Health and Training Problems
Learn how to identify common care, riding or driving, and handling problems, and how to safely cope with problems. Learn what problems require the advice or intervention of a professional trainer and the types of problem horses beginner riders should avoid.
How Do I Prevent My Horse From Chewing on the Bit Shanks?
Readers question about training and behavior. Why does my horse chew on the bit shanks and how can I stop it? Learn why horses chew on their bits and what you could do to prevent the habit.
Readers question about training and behavior. Why does my horse chew on the bit shanks and how can I stop it? Learn why horses chew on their bits and what you could do to prevent the habit.
Stall Walking
This profile describes stall walking, why horses stall walk, and what can be done to prevent stall walking. Also known as box walking and fence walking, learn about this common vice.
This profile describes stall walking, why horses stall walk, and what can be done to prevent stall walking. Also known as box walking and fence walking, learn about this common vice.
Choke In Horses
Learn about choke in horses. Learn how to identify and prevent choke in horses.
Learn about choke in horses. Learn how to identify and prevent choke in horses.
Why Does My Horse Buck When I Ride It?
Learn why your horse bucks when you ride it and how you can prevent your horse from bucking. Find possible answers to why your horse bucks when under saddle.
Learn why your horse bucks when you ride it and how you can prevent your horse from bucking. Find possible answers to why your horse bucks when under saddle.
My Horse Acts Badly When Leaving Pasture Mates Behind
What do you do when your horse behaves badly when you ride it alone out on the trail or alone in the arena. Forum members offer suggestions on how to teach your horse to be less anxious when ridden by itself.
What do you do when your horse behaves badly when you ride it alone out on the trail or alone in the arena. Forum members offer suggestions on how to teach your horse to be less anxious when ridden by itself.
My Horse Doesn’t Like Being Groomed
Does your horse bite, nip, cow kick, pin its ears back or flinch away from you while being groomed? Here are some suggestions to make grooming a relaxing time for both of you. Learn how to desensitize your horse to grooming and recognize problems that make your horse dislike grooming.
Does your horse bite, nip, cow kick, pin its ears back or flinch away from you while being groomed? Here are some suggestions to make grooming a relaxing time for both of you. Learn how to desensitize your horse to grooming and recognize problems that make your horse dislike grooming.
Why Does My Horse Toss its Head?
Does your horse or pony toss its head while you ride? Find out why your horse bobs, shakes, throws or tosses its head while you ride and how you can prevent it.
Does your horse or pony toss its head while you ride? Find out why your horse bobs, shakes, throws or tosses its head while you ride and how you can prevent it.
Headshaking in Horses
This page from the University of Saskachewan descibes headshaking syndrome. Head shaking is more severe than head tossing. The article explores some possible causes, effects, treatment and control of this rare syndrome.
This page from the University of Saskachewan descibes headshaking syndrome. Head shaking is more severe than head tossing. The article explores some possible causes, effects, treatment and control of this rare syndrome.
Weaving FAQ
Learn about the characteristics, causes and cures of weaving, a common stable vice in horses and ponies.
Learn about the characteristics, causes and cures of weaving, a common stable vice in horses and ponies.
Cribbing or Windsucking--FAQ
Find the answers to your questions about horses or ponies who crib or windsuck. Learn the causes, characteristics of the behaviour, and the possible remedies.
Find the answers to your questions about horses or ponies who crib or windsuck. Learn the causes, characteristics of the behaviour, and the possible remedies.
Five Things You Need to Know before Training or Solving Problems
What you'll need to know and understand before attempting to train or solve behavior or training problems with your horse or pony.
What you'll need to know and understand before attempting to train or solve behavior or training problems with your horse or pony.
Catching a Hard to Catch Horse
Learn how to catch a horse that does not want to be caught. How to solve the problem of catching a horse that runs away when it sees you coming.
Learn how to catch a horse that does not want to be caught. How to solve the problem of catching a horse that runs away when it sees you coming.
Help!..........
Here is a guide to common problems encountered by many horse owners. You'll find information on horses that are difficult to load onto a trailer, horses that are loosing weight, horses that are pushy, don't like to be clipped, won't step in water, and won't stand still.
Here is a guide to common problems encountered by many horse owners. You'll find information on horses that are difficult to load onto a trailer, horses that are loosing weight, horses that are pushy, don't like to be clipped, won't step in water, and won't stand still.
Definitions of Ailments That Can Affect Soundness
These brief definitions describe the characteristics of common ailments that can affect the health of your equine companion's legs and feet. Included are grease heel, thrush, spavins, and sand cracks that are frequently found in horses and ponies.
These brief definitions describe the characteristics of common ailments that can affect the health of your equine companion's legs and feet. Included are grease heel, thrush, spavins, and sand cracks that are frequently found in horses and ponies.