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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 Prepare Horses for a Hurricane

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When you prepare for a hurricane there are two things you can do: evacuate or face the storm. If you have horses, you will have to decide if you will bring them with you, move them to a safer area or leave them behind. Prepare horses for a ... more »

How to Prevent a Horse From Getting Spooked

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Horses are large, powerful and extremely intelligent animals; however, like any living being they can occasionally become startled. When a horse gets spooked it can be particularly dangerous for you as the rider, as your horse may jump sideways, ... more »

How to Prevent a Horse's Saddle from Slipping

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Do you devote a good deal of time and attention to tacking your horse correctly only to find your arrangement disheveled by the time you get to your lesson? Or perhaps it all looks good, but stepping into your stirrup brings the saddle sliding ... more »

How to Prevent Frozen Pipes in a Barn

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Frozen barn pipes can leave you high and dry in the winter. Both plastic and metal pipes are pre-disposed to freezing. Frozen pipes tend to burst and more than 250 gallons of water can gush from just a small 1/8-inch crack. While no waterers will ... more »

How to Prevent Hoof Crack

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Hoof crack is a condition common in horses that causes the hoof to become weak and crack. Hoof crack makes a horse unstable and weak. Preventing hoof crack keeps your horse from injury and infections. Horses get hoof crack from many different ... more »

How to Prevent West Nile Virus in Horses

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Although horses may recover from the West Nile virus, the disease can kill. When a horse gets the West Nile virus, the animal's brain becomes infected and the central nervous system may shut down... more »

How to Protect a Horse's Shoulders

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With continuous work and movement, your saddle gear can begin to rub on your horse's shoulder, making them sore or even raw. While blankets and rugs can help somewhat, they can still cause irritation if a bit dirty or once they become damp with ... more »

How to Protect and Comfort a Horse in the Cold of Winter

By John Gossett

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You want your horse to remain healthy and comfortable throughout the winter months so he can be ready for the show season and serious riding when the warm weather arrives. He will appreciate your effort and this will go a long way in developing a ... more »

How to Pull a Horse's Mane

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Some disciplines of the equestrian world require short manes on the equine athlete. The most common disciplines for this practice are hunter/jumpers and thoroughbred racing. Short manes are necessary to keep the horse's hair from getting ... more »

How to Pull a Horse's Mane

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Stock breeds show with short manes. Hunters jumpers and dressage horses show with braided manes - which requires the mane to be short. While some people think you should just cut the mane to the length you want, that's not correct. Learn to ... more »

How to Put a Halter on a Horse

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It may seem as simple as slipping the opening over your horse's nose, but haltering a horse requires a bit more thought. When placing a halter on a horse, you must consider your safety as well as the comfort of your animal friend. A few simple ... more »

How to Put a Natural Curl in a Horse's Hair

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Horse grooming is one of the most enjoyable parts of horse ownership. Just as you like to play with and style your own hair, you can safely and gently add a bit of curl to your horses hair. Whether preparing for a show or simply looking for a new ... more »

How to Put a Saddle Pad on Your Horse

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Saddle pads and saddle blankets serve several purposes. They protect your expensive leather saddle from sweat and horse hair, they protect your horse from chafing under the saddle and they can compensate for fitting issues with a saddle that does ... more »

How to Put Weight on Your Horse

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Horses just like humans have different metabolism rates. Some horses are naturally skinny, some lose weight fast once they are in consistent work and other keep weight very easy no matter what their schedule. For those with thin horses, putting ... more »

How to Raise Tennessee Walkers

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The Tennessee Walking Horse is known as the world's best show, trail and pleasure horse. The horses are known for their gentle nature and smooth and easy gait. They are a hardy breed and a good choice for first time horse owners... more »

How to React When Your Horse Colics

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Collicing is when a horse’s stomach is hurting. Unlike humans, horses are unable to regurgitate to relieve any pain or pressure on their gut. Colic can range anywhere from a case of gas all the way to a twisted intestine. When a horse starts ... more »

How to Read a Horse's Body Language

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You can learn a lot from a horse by paying attention to its body language. Horses, like many animals, communicate through their movements, eye patterns and vocalizing. Since they are a strong and potentially dangerous animal, it is imperative to ... more »

How to Recognize a Horse's Markings

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Horses come with a variety of markings, many of which are common to certain breeds. If you learn to recognize a horse's markings, you can use this knowledge in tandem with body size and shape to determine a horse's breed, or you can just better ... more »

How to Recognize and Deal With Rabies

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Rabies is not a common disease in domestic animals, but when it comes into our sphere from the wild, from animals who carry it but are not killed by it, it is deadly if not treated. Rabies doesn't always come with mad and aggressive behavior in a ... more »

How to Recognize and Treat Colic in Horses

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One of the biggest killers of horses is colic, a general term which refers to the intestines twisting, getting blocked or bursting open. Colic can be caused by many things, some which we can prevent, some which we can't. 'Medical' (mild) colic ... more »

How to Recognize and Treat 'Heaves' in Horses

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Like most every other commonly-used term in the horse health world, 'heaves' has little to do with what it really is. 'Heaves', known in the medical world as COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a very common, treatable, but if it ... more »

How to Remove Manure From a Horse's Coat

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Horses are beautiful creatures, but they can get dirty. When resting in their stall, or rolling around in the dirt, their coat can easily become tainted with manure of multiple varieties. If your horse has found a pile and rolled in it, never ... more »

How to Remove Sweat Marks From a Horse

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It is important to groom your horse daily to keep his coat clean and healthy; however, it may be even more important to groom your horse after riding to remove the sweat which has collected underneath the halter and saddle. A few simple tips will ... more »

How to Repair a Harness

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A horse's harness should fit comfortably around the horse's body. The lines should not have loose threads or rough spots that can chafe the horse. A damaged or broken harness should be repaired right away to prevent the horse from breaking free... more »

How to Rescue an Abused Horse

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Because horses are animals that are seen as having a use value, they're often abused or neglected when they're no longer useful or when they start to falter in their duties. If you intervene whenever you see an abused or neglected horse, you can ... more »