Guest Post: Design for Your Horses’ Sense of Sight
Tuesday, May 14 2013
How do horses see? Horses have a wide field of vision, with blind spots immediately behind their bodies and below their noses. The ability to see in all directions is invaluable for a horse’s survival in the wild. On the other hand, because of their wide set eyes, horses have monocular vision on each side. This limits their depth perception and means that they must see an unfamiliar object from both sides before they can understand whether or not it is a danger.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Establishing Barn Rules
Friday, May 10 2013
A well thought-out set of rules can keep a barn running safely and effectively.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Precautions Against Horse Theft
Friday, May 03 2013
You love your horse that is why theft is always a concern for horse owners. While you can’t be with your horses 24 hours a day, you can be proactive and minimize the risk of equine theft
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Spring Cleaning Suggestions
Friday, April 12 2013
As spring finally brings with it warmer weather, chances are you’ll be spending plenty of time in the saddle.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Know When to Retire a Horse
Monday, February 18 2013
The time to retire a racehorse can be a life or death matter. More often, however, it is a quality of life decision that can affect the horse forever. Obviously, it’s a topic that needs serious consideration.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
Show Ring Details: The Mane and Tail
Wednesday, February 06 2013
In the show ring, details count.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Awesome Outlaw – Available for Adoption
Friday, February 01 2013
Awesome Outlaw is a 2 coming 3yr old gelding who stands 16.1h tall currently and is available for adoption from our Lexington, KY facility. He is so lovable and has the cutest face. He has good ground manners and gets along well with others for turnout.
- Published in Beyond the Track, General, Z-Blogs
Barn Building 101: Stall Partitions
Thursday, January 31 2013
While most horse owners or visitors to your stable will view and front of your horse’s stall, it’s actually the stall’s side partitions that do most of the work that keep your horse healthy and happy. You want to keep your horse secure from biting and kicking by his neighbors, but want to keep him feeling “part of the herd” by allowing him to see other horses and not feel too closed in. Before discussing what makes a good stall partition , let’s recap some of the information about overall stall design we discussed earlier: While smaller horses or ponies can get by with a 10’x10’ stall, most horses need at least a 12’x12’ stall. Warmbloods or mares with foals may require larger stalls.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Really Missouri? Really?
Thursday, January 31 2013
By Dani Moritz Let me just start this blog by saying this – “What the heck is wrong with Mother Nature?” Monday and Tuesday we were in the 70s. I went out to the barn and my poor pony was sweating just standing there. I didn’t even want to ride her, the poor thing looked so uncomfortable.
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs