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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 French Braid Horse Hair

By gaberialia

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Braiding is fairly easy, once you know how to do it. You can even use it to make your horse look even more beautiful!.. more »

How to groom a horse

By JeanniexDee13

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my article is to help anyone who needs to know how to groom a horse... more »

How to Groom a Horse for a Show

By eHow Pets Editor

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While training is key during a horse show, even the best performance horses will be overlooked without the proper grooming. Preparing your horse for show can be a difficult job. However, tending to the fine details will ensure that your horse ... more »

How to Install an Electric Fence for Horse Pastures

By eHow Pets Editor

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A properly installed and maintained electric fence can be the safest fence option for horses in a pasture. Electric fence is also economical, is easy to install and can outlast even more expensive fencing types. Learn how to install an electric ... more »

How to Know How Much Hay to Feed to Your Horse

By RedMaple11

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Horses have sensitive stomachs and a digestive system that is in constant need of roughage to pass through. Hay, grass, beet pulp and hay cubes are all good sources of roughage that we, as owners, can provide to our horses. General horse feed ... more »

How to Measure a Horse

By eHow Pets Editor

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Should you decide to buy or sell a horse, it's a good idea to know how to measure one. Measuring a horse isn't difficult, but converting the figures from inches to the more appropriate "hands" measurement can be a little tricky at first. Try it ... more »

How to Organize a Horse Feed Room

By eHow Pets Editor

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Organization and cleanliness is important when it comes to storing horse feed. Horse feed should be kept in a separate and secure room away from tack supplies and a convenient distance from your horse stalls. A few simple tips can help you keep ... more »

How to Perfect the Horse Riding Sliding Stop

By eHow Pets Editor

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A well-executed sliding stop will earn many points in the show arena. It is one of the hardest maneuvers for horse and rider to do well. A sliding stop involves halting from a lope, the horse bringing both hind legs up under itself with front ... more »

How to Pick a Boarding Stable

By eHow Pets Editor

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Looking for a boarding stable evokes fear and anticipation similar to purchasing a house. Nothing quite triggers a churning stomach more than knowing that a revered pet depends on the wise judgment and informed decision of a concerned horse ... more »

How to Pick a Saddle Out

By lgvbarrelracer

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Need to pick a saddle out but you dont even know how to do it? Here is an article that'll help... more »

How to Pick The Right Pet Food

By Digi

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Caring for a pet is rewarding and enjoyable. Most of us want our pets to have the best care that we can afford and the best care begins with everyday care like the food that our pets eat. It’s important to choose the right food for your pet and ... more »

How to Raise Miniature Horses

By eHow Pets Editor

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A beautiful smaller version of a full size horse, a miniature horse is usually less than 34 inches in height. Miniature horses are gentle and affectionate by nature. Their mild mannerism and small size makes them wonderful companions and popular ... more »

How to Saddle a Horse

By eHow Pets Editor

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Saddling a horse ensures a safe ride and comfort for both horse and rider, but only if you can do it correctly. Follow these guidelines to learn how to safely and correctly put a saddle on a horse... more »

How to Sign Up for a Horse Show

By eHow Pets Editor

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If you believe your horse is show quality than you may want her to compete. For the most part all that is required is to sign up for it. There are a couple of things to remember to save yourself confusion, especially as the event gets closer. ... more »

How to Sweat a Horse's Leg

By eHow Pets Editor

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Inflammation in the lower legs can cause your horse more than just discomfort, it can cause tissue damage. There are numerous things that can cause swelling in the legs: poor circulation, an injury or merely stress from a hard work out. Many ... more »

How to Teach Your Horse Voice Commands

By RedMaple11

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Many performance horses know distinct commands to perform certain jobs. Race horses are taught to urinate at the sound of a human whistling and most all riding horses know the word "whoa." Teaching horses voice commands can be very easy with ... more »

How to Trace Clip a Horse

By RedMaple11

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In the winter horses can grow thick coats of hair. With all of this fur, horses can sometimes overheat when you ride them or be difficult to cool down. Sometimes conditions, such as having a barn or proper blankets, can be a factor to think about ... more »

How to Train a Horse to Follow Visual Commands

By eHow Pets Editor

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Horses can pick up commands at a variety of levels. You can also train your horse with visual, voice or physical commands. Once you have taught your horse to respond to these types of commands, you will have a better riding relationship with them... more »

How to Train a Horse to Stand Quietly

By eHow Pets Editor

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Training a horse to stand quietly is an important lesson that will not only benefit the horse but make many chores much easier. With a little patience, you will have a horse that will happily stand quietly for you... more »

How to Treat a Bowed Tendon on a Horse

By eHow Pets Editor

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Years ago, a horse with a bowed tendon was either euthanized or put out to pasture for the remainder of his life. Now you can treat a bowed tendon on a horse, and he may be able to continue his life as normal. Learn how to treat a bowed tendon on ... more »

How to Treat a Cut on a Horse

By eHow Pets Editor

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The majority of wounds that veterinarians repair on horses are cuts. Horses can get cut on almost anything and usually find a way to get hurt even when you take precautions. Learn how to treat a cut on a horse and help him heal faster and safer... more »

How to Treat a Horse's Proud Flesh

By eHow Pets Editor

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When a wound starts to heal, it fills in with pinkish granulation tissue. With a normal healing process, the skin edges grow together and the soft tissue, which fills in the gaps, stops growing when it reaches skin level. However, sometimes it ... more »

How to Treat Thrush

By mjpolitis

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"Thrush," another one of those "horse" terms that has nothing to do with accurate medical terminology, refers to infection in the hoof secondary to muddy and/or unsanitary conditions. Common sense treatment and control of the environment can ... more »

How to Treat Thrush in a Horse

By eHow Pets Editor

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Thrush in a horse is an infection caused by fungus growing in dirty stalls or wet, muddy grounds. Thrush normally affects the frog of the hoof and appears as a moist, black discharge. The hoof will have a very strong, rotten odor. Thrush is easy ... more »

How to Use a Horse Gag Bit

By eHow Pets Editor

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A gag bit for a horse is similar to a snaffle but has an additional attachment that gives you an extra twelve inches leverage. A gag bit is the most dangerous of all bits. It can cause severe injuries to the horse if it is not fitted and used ... more »