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"Horse Riding Tips," from my FREE monthly newsletter
From the How to Train a Horse Series:
"Horses require motivation during training – it's what keeps them trying to find the right answer. Maybe you're trying to teach the horse to move his shoulder. You pick up a rein, the pressure on the horse's mouth causes him to search for the release. He soon learns to move his shoulder over to get a release.) Something important to keep in mind is this: While some horses require a lot of motivation (read: pressure in your hand or legs), others may require very, very little. Assuming that all horses require a lot of motivation is asking for trouble. You've got to experiment to find out which horse you've got at the moment you're riding. "Over-motivating" an uppity horse will put too much energy into your horse; you'll have less control and he'll actually be less responsive. So, bottom line: How much motivation you apply depends upon the horse and it may take more – or less – than you first imagine. Experiment to find out what gets the best results."
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"So, we've got the front foot loaded and unloaded 200 times. Next, with that first foot up on the trailer, keep tapping and ask for more. Ask for that second foot to step up. Until now you've quit tapping when one foot was placed onto the trailer, now you'll keep tapping until he gets the idea that you're looking for more. Load both the front feet 200 times. Tap, load both feet, pause and pet, back the horse with light pressure on the lead rope. Remember, in all phases, don't quit tapping until you get something approaching what you had in mind. Quit tapping at the wrong time and you'll teach the horse that whatever he was doing at that moment is what you wanted – so be careful.
Build on your progress and begin asking for the third foot. I find that most horses at about this point really start thinking "How 'bout I just get on the trailer already?" Load that third foot, each time pausing and petting before backing him back off (practicing your "unloading") 100 times." - Print out from home
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Causes of Diarrhea in Horses
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"How To Prevent Your Horse From Getting Diarrhea…by Fixing His Teeth"
By Sierra Lynch
It's a messy problem, but if you own horses long enough, you'll eventually have to deal with it: diarrhea. Your horse can get it for many reasons. But did you know a major cause of horse diarrhea is poor dental care? It's true. Here's why. And what you can do to help prevent this smelly problem…
Your horse's digestive system was designed to take frequent meals in very small amounts. That's why horses in the wild seldom get diarrhea. They graze on whatever forage they find on the open range. And they grind it up into fine particles, form it into a ball (called a 'bolus'). Then they coat it with saliva before sending it to their stomachs for digestion.
But if your horse has bad teeth, he can't grind his food finely enough. So when it finally arrives in his intestines, it can't just slide on through. Instead, it irritates the walls of his intestines, causing a low grade inflammation. And inflammed intestines equals horse diarrhea.
That's why you see so many older horses coming down with the runs. They've ground their teeth down so much over the years that they can't digest their food like they used to.
So if you suspect this to be your horse's problem, what should you do?
Call your equine veterinarian. In order to graduate from vet school, he/she has to pass examinations not only on horse medicine, but also horse dentistry. The most routine horse dental procedure your vet performs is called floating.
When you vet floats your horse's teeth, he essentially does 2 things. First, he files off the sharp enamel points from the outer edges of the upper cheek teeth. Then he files off the inner edges of the lower cheek teeth.
The result is better contact between the upper and lower teeth when your horse chews his food. If he has better tooth contact, he'll be able to grind his food into finer particles. The finer he grinds his food, the less chance he'll have to irritate his intestines.
And that greatly decreases your chances of having a really smelly mess to clean up.
We'll talk more about horse dental floating in future articles, so keep your feed reader pointed at Horse IQ. So have a good ride, and I'll see you next time.
Yours For Better Horse Health,
Sierra Lynch
About the Author: Sierra Lynch makes it easy to keep your horse healthy and happy. With over 16 years experience riding and caring for horses, Sierra will make sure your horse is always ready to ride. Visit Sierra on the web at Horse IQ
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Horse Owning: Causes of Diarrhea in Horses, advice for the horse owner provided by John Lyons Certified Trainer Keith Hosman
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