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How to Apply a Poultice
Back to the educational videos again, this week is another helpful video for horse owners of all skill levels. Horse’s feet can be troublesome and it pays to know how to care for them. Being in the Know Helen Milbank writes for Your Horse Magazine and in this video she demonstrates how to apply and […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 7. Ginger
Chapter 7. Ginger One day when Ginger and I were standing alone in the shade, we had a great deal of talk; she wanted to know all about my bringing up and breaking in, and I told her. “Well,” said she, “if I had had your bringing up I might have had as good a […]
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Goat Weed – Toxic Plant of the Week
Now that we’ve seen the F’s it’s time for the G’s in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant is one that is often associated with health, however Goat Weed is not a plant horses should come in contact with.
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Olympia Headcam – Ben Maher @ Eraser Stakes
Today’s video is something totally different and one that can’t help but be a little exciting. Headcams have been used in various sports and how you can even have a ride @ Olympia. Ride the Course Not all of us get an opportunity to ride the courses at Olympia and this cam allows everyone to […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 6. Liberty
Chapter 6. Liberty I was quite happy in my new place, and if there was one thing that I missed it must not be thought I was discontented; all who had to do with me were good and I had a light airy stable and the best of food. What more could I want? Why, […]
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Fumewort – Toxic Plant of the Week
We’ve reached the end of the F’s in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat and next week we move on to the G’s. Today’s plant grows all over and looks very unassuming, but while Fumewort are a common sight, they are incredibly dangerous little buggers!
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The Mare’s Oestrus Cycle
While it may elicit a giggle or two, the female reproductive cycle effects us all. Mares can be as affected by it as we can and it pays to know that. Delicate Subject In the video below Jane Williams from Hartpury College explains the stages of the mares oestrus cycle and how this affects the […]
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Rabicano White Pattern – Horse Coat Colors
Over the last few months I’ve been working my way through the colors section, providing some new information and bigger images. I’ve almost made my way through the white patterns and next week we start the rare colors. White Patterns There are a handful of white patterns that can affect the base colors as well […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 5. A Fair Start
Chapter 5. A Fair Start The name of the coachman was John Manly; he had a wife and one little child, and they lived in the coachman’s cottage, very near the stables. The next morning he took me into the yard and gave me a good grooming, and just as I was going into my […]
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Foxtail – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s another week and well into plant season, here is today’s plant your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant grows all over and looks very unassuming, but while Foxtails are a common sight, they are incredibly dangerous little buggers!
Videos with Horses
How to Administer Eye Drops or Cream
As I’m on an educational kick lately, I thought I’d keep going with it, today is a handy video to help newbies administer eye medication. Delicate Spot Eye meds are a pain on every level, the eye is a sensitive area and horses don’t much like you sticking things in them. However sometimes it’s a […]
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Appaloosa White Pattern – Horse Coat Colors
Over the last few months I’ve been working my way through the colors section, providing some new information and bigger images. I’ve almost made my way through the white patterns – next comes markings! White Patterns There are a handful of white patterns that can affect the base colors as well as those affected by […]