YOUR HORSE’S SLEEP CYCLE – FUN FACTS

Text: Rhiannon Cecil We all know so much about our horses; what they should and shouldn’t eat, how much water they need, how to care for their bones, muscles, and tendons, and how to identify signs of colic. But how much do we really know about how they sleep? Horses are checked at night and periodically throughout…

BylizzieMay 22, 20250Comments

BIG OPEN SPACES

By Kim Dimevski, SA Horse Trails Growing up learning about horses in the typical stable yard environment can give one a fairly limited education. Within these fixed confines we often only know what is taught to us by our instructors, and especially when young we tend to hang onto every word they say. We know what…

BylizzieFebruary 27, 20210Comments

Horse Channel Pridey

PRIDEY’S LOCKDOWN LAMENTATIONS DAY 13

Friends! How are we all?! Felt I'd best check in, and make sure you're all keeping your spirits up!? It's been fairly quiet here. My mother appears to have lost some of her manic momentum of the early days of the ordeal, and is finally settling into a more casual/sensible approach. She still visits me at least…

BylizzieApril 8, 20200Comments

Ask HQ Horse Channel Horse Health Horse Training

ASKHQ: WEANING

Q: When can a foal be weaned? A: Foals should not be weaned, except in exceptional circumstances before six months of age. Even at six months, weaning should not be considered unless the foal is in good physical condition, good health and is taking in adequate amounts of feed. If you wish to wean your foal…

BylizzieFebruary 28, 20200Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health

THE HORSE’S DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

When chewing on hay or any other paddock vegetation, the horse chews with long jaw sweeps [dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses are trickle feeders and non-ruminant herbivores, meaning that they are designed to graze for most of the day on vegetation, and process their feed through one stomach chamber. The equine digestive system is unique in the way in which…

BylizzieMarch 14, 20180Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health Know How

Feeding the retired Thoroughbred

Is your Thoroughbred better off on a high forage diet? [dropcap]B[/dropcap]rave, talented, versatile ... off-the-track Thoroughbreds (OTTB) make fantastic sport and leisure horses who can easily be retrained into a second career. While they need to adjust mentally and physically to their new life, it’s equally important to transition their digestive system back to a high…

BylizzieSeptember 22, 20160Comments

Horse Channel Know How

Manners matter

A cross-tie is useful for teaching good manners around the yard [dropcap]A[/dropcap] horse who is well mannered is an absolute dream for any horse owner and rider. Ask anyone who has dealt with a horse with bad manners and they will tell you that it makes life impossibly difficult, especially when it comes to handling the…

BylizzieJune 21, 20160Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training Know How

Fitness and wellbeing for riders

Your workouts out of the saddle should include cardio and core training [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile we tirelessly put hours into training and maintaining our horses, we seldom remember to look after ourselves. Our horses are athletes – there’s no doubt about it – and riders work hard to make sure that they are trained correctly, fed a careful…

BylizzieApril 8, 20160Comments

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