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From selecting a specific horse breed, to step-by-step instructions on cleaning a saddle, eHow offers the ultimate How To guide on all things equestrian. Find practical tips on caring for your horse’s health, feeding him a nourishing diet and determining whether your horse is sick. From grooming a horse for a rodeo to caring for a young foal, eHow’s experts can help. Additionally, get advice on how to buy horse supplies including bridles, halters, saddles and more.

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  • How to Care for Your Horse's Tail

    A horse's tail is an extremely delicate thing to keep looking beautiful. If you show your horse, this is an especially important aspect you don't want to overlook. But even for your pets and...

  • How to Get Rid of Yellow Tail in Horses

    If you have a white horse who likes to roll around in the dirt or lay down when he sleeps, you have probably noticed that his tail is starting to look a bit yellow. A yellow tail can make your...

  • How to Groom Your Horse

    I find that grooming and spending time with your horse can be a very relaxing and rewarding experience for both you and the horse.

  • How to Make Homemade Tail and Mane Conditioner

    Make grooming your horse easier than ever with this homemade mane and tail conditioner. Forget about the pricey preparations you buy in the tack shop, this homemade formula will last longer and...

  • Horse Grooming Instructions

    Grooming should be a mandatory step before taking your horse out for a ride. This also gives you the opportunity to evaluate the horse's health by checking his whole body. Grooming supplies can be...

  • How to Get Knots Out of a Horse's Tail

    Letting your horse's tail grow long and flowing is tempting, but it also means running the risk of dealing with some serious knots and matting. Grass, dirt and small twigs can also become...

  • How to Get Your Horses Tail to Grow

    When I first purchased my horse a goat ate most of his tail off. I had to dock it all the way to the dock and he had no tail hair. A friend of mine gave me her recipe and it grew his tail in 16...

  • How to do Horse Grooming for a Show

    In this article people can learn exactly how to groom a horse in preparation for a show. Your horse will be the tidiest horse at the show, as well as the shiniest.

  • How to Treat and Prevent Dandruff in Horses

    The worst time to notice your horse has dandruff is when you are braiding for a show. Keeping your horse flake free is important for your horse’s beauty and comfort. Most horses get a little bit...

  • Horse Grooming Show Tips

    Showing horses is a fun, exciting and expensive hobby. Massive amounts of time, energy and money are spent preparing horses for the show ring, and even more more money is spent on buying and...

  • How to Groom a Horse Properly

    Regular grooming is important to keep your horse's coat clean comfortable. Groom before and after every ride. Dirt and debris under tack can cause irritation and lead to problems. Grooming after a...

  • How to Prepare a Hackney Pony for a Show

    Preparing a Hackney pony for a show is time intensive. For every show, a Hackney pony must be cleaned, groomed and prepared for the standards of the class(es) the pony will enter. Don't forget...

  • Wrapping a Mare's Tail

    Wrapping a mare's tail is an important step before she gives birth to keep the area as clean as possible for the birth of her foal. Wrap a mare's tail using gauze or veterinary wrap with advice...

  • How to Make a Horse Hair Key Chain

    Owning a horse can be a truly rewarding experience. The love and pride that a horse owner feels can be immeasurable. A great way to show your pride is to make a key chain out of your horse's hair....

  • How to Groom a Show Horse

    There are many techniques for grooming show horses. Many specific techniques vary with each breed and discipline, but the basics are the same no matter what type of horse you show or style of...

  • How to Groom your Horse for a Rodeo Queen Contest

    Horsemanship is an important part of a rodeo queen contest. If you are required to ride your own horse you need to make sure that you groom your horse as well as you groom yourself! Judges...

  • Horse Colic Symptoms

    When a horse experiences colic, this means the horse has abdominal pain. A horse's system is designed to graze and slowly digest food. Horses confined in captivity typically eat prepared feed,...

  • How to Choose Horse Gifts

    If you are shopping for horse gifts for that special person in your life, who has just gotten his or hers first horse, are you uncertain what to choose? Horse gifts aren’t quite the same thing as...

  • How to Wrap a Horse Tail for Maximum Length

    In the show ring there is a saying "All things being equal, the horse with the longest tail wins". Here is how to get the maximum length on a horse's tail - you know the ones that drag the ground...

  • How to Properly brush out your horse

    Learning the proper technique for brushing out your horse is important for the maintenance and longevity of the horse. Ultimately, a good brushing is the best way to bathing him. Read on.

  • How to Groom and feed a horse for a longer, fuller tail

    Tips on proper nutrition and grooming tips for a full long tail on your horse

  • How to Keep a Horse From Rubbing It's Tail

    Tried and true methods to keep your horse from rubbing it's tail.

  • How to Groom a Horse for English Pleasure Classes

    Showing Arabian horses in English Pleasure, a glamorous and glitzy class, is not easy. A great deal of preparation and training goes into the showing of these beautiful and sensitive equines. Make...

  • How to Groom a Horse for Hunter Jumper Classes

    Showing Arabian horses in Hunter Jumper classes is an exciting sport, but it is not easy. A great deal of preparation and training goes into showing. Make your horse look his best by grooming him...

  • How to Groom a Horse for Western Pleasure Classes

    A great deal of preparation and training goes into the showing Arabian horses in Western Pleasure. Although it is exciting, it is not easy grooming the horse to be ready. Because the best groomed...

  • How to Groom an Arabian for a Class A show

    Showing Arabian horses is exciting, but it is not easy. A great deal of preparation and training goes into the showing of these beautiful equines. In today's showring, the best groomed are often...

  • How to Tell if a Horse is Frightened

    Horses are amazing animals. They need very little in the way of vocalization to make themselves understood. Almost anyone with a willingness to study them can learn how to read their body...

  • How to Tell if a Horse is Happy

    Horses are amazing creatures. They need very little in the way of vocalization to make themselves understood. Almost anyone with a willingness to study the animals can learn how to read their...

  • How to Brush a Horse

    There is a great deal of satisfaction and fulfillment that comes from interacting with horses, even something as simple as a brushing session. Whether you have a horse, want a horse, spend any...

  • How to Read a Horse

    Horses are majestic, intelligent animals that have long worked side-by-side with man. Though the average horse is large enough and strong enough to trample and even kill a person if it wanted to,...

  • How to Prepare a Horse for a Halter Class in a Show

    Halter classes have been part of horse shows for a very long time. In a halter class, the goal is to show off how well your horse listens to you, his conformation and the attractiveness of all his...

  • How to Collect Hair for HorseHair Jewelry

    Have you always wanted to be with your horse, even when you weren't at the stable? Or perhaps you have a favorite equine partner who has passed over the Rainbow Bridge? Horsehair Jewelry is a...

  • What to Avoid When Selecting Horse Tail Extensions

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to care for your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • Tips For Using a Horse Tail Extension

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn all about safety and how to insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Comb a Horse Tail With an Extension

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to comb your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Trim a Horse Tail Extension

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to trim your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • What to Look For When Selecting Horse Tail Extensions

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to care for your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Braid the Right Side of a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to braid your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Insert a Tail Extension into a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Cover a Horse Tail Extension

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to cover and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Apply Shiner & Detangler to a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to apply shiner and detangler and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Comb Out a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to comb out your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Section a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to section your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Braid the Left Side of a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to braid your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • What is a Tail Extension For a Horse?

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to care for your horse's tail and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • Supplies for Putting an Extension in a Horse Tail

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn about supplies and how to insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Comb Out a Horse Tail Extension

    Great tips for putting an extension in a horse's tail! Learn how to comb out a tail extension and insert a tail extension for shows in this free video.

  • How to Condition a Horse Tail

    Tips on bathing your horse! Learn how to condition your horse's tail in this free video covering bathing and conditioning your horse.

  • How to Comb a Horse Tail After Bathing

    Tips on bathing your horse! Learn how to comb out your horse's tail in this free video covering bathing and conditioning your horse.

  • How to Shampoo a Horse Tail

    Tips on bathing your horse! Learn how to shampoo your horse's tail in this free video covering bathing and conditioning your horse.

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