Equestrian Support Services

22/06/2025

Helping Horses Handle the Heat

Learn how your horse’s internal thermostat works in extreme heat and ways to keep him cool

20/06/2025

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01/06/2025

How your horse’s vision differs from yours

https://equusmagazine.com/behavior/eye-eye-31022?fbclid=IwY2xjawKpTHxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETExMjF6RmJQYktNMGxxTk94AR49P9ZI-TOyQbrJBTfFujS4zBMwBFlEofpsHMdEXQUPyvkHVkHr4XlZMcnqrQ_aem_GRHI7t9hdEyYOZe6xujOoA

If you want to shape your horse’s performance and gain his trust, you need to understand how he sees the world.

01/06/2025

How to Apply a Poultice to a Horse’s Foot

If your horse has a hoof bruise or abscess, your veterinarian might recommend applying a poultice to draw out infection and inflammation.

29/05/2025

10 Scientific Principles of Horse Training

Equitation scientists offer 10 principles of horse training to improve horse welfare, performance, and partnership.

25/05/2025

Health check for young horses

https://equusmagazine.com/horse-care/young-horse-health-check-53081?fbclid=IwY2xjawKfV55leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFZUEhTV21EaUFVNGtJRkk4AR7scAGNHBWGWyx_mFN_KZukOBjg8uEf_tKqZpDCGqx2RB3gYayb37Or3gEM1Q_aem_4dVOLf5hri2NwT6KoAEwCA

In the first five years of life, young horses are prone to a particular set of physical problems. Here’s what you need to know about the 5 most common challenges.

19/05/2025

Summer Turnout Musts: Protect Your Horse From Bugs, Heat and Harmful UV Rays

https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/summer-turnout-musts-protect-your-horse-from-bugs-heat-and-harmful-uv-rays/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKVgrRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFvcTRodVlac3JGdGdYa21OAR72Bue22qGH853HTGyMIEiZbtv5bOk__9zbiP22el2oidwAjCLFUSjZ-YiEpA_aem_77iism74221BGqpx6P4N-Q

Make your horse's summer turnout time more enjoyable with these tactics to combat annoying and disease-carrying insects and to ensure he stays cool, hydrated and comfortable during the warm season.

18/05/2025

What Are Horse Electrolytes and How Can They Help Your Horse?

Many horse owners regularly offer their horse electrolytes to combat dehydration and keep their horse in top condition at shows. But how exactly do horse electrolytes work?

17/05/2025

Capture your horse’s attention

https://equusmagazine.com/behavior/capture-your-horses-attention?fbclid=IwY2xjawKVgklleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFkWjg5UTlROW1jb3FraGNNAR43zDNEmabu8ujo4xbLSnYVovCptMp9wTid6B9YZDSp-x6z5F_8TThCCVAW7g_aem__jC6Fmj_Sq0NnvVIPw9U-g

By understanding your mount’s capacity for vigilance and expanding your own awareness, you can improve your partnership—and your ability to learn together. In this article, we consider how human and equine brains maintain vigilance, alert to warning signals and orient mental capacity toward pote...

16/05/2025

Giving Medication by Mouth

https://equusmagazine.com/diseases/medicationbymouth_122006-19261?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR777K2fUIVm4pvpM_ozm4Sejy74ACTP04ecPPVxRPgiC19N7KtIvcnx0FgdxA_aem_N3sg8OMQhn-r5U9ammTz9g

Use this simple and easy technique to make your horse take his medicine with minimum fuss or mess.

12/05/2025

Feeding Horses to Avoid or Reduce Inflammation

Researchers continue to learn how owners can feed their horses to reduce inflammation.

08/05/2025

Young hooves grow quickly

The best time for hoof correction is early in a horse's life

https://equusmagazine.com/horse-care/young-hooves-grow-quickly-25193?fbclid=IwY2xjawKJtc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFnVFU4VDBLNW9ZZ01iQmpSAR61EY347duUs9RPSCmKyy2PWPRBfBP-Iq20Jy3Ka22MZ_VvNK2a7eCZhih7HQ_aem_poNFc2d-6F1pMQiR1f2bXA

An English study confirms that the best time for hoof correction is early in a horse's life. The foals in the study were trimmed by the same farrier every three weeks. At each visit, the farrier would note the distance from the coronary band that the foal crease had moved until it had grown out enti...