Basic
Horsemanship - information and photographs on
basic horsemanship.
More
Basic Horsemanship - from Equine Info
Body
Weight Estimation - from
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Castration
After Care Instructions - provided by Horse Country
Dealing
with Pet Loss - lets hope you or your child never has to cope with the loss
of her/his horse. But if they do this page would be a good place to start. Even
though the focus of this page related to the loss of a dog, the grieving process
would be the same; provided by Harmony Animal Hospital
Equine
Dental Care and Teeth Floating - offered by KBR
Equusite.com
Equine Dictionary - Equusite.com Equine Dictionary offers explanations of
general horse and horse health terms
First
Aid for Horses - Horse Health & Wound Care from EquiSearch
Foot
Care (Part I) - Foot
Care (Part II) - from
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Horse
Nutrition - Evaluating Your Horse's Nutritional
Needs provided by Bayer Corporation.
Horse
Care - from Alpha Horse
Horse
Behavior & Psychology
Horse
Health, Nutrition and Food (VCE) - The Virginia Cooperative Extension offers
a wealth of information about horses from health to management & nutrition.
Horse
Showing and Judging - Sandy Sternberg a A.H.S.A. "R" Judge from
Pepperhill Farm in Colts Neck, N.J. provides information on judging, showing and
training. She includes a message board for you to ask your judging, hunter, hunt
seat equitation related questions. She will do her best to respond in a timely
fashion.
Horse
Training Information - KBR has recorded some of the concepts and techniques
they use in training horses.
Importing
a Horse- the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service offers these
guidelines.
Horse
Topics - Purdue University offers information on Fences for Horses, Nutritional
Management for Horses, Introduction to Horse Management, Should I Buy a Horse
for My Child?, Recognizing and Maintaining the Healthy Horse, Selecting The First
Horse, Locating & Buying Horses, Making a Rope Halter, Trimming Hooves.
KBR
QuickTips - quick tip sheets on the following topics: A Quick and Easy Easy
Boot (How to make an emergency boot for an injured hoof), Lippy, Nippy Horses
(How to control a progressively annoying habit), Horses that Bite! (How to deal
with this dangerous problem), Breath of Life with a Cutting Torch (Treating severe
shock until the vet arrives), Stirrup Hobbles (Little pieces of leather that may
save your life), and Trailering Tips (Use checklists to ensure a better trip).
Plants
Poisonous to Horses - Cornell University offers this list of plants especially
toxic (poisonous) to your horse.
Plants
& Weeds Toxic to Horses - list by North Carolina State University.
Sheath
Cleaning - Stick my hand up where!? One of the joys of owning a gelding is
periodic sheath cleaning. This is a mysterious topic to some, so Pat Harris wrote
these instructions which she posted on Equine-L.
Understanding
Equine Insurance - Guidelines You Should Consider
by Bayer Corporation.
Vital
Signs - What is your horse's normal body temperature,
heart beat and respiration?
Vitals
Signs for Donkey's & Burro's - provided by KBR
