Category : Horses : Pets & Animal

Horse Photo Gallery - JD

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Horse photo gallery of About Horses and Ponies readers' horses and ponies. This online album contains photos of readers horses and ponies. Horse pictures and digital artwork. Submit your horse photo for inclusion in the My Horse Photo Gallery. Enjoy these horse photos and stories.

How to Build a Hanging Saddle Rack

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Hanging your saddle up on a saddle rack after each use is beneficial for several reasons. It allows air to circulate under the saddle, helping to dry the padding after each use. It also helps to maintain the proper shape of the saddle and prevents rodents or pets from chewing on the leather and padd

How to Hog Tie a Calf

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A hog-tie is used in tie-down or calf-roping rodeo events. In such an event, a cowboy on horseback pursues and ropes a calf. The cowboy dismounts and flanks the calf, putting it on its side on the ground. The cowboy then secures together three of the calf's legs with a rope, using a half-hitch knot.

Equine Sweet Itch

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Sweet Itch can be a problem for every horse, pony or donkey owner. If left untreated, your animal's skin will become progressively damaged and healing times extended. Understanding the causes and symptoms of Sweet Itch is the first step that every owner can take toward a successful care routine

Horse Sport Injuries

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Sport horses face numerous injuries, including strains, sprains and abrasions.race horse image by Wimbledon from Fotolia.comHorses become injured in a variety of ways while participating in sports, such as racing, polo and rodeo. Even performance horses suffer injuries during training or...

How to Get Rid of Ticks on Horses

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Tick bites can cause minor problems, including irritation and infection. However, ticks can also transmit diseases, such as Lyme disease, piroplasmosis (babesiosis), and equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA, formerly called equine ehrlichiosis). Additionally, large numbers of ticks can cause exte

How to Measure Treeless Saddles

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Treeless saddles are designed to be comfortable for both horse and rider, but these saddles can only be effective if they fit your body. If the saddle you ride in is too large, your seat will not be secure. If the saddle seat is too small for your body, you will quickly become uncomfortable, even on

Teach Your Horse to Bow

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I recently had a client that, due to medical reasons, could not mount her horse without a mounting block. Her fear was that if she needed to get down off her horse somewhere that did not have a object to use as a block, she would have to walk home or until she found something on trail to use. She as