Educational Articles
Educational articles
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Sunburn treatments for your horse
We are certainly experiencing a long extended period of hot weather all over Australia (except Tasmania). At least we can escape to the air-condition but what about our poor animals? Hopefully, your horse has shade and access to plenty clean…
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Sunburn in Horses
Sun Safe Horses by Dr. John Kohnke BVSc RDA (Kohnke’s Own) The recent hot and sunny weather can mean sunburn for horses and riders alike. Taking a few preventative measures to stop the sun from burning your horse’s skin, just as…
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10 Riding Essentials
1. Recording Your Ride: It is difficult for a rider to judge their training session or competition ride without sitting back and watching a recording. Nor is it always is it possible to have a cameraman ready on hand…
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Socialising Stallions
As appeared in issue 21 of BHM 2015 by Danielle Skerman Stallions over time have acquired a certain reputation, and that often consists of being wild, strong and somewhat dangerous. And in many ways this can be true, just like dogs…
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Core Training for Riders
A Simple Aid to Enhance Core Training for Riders WORDS BY Alexandria Bailey BAppSc., BEd., GradDipEd. Cert III Equestrian Coach www.equicanine.com.au Horses and riders have immensely different brain-body systems that must communicate for the two to work together as a…
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Joint Health: Are New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels the Answer?
The use of New Zealand green lipped mussel powder for the treatment and prevention of arthritis has become very popular in recent years but does it work? A clinical trial conducted by Massey University in New Zealand came up with…
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All the bells and whistles Equine Facility in Victoria
The most exciting equine facility in regional Victoria! The Elmore Equestrian Park is located in North Central Victoria and centrally located between Bendigo, Echuca and Shepparton. The Elmore Equestrian Park is close to the Midland and Northern Highways, making access…
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Locking Stifles in Horses
Locking Stifles in Horses By Kentucky Equine Research Staff · May 14, 2014 The stifle joint in a horse’s hind leg corresponds anatomically to the knee joint in the human leg. However, instead of appearing halfway down the limb like the human…
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Long Reining
A Short Introduction To Long Reining Dr. Thomas Ritter © 2013 (article appeared in issue 18 (2014) of BHM) Why Long Reining? Long reining is an excellent training technique to support the work under saddle, which is quite beneficial for both…
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Colour Genetics
Colour Genetics – Understanding the Basics Written By SHEREE CONROY with thanks to Leanne Owens (article appeared in issue 14 (2014) of BHM) The Basics When learning about horse colour genetics, the first thing to know is that there are…
