How Do Horses Sleep?

A beautiful sleeping horse in the countryside

If you’ve ever wondered how horses sleep, you’re not alone. Horses don’t actually sleep while standing, but they do doze off. For REM sleep, they lie down. If you watch a horse sleep on television, you’ll notice that the horse is prone to falling asleep while lying down. In other words, horses sleep in two stages: Rapid eye movement (REM) and slow-wave sleep. Slow-wave sleep You have probably noticed your horse falling into a deep state of sleep during the night. If you have ever ridden a school bus, you’ve likely noticed that your horse drifts off for a short […]

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Taking care of horses in the heat

horse drinking water

Horse riding on a warm and sunny day is much more enjoyable than on a cold day. However, we rarely wonder how our horses will deal with the temperatures. It turns out that their organisms do not deal with heat well. These animals prefer cold weather from the hot one. Spending too much time in the sun combined with physical effort may result in serious damage to his health. A very important issue is proper care of the horse during the heat. It is absolutely necessary for each horse on a pasture to have constant access to clean water. It […]

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Insect protection for horse

Flies on horse head

In the summer, a huge problem – not only for riders – is the amount of insects. Insects usually appear late in the afternoon and evening, and bother mostly your horses that are not capable of defending themselves. Which is why, especially in the summer time, you should help your horse fight the insects. There are some efficient ways that can help you in this fight and bring your horses relief. Source: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5031/5852087406_dfd526e90b.jpg First of all, you need to take care of your horse’s hygiene. Dried mud along with sweat consist a very alluring mixture for flies and mosquitos. Which is […]

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Luxury equestrian helmets

Samshield Lozegne helmet

Helmets for horse riding Samshield is a relatively new product on the market bonuses. Its creator is Sam Maloigne . His career as an athlete , it is indeed directly related to the horse-riding , because for years he was a professional pilot motocross , global rank. Sales Manager on a daily basis , as well as an avid collector own personalized helmets since his career in MX . In 2003, at the urging of his friend – the player jumper , he began to ride. Therefore became the owner of one of the flagship helmets disapproval of those years […]

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Equestrianism – how to start?

How to start your horse riding adventure?

When they finally take the arduous , requiring many thoughts , decisions on the acquisition of the horse , we must also realize that this is only the beginning of our expenses . If you want to ride our horse , we need to equip themselves with the necessary equipment . The best place to be living riding and it is one where the addition of equestrian products for the rider will also find all the necessary equipment for our horse riding . I am thinking of saddles, bridles , saddle pads , blankets , pads , etc. . ‘s […]

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