President, Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre
Years ago, I had a client with a 2-year-old Arabian colt that she wanted to keep as a breeding stallion. The colt was argumentative and constantly
Last month we talked about how to aggravate the horse to load into a trailer. Remember, this isn’t beating the horse or getting angry. It’s like the horsefly being able to make a 1,000-pound horse move. You merely make it more comfortable to be
I have a 5-month-old colt that was never halter broken. According to the breeder, it appeared that at one point a halter had been put on him, and the experience was traumatic for him.
Since he came home with me, I have been spending time with
The reason most horses don’t load in trailers is that owners have studiously trained them to not load. Horses learn this by accident. The horse gets led up to the trailer and decides not to go in and turns sideways. Then the owner leads him away an
Using operant conditioning, scientists have quantified horses’ attention spans, and they have drawn some conclusions that could help horse trainers and owners better understand their charges and how they learn.
The researchers at
I desperately need some advice about my new colt. He is a 2?-year-old Gypsy Cob named Geordie. He was raised in a herd, then separated as a yearling colt, and ran with a colt herd until I imported him to Australia. He is naturally gentle and not
People are shocked that I give my horses treats. I tell them there’s a big difference in giving your horse treats, and him demanding treats. My horses don’t demand treats. I don’t show them treats before I catch them. Consider my horse Epic. I give
My horse was seen biting another horse in the throat. They were up on their hind legs supposedly playing when all of a sudden my horse made a very unusual move, according to the witness, and bit the other horse in the throat. The other horse ran an
Various horse management and health care tips offered by equine professionals at the AAEP 2006 Convention.
Last month we started talking about the three things every horse needs to know to make his rider happy. My hero, champion reining horse owner and trainer Dick Pieper, told me I had been making the training of my horses way too complicated. “You
I have a stallion that “saucers” (exhibits glans penis enlargement) prior to mounting. Any suggestions?
I’m a veterinary student from the United Kingdom and have been riding with a stud farm veterinarian in America going from place to place. I am trying to figure out the art of handling stallions for breeding. Can you please enlighten me on the
Champion reining horse owner/trainer Dick Pieper is my hero. I was showing and winning, but I wasn’t completely happy with my reiners. In less than an hour under Dick’s tutelage, I learned more than I had in the last 20 years. He said I was making
Many hormone and drug treatments could have a negative impact on the endocrine system, so it’s best to avoid using them altogether in the breeding stallion. However, Sue M. McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB, of the University of Pennsylvania’s School
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