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Ways To Improve Your Riding
[Recreation-and-Sports:Equestrian] Think you know it all when it comes to riding? Think again. Even top competitive riders have regular instruction to help iron out faults and bad habits. In between lessons, read as many instructional books as you can, or visit horse forums for riding hints. If you've got a schooling problem, you'll find heaps of advice online.

Horse Jobs
[Recreation-and-Sports:Equestrian] There will always be a demand for workers in the horse industry. Depending on who you work for, you may even get the chance to travel interstate or overseas...

Taking Care of Your Horses In The Heat
[Pets:Horses] We go to great lengths to make ourselves comfortable in the hot weather, air conditioning, fans, cold drinks. What should we do to ensure our horses are also comfortable through our hot, dry and dusty summer?.....

Does Your Horse Lose Condition in Winter?
[Pets:Horses] Does your horse thrive or does he merely survive through the cold winter months? Every owner would like to keep their horse at the peak of fitness all year round, with a gleaming coat, bright eyes, well-formed topline and rippling muscles, but the fact is that many horses are susceptible to loss of condition during the winter months.

Caring For a Pony During the Winter
[Pets:Horses] Most horse owners have started out the same way... loving and caring for ponies. Former pony owners look back on their pony owning years and a distant far away expression comes over their faces. It is nearly impossible for a horse owner not to have a pony story, some good some not so good.

Insurance for Pets
[Insurance:Pet] Insurance is taken for pets to cut down on the veterinary costs, especially in case of an accident or when the pet is ill. Other than this, insurance is also available to pay incase the animal is stolen, lost or dead. Insurance is a must, especially in a situation where the condition is serious and the money is less.

The Skin As An Indicator of Health and Disease
[Pets:Horses] The skin of a healthy stabled horse should be elastic, smooth, clean and slightly warm. The coat should be fine, smooth......

Horse Heart Murmurs
[Pets:Horses] The majority of horses with heart murmurs show no external signs, as the heart is a very efficient pump that is able to compensate. Problems usually only become apparent when the heart fails to distribute enough blood to meet the body's requirements, and the horse develops heart failure as a result.

Tracing Your Horse's History
[Pets:Horses] Anyone who has owned an older horse, who has no knowledge of their breeding or background and has grown to love that horse, must surely wonder where he or she came from? What did they do in their past? What happened in their lives that shaped their likes and dislikes?

Why Horses Bite And What To Do About It
[Pets:Horses] While watching horses play with each other, you'll notice they do things like push their bodies, rear up, strike and kick, and BITE. Of course it's all in fun and grabbing a bit of skin in their teeth is no big deal, unless the recipient is a human.

A Guide For New Horse Owners
[Pets:Horses] The cost of owning a horse depends on lots of things, like if the horse will be agisted, need supplementary feeding and so on. One thing's for sure, horse's are big animals that take a lot of special care. And unfortunately, money!

Horses Teach You Patience
[Pets:Horses] Your horse is a completely different species to you. Horses are pretty clever, they pick up what we want them to do, and learn our signals. How good are you at learning your horse's signals?

Horse Rescue Victoria (Project Hope)
[Pets:Horses] Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria, originally known as Project Hope Horse Rescue first began in 1973 when a concerned Val Collingwood of Wallan, Victoria, wrote into RIDER magazine regarding the number of neglected horses in Australia. She outlined a scheme whereby someone could co-ordinate the rescue and rehabilitation of these unfortunate animals and she suggested the name "Project Hope" in memory of a terribly neglected, supposedly aged, buck-jumper from Queensland. She had taken him home to try to save his life, giving him the name "Hope", although he had very little.