If you’ve ever driven past a field of horses in the summer at least half of them will probably be wearing some sort of strange mask over their eyes. Despite their rather strange appearance though,...

We all know that horses like the company of other horses but that doesn’t mean to say they won’t get on with other animals and in some cases possibly more so than other horses. This is a question...

One of my non-horsey friends (I know strangely enough they really do exist) came to stay recently and couldn’t believe the way my horses were following me everywhere. She laughed thinking that they...

When a horse bolts he’s in a blind panic, galloping as fast as he can, without responding to the rider’s pressure. He’s running on his instincts and isn’t paying attention to where he’s...

My nephew has recently been bombarding me with phone calls, asking for advice. You see he’s been riding for a few years now and has decided he’s ready for his first horse. The problem is his...

I’m lucky enough to live in an area that doesn’t have an excessive amount of rain but I was recently speaking to a friend (who lives in Louisiana) who was complaining about all of the rain...