Archive for the 'horse safety' Category

Horses: Choosing Bits by Ron Meredith

Image by appaIoosa via FlickrBits are one of the most MythUnderstood pieces of horse equipment man has ever invented. The things that people think they’re supposed to do with a bit in a horse’s mouth are unbelievable.All to often, […]

Her Helmet Saved Her Life

HARMONY:  Her Helmet Saved Her Life
By Jan Dawson
President, AAHS
[reproduced from Spring 2002 Caution:Horses]
The trainer had just finished schooling an 8-year old, experienced horse.  They had completed a highly successful show season a couple of months before and were moving on into some new territory including flying changes and some more sophisticated lateral work.  The horse […]

Baby Horsies: Caring for Fouls

Image via WikipediaWhenever you have little ones that enter your life or the life of your animal, there is going to be some excitement. Caring for fouls is a very important part of raising horses, and it is something that you should know a lot about right form the get go.
First of all, you have […]

A Comfortable Horse Is a Safe Horse

Image via Wikipediaby Jan Dawson - President, AAHS
[Reproduced from Caution:Horses, Volume 4, No. 2, Summer 1999]
Back in nineteen forty-something I rode everyday during the summer in Colorado with a man named George Soule. He and his wife, Adele, had a string of trail horses that they brought to Glenwood Springs for the summer after wintering […]