The story about working hard being the way to get everything you ever dreamed about is a scam. The story is told and retold by those for whom you work; it’s their way of keeping you working. (more…)
Did you pay too much for your saddle? Or did you get a bargain?
Only you can answer; but maybe you don’t want to know. Ignorance is bliss so they say, and in this instance, it may be best to simply enjoy a state of blissfulness.
What might be more important than having gotten a bargain or having paid too much in the past, is how best to shop for your next saddle. (more…)
By Don Blazer
The answers are in opposites.
Training horses is very simple and very complicated.
Before you start you ought to know the horse’s natural instincts in order of significance. You ought to have a basic understanding of behavior modification techniques, such as “flooding†or “successive approximationâ€, and you ought to know how to substitute for a “primary motivator.†(more…)
A horse can only live for a maximum of six days without water. Within two days a horse without water will show signs of colic.
From the course Nutrition for Maximum Performance; taught by Eleanor Richards; part of www.horsecoursesonline.com curriculum.
Did you know…
The rider should check the pad or saddle blanket and lift it up into the gullet so that at least two fingers slide easily between the withers and the saddle.
From the course Bits, Saddle Fitting and Hoof Balance;Â Â taught by Don Blazer; part of www.horsecoursesonline.com curriculum.
A Horse, Of Course  By Don Blazer
It wasn’t too many years ago that only a young woman from a wealthy family could attend a “private college†which offered “equine activities†while she studied English literature. (more…)
By Don Blazer
Do you have enough ready cash to say, “Yes, I want to save my horse’s life”?
If our first concern is caring for our horse, then one of our first actions will be insuring our ability to provide needed medical or surgical procedures—that translates into having the money. (more…)
By Don BlazerÂ
The question of whether or not to supplement a horse with vitamins, minerals, herbs, enzymes, amino acids or nutraceuticals will be asked and answered 100,000 times today.
with Don Blazer
Advertising is valuable when it produces.
But it doesn’t produce unless it is based on your “correct†answers to these questions. (more…)
A Horse, Of Course – By Don Blazer
Birds are singing, leaves are sprouting and foals are popping out just like Spring Poppies.
Soon those foals will be eating their mothers manure.
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! You say! No; natural! (more…)