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Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?

When can I start training a horse? (or variants such as “When can I ride my horse?” or “How young is too young?”) is one… Read More »Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?

Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them

Finding a good bra for riding is essential for both comfort and looks. I still remember listening to my mom chat with another female rider… Read More »Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them

braid and wrap your horse's tail

How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail

How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail is a recurring theme. Sometimes it’s about braiding for shows. Sometimes it’s about wrapping. Over a month… Read More »How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail

Avoid chaffing with half chaps

Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles

Anyone who has spent hours on horseback has probably at some point had problems with bruised or bloody knees, calves, or ankles. Unless you’ve always… Read More »Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles

Prepping to keep hay out of clothes while feeding

Feeding for fashion: How to keep hay out of your nice(r) clothes

Tips to keep hay out of your clothes and hair when feeding horses, with pictures. Use old bags to control flying stems and leaves.

Ideal underwear for horseback-riding

Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence

Ideal underwear for horseback-riding… What to wear under your breeches or jeans or tights is a recurring topic in endurance fora because riders spend miles… Read More »Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence

Recognize and Treat Sweeney Shoulder

Sweeney shoulder is injury to the suprascapular nerve that innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles. Loss of function causes visible atrophy above the scapular spine… Read More »Recognize and Treat Sweeney Shoulder

Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls

Jump to: Some backstory Bits The Bosal Mechanical Hackamores Which is best? Sidepulls and other bitless options Combination devices What to consider when choosing a… Read More »Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls

sox for horses help with scratches

Some notes on scratches

Horse scratches, and no, not the kind that come from sharp objects or cats.  Scratches are also known as “mud fever” or “pastern dermatitis” (arestines… Read More »Some notes on scratches