Category | Pets First aid
Posted on 14 March 2010
As a beginner, you will have likely learned that to use your hands, you need to pull on the reins, and to use your leg, you kick or squeeze the horse. While this is fine for beginners, as you advance in your skills, you will find that you need to use more subtle aids to [...]
Tags: communication line, Contact, girth, hindquarters, Horse, leg, loose contact, pressure, Sit
Posted on 14 March 2010
Training a horse may look like a piece of cake but it is quite a challenge. Not everyone can do it successfully; you need experience and a lot of training to be able to turn it into a smooth job. Obviously, there are a number of inherent problems to overcome, some quite common, others depending [...]
Tags: article body, feeding, feeding time, Horse, horse feeding, Job, Piece Of Cake, Several Times, Time, training, unfamiliar area
Posted on 12 March 2010
Seychelles officially the Republic of Seychelles is an archipelago nation of one hundred and fifty eight islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Reunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest [...]
Tags: administration, Africa, archipelago nation, Bird Island, Britain, century, Comoros, France, french planters, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, island, Madagascar, Mahe, Mai, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, One Hundred Years, paradise, Praslin, Reunion, sea coconut, Seychelles, Suva, Turquoise Seas, Vasco da, vasco da gama
Posted on 11 March 2010
There are two basic types of martingales, the standing martingale and the running martingale. Depending on your discipline and your purpose, both have their place in your training repertoire.Standing martingales are common in the hunter ring. They are legal for use over fences, but are not acceptable on the flat.A standing martingale consists of a [...]
Tags: Air Tight, Bad Habits, Habit, Horse, hunter ring, jumper ring, many horses, martingale, rider, ring, running martingale
Posted on 11 March 2010
One of the most common and dangerous complications of bird or avian flu is pneumonia.Yet there is a way to give yourself protection from bacterial pneumonia.By itself, this will go a long way toward reducing your risk of dying from bird flu, if there’s an influenza pandemic and you catch the H5N1 virus.We don’t have [...]
Tags: Bird, bird flu pandemic, causes of pneumonia, Common Types Of Pneumonia, Exact Figures, flu, influenza pandemic, pneumonia, spanish flu victims, system, U.S., U.S.There, United States, Viral Pneumonia
Posted on 11 March 2010
Hairball RemediesHairballs are a common thing for almost all cat owners. Though they may be disgusting to humans, a hairball is a normal and natural way for cats to rid their system of unwanted hair. Hairballs are also a way to get rid of irritating hair that gathers in the cat’s intestinal tract.As we all [...]
Tags: cat, Cat BrushesThe, Cat Toys, coat, hair, Hairball, Hairball Remedies, hairballs, loose hair, Medical Attention, oral paste, shedders, Unwanted Hair
Posted on 10 March 2010
When first bringing a new puppy home it is an exciting feeling, I know because I have experienced this myself. However you will soon learn that their is much responsibility that is needed to have this puppy and that the puppy must learn a few things him or herself.Your new puppy will be quite dependant [...]
Tags: dog, leash training, positive reinforcement, puppies, puppy, Rewards, training, training your puppy, way, young animal
Posted on 10 March 2010
When you decide to ride your horse you would be wise to think a few things over before you mount up. Practically every rider will fall off a horse at least once in their lifetime. An experienced horse person may take risks that to them are simply the natural way of doing things. If you [...]
Tags: confusing message, good horse, Horse, horse person, Horse Ride, leg, rider, Riding, Tap, working with horses
Posted on 09 March 2010
What is Horse Cribbing and How can I get my Horse to STOP?WHAT IS CRIBBING?Do you know that CRIBBING is not only rough on barns and fences, but it also may be detrimental to a horse’s health? The horse wears down his teeth and swallows air, which can lead to inappropriate digestion and colic. Cribbing [...]
Tags: addictive habit, Barns, crib, Cribbing, diet, fence board, Horse, Lack Of Exercise, obsessive compulsive behavior, pasture, swallows air, Upper Teeth
Posted on 07 March 2010
Contact with bird droppings poses serious health risks and exposure to incurable diseases.If you have areas where birds congregate on your property, there is reason for concern.The only sure way to avoid these debilitating diseases is to avoid contact with these droppings or to prevent the droppings from occurring in the first place.As the line [...]
Tags: Bird, Bird Droppings, congregate, Contact, fleeting glimpse, fungal diseases, health, incurable diseases, Parasitic Disease, Vomiting And Diarrhea, wild fox