So, you have begun shopping for your first horse, but you aren’t sure exactly what you need? When selecting a new horse, it is very important not only to consider your personal likes and dislikes, but also your body build, your riding skill and your long-term goals.
There are so many breeds and types of horses that there is really a horse for any type of person somewhere out there. Unfortunately, the right horse for you might not be the cheapest, or the easiest to find.
Let’s start out by considering the overall type and size of horse you need. It is important to get a horse that fits you physically. A large rider looks foolish on a fine boned Thoroughbred; likewise a tiny rider looks silly on a huge Warmblood. There are three things to consider: height, weight and proportion.
Horse trailers come in several different loading and shipping styles. Each style offers advantages and disadvantages to the owner and the horse. When purchasing a horse trailer it is important to consider which style best suits you and your horse.
Straight Load
This is the most common load style. In a straight load trailer, horses are brought in from the back and are tied side-by-side, facing the front of the trailer. There is usually a partition in the middle of the trailer, protecting the horses from banging into one another. Some straight loads have partitions to the ground, while others only have bars to separate the horses. You can also get partitions that separate the horses at the front of the trailer so that they cannot bite one another.
A horse race form is a printed program that displays all of the necessary information about a horse race. It will usually list the scheduled races, the names of the horses, and other pertinent race information. A horse race card helps bettors make an informed betting choice. There is a lot of very valuable information on the forms that betters really should know such as the time that each race will be starting.
Theterm “horse racing software” can mean two different things. It could refer to software used in racing horses or it could refer to a type of software which people use to simulate racing horses.
Whichever interpretation you use, we know that “horse racing software” definitely has something to do with computers. This just goes to show you how much technology has changed our world. If you used the term “horse racing software” in the past, it could have been interpreted by people as referring to a cushion which can be placed on the saddle to make riding a more comfortable experience. Nowadays, we know that software refers to programs used to make a computer perform a certain task.
Many horses spend much of their time in their stalls, so it is imperative for us to ensure that we provide the best stall possible. Horses that spend a lot of time in an indoor stall will need to be given the most attention in terms of cleaning and keeping the stall safe for them.
If you have large breed horses, such as Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses or Warmbloods you may want to go with a stall that is 16×16. These stalls are often referred to as stallion and foaling stalls. Ponies will not need any more than a 10×10 stall. Moderate size horses will do well with a 12×12 stall.
Will longs to be a knight, like his older brother Gavin. Then he could ride a charger, fight bravely in the Crusades for King Richard, and win the heart of a fair maiden. All he needs is a horse. And when he chooses one, he chooses well – a small chestnut stallion with a blaze on its forehead. There’s something different about Hosanna – but Will doesn’t know how important Hosanna will be to him, to his family, even to Saladin. In the Holy Land, Will learns that bein… More >> Blood Red Horse
One of your most important responsibilities as a horse owner is to make sure your horse is always well taken care of and properly fed. If you overfeed your horse with too much grain, you can give him gas colic, which is a horse’s inability to burp, which can be a serious problem. If the horse cannot burp, they will develop gas in their digestive system and they will experience very severe abdominal pain.
In order to avoid the problem of colic, be sure to feed your horse at regular intervals. You will need three smaller meals a day instead of one large one. Each meal needs to include plenty of fiber for the horse’s digestive system, so they will need a lot of good quality hay. You will also need to make sure that your horse’s water is frequently changed. If your horse is extremely active or even pregnant, you will have to put in horse grain or pelleted feed.
In part one of this article series, I covered the basics about betting on horses with betting exchanges and showed why they have become so popular with punters.
I also went through three key reasons why you should use betting exchanges, whether you’re using a horse racing tipster service or backing your own judgment of the horses. You may have a friend giving you racing tips on the sly (and for free) or you may be using some of the many horse racing systems that are out there.
However you are selecting your horses, betting with betting exchanges is certainly something that you should be doing.
This is another segment I edited for The Chaser’s War On Evertything. It was played on ABC America’s breakfast show, Good Morning America some weeks back. I am glad that this one went down so well, as Craig and I were up till 2.30am in the morning editing it.
