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This video offers helpful tips about identifying & releasing your horses pain points. These clips of information are from a DVD & workbook by Lorri Bracaloni over at Happy Natural Horse.
She offers a look at specific pain points on a real horse and provides simple techniques you can use to help keep your horse pain free. Most of them are quick and make logical sense to those who have a basic understanding of horse anatomy.
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Over the past few years I’ve watched (& posted) a lot of horse video. Filtering through many minutes of horse to bring you the best of the best. During that time I’ve put together quite a few collections to share.
From our old friends French & Saunders to blooper reels to silly race horse names, here are some fun, funny and safe for work videos the whole family can enjoy.
Today it’s all about getting all of your giggles in one place.
French & Saunders – Ponies | Animals of the Valley | Funny Jumpers | 3 Drunks & A Horse Statue | Dramatic Horse | Horse Mishaps on Video | Even Xena the Warrior Princess Has Off Days | Hoof Hearted
Regardless of your sense of humor, one of these videos is sure to get a laugh. Enjoy!
Something a little different this week, this is an artistic blogger who definitely has a thing for horses, Lynn A. Fraley over at Laf’n Bear Studio. Be sure to visit her blog (& grab her RSS feed while you are there).
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Today we learn more about three different horse breeds of the world & these three are all connected by Arabian blood.
The breeds for this week all come from the granddaddy of many horse breeds, the mighty and beautiful Arabian whose blood has refined many a modern breed. Today we’ll also take a look at the colorful AraAppaloosa & the ancient Arabian-Berber cross.
With their well-shaped ears, arched neck and high-set tail the Arabian is one of the most physically appealing (and recognizable) of all horse breeds.
The virtual games allow horse lovers to care for, manage, breed and show virtual horses. All of the fun with none of the mess!
The first artist interview ever published on The Equinest was Emily of Texas and I found her via Twitter. Since then the list has grown along with my appreciation for art.
Today’s artist paints colorful & vibrant pieces, full of character & warmth. Interestingly enough she’s not just into horses, her mount of choice is Mammoth Jackstock.
Be sure to visit her blog at emilyoftexas.wordpress.com to see her latest stuff & you can always follow Emily on twitter to keep up with her work. Here are some quick quotes & my favorite images from her interview, you can read the whole interview here.
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A challenging job for even the most athletic horseperson, this is a position which requires a rock hard constitution and bones made of rubber. Beyond the obvious, a stunt rider needs a solid relationship with a well-trained animal and hours upon hours of practice falling off a horse.
Above all this job requires someone who is willing to go the extra mile and remain in top physical condition while continuously learning and training with their mount. Plus the obvious must be stated, this is a dangerous job and injuries are common.
Anyone who has had a massage will agree, you always feel better afterwards. Many horses are athletes and work their muscles hard so it should follow that they would benefit from massage just like we do.
This video provides some of the basics for those who want to take equine massage into their own hands.
If you decide to try this yourself be sure to remember that it’s important to listen to your animal, they will tell you are doing more bad than good.
Image from trevor.richter
HDR is a process of taking multiple shots of the same thing and combining them to create an image with intense highs & lows. The resulting images are highly detailed, full of contrast & often surreal looking.
HDR has quickly become one of my favorite photography techniques & I’ve put together quite a few collections of amazing HDR photography.
Some of them are horse-related & others so amazing they just had to be shared.
HDR Horses | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3
Barns in HDR | 10 Reasons I Love HDR | Creepy HDR
Although simple in theory, HDR is not an easy technique to master, especially when the images are of moving, breathing animals. Cheers to these photographers with their great eyes and endless patience for getting the right shot.
For my first horse blogger of the week I had to mention my friend (and frequent guest poster) Eleanor Van Natta over at Sage By Nature. Be sure to visit her Sage Blog (& grab her RSS feed while you are there). Plus you can find all of her guest articles on her author’s page.
Eleanor writes about horse health with emphasis on a natural approach, and most of what she writes is based on (sometimes painful) personal experience.
Her work provides insight into common situations through her experiences, and facts based on her extensive research. All of this peppered with a dose of humor, poetic metaphors & loads of resources.
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Today we begin taking a look at three breeds at a time & I’ll share them in alphabetical order so the mix will remain nice and random.
The breeds for this week are an interestingly similar mix the lovely appaloosa, it’s cousin the Appaloosa Sport Horse and the Appendix Quarter Horse (which, interestingly enough may also carry appaloosa white patterns).
All three are fairly new breeds from North America, each one created with a specific purpose in mind.
It’s Wednesday and time for another dose of online horse games. I started cataloguing these games some time ago when I wrote a post about them & with reader additions the list continues to grow.
So I’ve developed more organized lists separating them into different types. As always different games will appeal to different people & these lists help you target your interests. Be sure to check out jumping games, dress up games & racing games too!
This list encompasses a number of flash games that don’t really fall into any other category. From Horse Bowling to Pony Memory to Dungfoo Donkey, there is hours of entertainment here.
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