http://petstuffbookmark.com Caring Your Lovely Pet Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:33:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Horses Eyes" They say the eyes are are the gateway to the soul. When it was said, they were referring to us humans. But the truth is, it also refers to horses. Many horse owners don't understand the importance and usefulness of the horse's eyes while training. That being so, let me ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/why-the-horses-eyes-are-so-important-when-training-him/ "Barn Spoiled Horse" It's been weeks since you went riding. Now you have time to ride this afternoon and there ain't no one gonna stop you. Excited, you saddle up your horse and get on him. You get about 50 feet from the barn spoiled horse and your horse turns around ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/the-top-3-tricks-horse-owners-can-use-to-unspoil-a-barn-spoiled-horse/ "Horse Training" by Andy Curry. As you likely know already, horses have at least 10 times our strength. If they also had our intelligence, they would probably be riding us humans. Fortunately, horses cannot reason like human beings and therefore will never have superior intelligence. Since they don't have reasoning abilities, horse training ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/the-secret-that-keeps-horses-trainable/ "Kicking Habits" by Andy Curry. I get a lot of horse training questions about stopping a horse from kicking. The kicking habits of these horses range from the horse kicking at virtually anyone to kicking at only the husbands. It's a daunting problem that lots of people have no idea how to cure. ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/the-cure-to-stop-a-horse-from-kicking-habits/ "Horse Rearing" By Andy Curry. There is a dangerous problem that horse owners should be very aware of. It's when a horse stands up on his back legs. It's called "rearing." This problem can be quite dangerous and cause severe injuries to the rider and/or horse. Horse Rearing is perhaps a horse's most ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/how-to-stop-your-horse-from-rearing-and-what-to-do-if-he-does-it-unexpectedly/ "Horse" By Andy Curry. The other day, I was invited to see my friend's new horse. He had her for about a month before I got to see her. When I arrived at his house, he met me outside and said, "C'mon? let's go see her." We stood at the fence and ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/which-of-these-horse-catching-mistakes-do-you-make/ "Navicular Syndrome" There are lots of ways a horse can go lame. Perhaps the most common cause of lameness is a result of Navicular Syndrome. The fortunate thing is that it can be treated where the horse gets complete, successful recovery if diagnosed and treated in it's early stages. Here's what ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/how-to-prevent-your-horse-going-lame-from-the-most-common-cause-of-lameness-navicular-syndrome/ "Horse Emergency Brake" Imagine being on a horse and he bolts. You pull those reins to slow him down but it's no use. He resists and the fence posts go whizzing by you as you panic and pray he doesn't shift his body weight and you fly off his back into ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/how-to-install-an-emergency-brake-on-your-horse/ "Horse Control" I've been around many people who try to lead a horse by controlling their head with a lead rope. They end up pulling or jerking the lead rope and the horse will typically pull back or push around the person with the lead rope. Ultimately, you want slack in ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/how-to-use-leading-your-horse-to-get-control-and-response/ "Horse Training" To the uninitiated horse owner, there are timely facts about horses they should know. In fact, when someone first gets a horse these timely facts should be studied and learned. These timely facts come from the Jesse Beery horse training manual. Jesse Beery was a famous horse trainer from the ... http://petstuffbookmark.com/horse/horse-training-facts-and-maxims/