Horse Grooming Tips and Tools

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:50:45 +0000

Horse Grooming is a type of maintenance given to horse’s in order to enhance their physical appearance. It is necessary to groom horses occasionally in order to keep them in healthy condition. Grooming does not only mean running a brush over the horse’s coat. You need to have some specific tools which are required for a good grooming. Some of these tools are:

1- Curry Comb – This is a soft rubber with toothed brush.
2- Dandy Brush – This is a stiff bristle type brush
3- Body Brush – Body Brush is a softer bristle type brush as compared to Dandy Brush. This brush is made from the horse’s hair.
4- Polish towel or cloth – This towel or cloth is used to provide the coat with a nice shining finish.
5- Hoof Pick – This is a type of plastic or metal brush having a stiff bristle type brush at the end.

Above mentioned are some of the main Horse Grooming tools.

Noseband Tightness’ Effect on Performance Horse Behavior

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:44:25 +0000

What’s the purpose of your horse’s noseband–do you choose it for comfort? Better performance? Keeping the horse’s mouth shut? Whatever the reason, according to a leading British equitation scientist, it could be time to reevaluate how tight the noseband is, because it’s likely to affect how you ride your horse.The amount of tension a rider puts into the reins to maintain contact with the bit varies significantly with the tightness of the noseband, said Hayley Randle, PhD, researcher in the equitation science department at Duchy College in Cornwall, U.K. The looser the noseband is, the more tension is needed on the reins to get the same contact with the horse’s mouth and, in turn, the desired effect, she said.

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Noseband Tightness’ Effect on Performance Horse Behavior

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Horse Grooming Tips and Tools

Noseband Tightness’ Effect on Performance Horse Behavior