Equestrian Tales

This article was basically about the relationship between a horse rider and his horse. The setting was set in the Bendigo Pony Club wherein a dressage and show jumping clinic was to be held. During that time, there was a disease lurking about and the horses had to be monitored for three days prior to the event checking for fevers, runny noses, and coughs. If one symptom existed in one horse, the event would be cancelled and the horses would be evacuated. This showed a very emotional investment between the owner and his horse for the event to push through.

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Do you know a woman equestrian? Personally, I do know women who enjoy horseback riding. More than that, I know women who enjoy competing in horse competitions. One of those is Susan Dutta who is an international dressage competitor who won many awards. I admire her because of her skills and attitude. Obviously, she was able to achieve what she wants. Aside from the awards, medals, and fame, she was able to develop a different bonding or relationship with Grumshoes DC, her grand pix partner.

It has been many fruitful years for Susan Dutta and Grumshoes. The praises are very weel deserved by both of them. I hope there will be even more women equestrian who would be brave enough to get into this kind of sports.

Equestrianism became one of the very few Olympic events in which men and women compete directly against one another. Teams maybe compose of male and female competitors. They are not required to have minimum numbers of either gender; countries are free to choose the best riders, irrespective of gender. Equestrian disciplines and the equestrian component are the only Olympic events that involve animals.

The Brecon Beacons National Park is a perfect riding resort complete with spectacular scenery . It has plenty of wildlife acclaimed for its splendid equestrian routes. Added to this, the park has recently introduced the first-ever horse-friendly network. You can choose to travel with their own horses, but pick one up from a local stable.

A horse should be fed depends on the underlying cause of the colic incident. The horse’s appetite and extenuating complications that might arise in the recuperative phase needs consideration too. There are three avenues of nutritional support . First is voluntary feeding. Second, assisted feeding. Third is called parenteral nutrition.

A horse who had just undergone a colic attack or colic surgery needs nutrient for healing and immune function.

But feeding them too much might increase the chance for intestinal shutdown and colic relapse or for breakdown of the abdominal incision. It is advised that horses be given with only water and possibly intravenous fluids.

Horse shows held all over the globe with a very wide range of guidelines, equipment, events and clothing used. These are the most common types for horse shows:

• Equitation, sometimes called seat and hands or horsemanship, refers to events where the rider is judged on form, style and ability.
• Pleasure, flat, or under saddle classes feature horses who are ridden on the flat (not jumped) and judged on manners, performance, movement, style and quality.
• Halter, in-hand breeding, or conformation classes, where the horse is led by a handler on the ground and judged on conformation and suitability as a breeding animal.
• Harness classes, where the horse is driven rather than ridden, but still judged on manners, performance and quality.
• Jumping or Over Fences refers broadly to both show jumping and show hunter, where horses and riders must jump obstacles.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrianism

Who would have thought that a horse shoe could be a family legacy? It’s not that my family loves and owns horses but there is a story behind the horse shoe and it’s worth telling. My grandparents have 8 kids, one of them is my mom. Back then, my grandfather’s job isn’t enough to feed all of them and that went on for quite a long time.

One day, out of nowhere, my grandfather saw a horse shoe in the streets and that was when he was able to get a decent job with a good pay. Promotions and salary increases came in in the family. To support 8 kids isn’t easy but my grandparents were able to send them all to college and all eight of them graduated. My grandfather believes that it was the horse shoe who brought all the luck into the family.

Until today, that horse shoe is still displayed in our house. It may or may not be true but the horse shoe will always be a? reminder that life can get better and better.

One of God?s beautiful creations is horses. Here are some interesting things I?ve gathered about them:

1. There are more than 350 breeds of ponies and horses can be found

2. If you want to know how old a horse is, all you need to do is to count its teeth

3. 10 Pounds is the weight of a horse?s heart

4. A horse is able to drink 10 gallons of water per day

5. Horses spend more energy lying down.

6. Horses usually live for around 20 to 25 years. Some of them can live up to 5 years more.

7. “Samson,” was the tallest horse recorded.

8. And my favorite fact: After being born, it only takes a foal about 1-2 hours to stand up and walk.

Now, imagine us, humans, are like them. Then we wouldn?t have to crawl for the next 9 months or so after we are born. How cool could that be?Image source: www.buzzle.com

The next thing that we can do is to explain terms such as the pace time. The pace time is the ideal time to safely but quickly ride the set trail. When the competitors arrive they send out teams of two or three to ride the trail. Checkpoints set along the ride ensure that the riders are staying on course and are not overworking their horses. Each group of riders is timed. Riders are penalized for either riding too fast and beating the pace time, or too slow and taking longer than the pace time. The group to come closest to the pace time wins the competition.(Source:Wikipedia.org)