Buing a horse how to go about it, questions to ask and what to look for

Dressage Ettiquete - what to do... and what not to! 

Lead Rein & Young Rider
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Coach & Parent Hints
Some Helpful Hints & Interesting Articles for you to peruse...
Tack Safety Chart before you ride, evaluate the condition of your equipment to reduce the risk of breakage and malfunction.

Bridle Fit - How to doublecheck the size and adjustment of your horse’s headgear.

Treating Scratches - Relieve this problem with gentle cleansing, thorough drying and lots of greasy ointment.

Discovering your Horses Body Condition - the body condition score (BCS) system offers an objective method of estimating a horse’s body fat levels.

Body Language - physical clues to your horses moods

Vital Signs - gauge your horses internal condition by monitoring these six indicators of his health status

Skin Scurf - how to identify eight common ailments that develop on a horses skin.

Bruise, Sprain of Strain - signs to help you identify the severity of a horses swollen joint.

Medication Basics - nine common medication types commonly administered to horses and what they do.

Bones and Joints - what to expect when your horse has a common lameness causing condition.

How to Pull a Loose Shoe
- With a farrier’s rasp and puller, you can remove a shoe with little or no hoof damage.

Basic Hoof Care -  top US farrier Scott McKerrick on understanding the correct 'set' for your horses foot and hoof type.

Keep Him from Pulling on the Lunge - a California trainer’s three-step system will help you teach your horse proper lunging etiquette.

Fitting A Grazing Muzzle
- Whether you’re managing an easy keeper or safeguarding a laminitis-prone horse, a grazing muzzle is an indispensable tool.

Thats a Wrap - follow a top stable managers technique for applying this useful stable bandage.

No Fuss Mud Knot - try this easy method for keeping your horses tail out of the dirt using nothing more than his own hair!

Have Fun in your Arena - if you have fallen into a rut, try these ten exercises to get moving in a whole new direction

Barebacks a Blast - yes it's fun but it will also boost your balance! 

SpaDay - Mane Makeover - transform your horses scruffy locks

SpaDay - Tail Makeover - a well groomed tail will enhance your horses 'pretty' factor

(the magazine extracts above are attached courtesey of EQUUS, Practical Horseman and Horse & Rider magazines.  
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