Horse Care Blog

A pet peeve of dressage riders is when people ask ‘but do the horses just do it all naturally?

Yes they do! Like other animals that have sweat glands, horses have sweat glands, too. Sweating is very important for a horse. Sweating is part of a horse’s cooling system to relieve heat build-up.

Did you ever wonder why horses sleep standing up? How does a horse get any rest? Do they ever lie down?

Lunging (also spelled “lungeing”) is an effective way to not only train your horse, but as an alternative method of exercising your horse.