What does horses do?

The horses at our ranch have what we think is an easy life for them. Our horses are rarely ridden, but are indeed very well taken care of. I will try to give a blow by blow account of what they experience on the two basic types of days in their lives. read more

A horse trainer is someone who trains horses for racing, showing, riding or police work. This involves feeding them, talking to them, exercising them, and getting them used to human contact so that the horse is able to perform certain behaviours when asked to do so. read more

An average 1,000 lb horse needs 20 to 25 lbs of feed a day. A typical diet for a horse being ridden for one hour for five days a week would be 2 to 5 pounds of concentrates and 15 to 20 pounds of hay per day. Frequency. Because horses have a small stomach relative to their size, they eat little and often. read more