Horse Grooming
Your Horse Grooming Routine
Make a horse grooming routine – from checking vitals signs, to currying and brushing and tacking up. A routine keeps you organized.
Is it Too Hot to Ride Your Horse?
Use a freaking thermometer, please. Take your horse’s temp and don’t ride if it’s too hot! You’ll need to factor in humidity, fitness, hydration, vital signs, and more. And learn the signs of overheating in horses before you venture out for a ride.
Pick the Best Shampoo for Your Horse
Choose your horse’s shampoo by their skin and coat health – do they need stain help? Shine boosting? Color enhancing? Or helping a skin issue? There are lots of shampoos to try, and her’s how to pick the best one for your horse.
Marshmallow Fluff and Horses
Using marshmallow fluff to mimic foamy saliva in your horse’s mouth is no longer allowed in dressage competitions per the FEI and USEF. Marshmallow fluff and horses makes them appear to be softly chewing the bit and accepting the contact, but it can hide an open mouth, blue tongues, and resistance to the bit. Foamy saliva and sweat do no indicate relaxation or stress in horses.
Make Horse Grooming More Efficient
More attentive grooming every day means less panic-filled grooming later.
Equestrian Gift Guide for 2020
2020 Equestrian Gift Guide with Gifts Your FriendsWon’t Like I’m in the mood for some jokes and sarcasm! A few days ago, I saw a post from my friend who works at Greenguard Equine. The IG post jokingly said, “This holiday season, give your pony the gift they’ll hate…The gift of limited grazing.”
