The average person defines euthanasia in lay terms as, "putting a horse to sleep" or "putting a horse down". The adjective "humane" is often used in conjunction with the term euthanasia. The understanding is that euthanasia is pain free and peaceful. The act of going to sleep is a pleasant and pain free experience.

Horse Training - Communication 101: Part Twelve by Beverly Whittington - The Hands as a Form of Communication. The main thing that differentiates the skilled rider and the novice is the ability to use their hands correctly. The hands must be independent of the body, while working in unison with the body. Almost sounds like a contradiction, doesn't it?

By evaluating each horse's body condition regularly, the feeding and exercise program can be adjusted up or down to maintain the desired condition. Each class of horse, based on age, workload and use has an optimal body condition score. For example, a performance horse need enough body fat stores to use as an energy source to maintain performance, while too much fat can decrease performance.

Articles on Horse Feeding and Nutrition - NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia. Feeding Wheat to Horses in a Drought; Drought Feeding and Management for Horses; Pastures for Horses PDF; Feeding the Brood Mare PDF; Practical Feeding of Horses; Feeding the Working Horse; A Bin for Storing Horse Feeds; Feeding Horses in Australia; Practical Horse Nutrition

Equine Dentistry Articles by Dr. Mary S. Delorey, DVM. Articles about Equine Dentistry and problems with horses' teeth. "Advances in Equine Dentistry", "Year by Year, Tooth by Tooth".

The Academy of Equine Dentistry Australia is based in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia. We are dedicated to helping horses by teaching others the correct procedures of equine dentistry. The Academy held its inaugral school in September of 2001 and has acquired its own base at Gunnedah where all of the dentistry and anatomy courses are held. Three dentistry courses and one anatomy course are conducted each year.

Your horse will still be fertile (able to impregnate mares) for up to fourteen days after castration. Avoid pasturing him with mares at this time. Studies show that approximately 25% of properly castrated geldings will show some degree of stallion-like behavior after castration, with no difference in incidence of this behavior between those castrated before and after puberty.

Saying good-bye to a friend is never easy. Euthanasia isn't a subject you want to think about, much less read about. Although the life expectancy of a horse is 25 or 30 years, your three-year-old could face life-threatening colic tomorrow, or Old Reliable could sustain a severe injury in a misstep on his last schooling fence.

Training Mythunderstandings - Horse-Logical Communication Starts With Grooming, by Ron Meredith, Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre. A lot of amateur trainers MythUnderstand what the training process is all about. They think that training involves dominating a horse, showing him who's boss. They approach training as though it were a battle in which one party wins and the other loses.

For whatever purpose, it is essential that you use proper leg bandaging techniques. Applied incorrectly, bandages may not only fail to do their job, they can cause discomfort, restrict blood flow and potentially cause discomfort, restrict blood flow and potentially damage tendons and other tissue.