STEVE: What you’re looking for in healthy eyes in a horse are, that they have, they are normally open, they are clear, that they are, there’s no discharge, that they’re not blinking. That both eyes are equally have the same … Continue reading →
STEVE: The sound movement of a horse should reflect probably just like everything else – horse’s attitude, their brightness, alertness this sort of thing. Along with that, when a horse is bright and alert they tend to be sound. When … Continue reading →
STEVE: As far as horse eating and drinking, the first thing you notice is you want to make sure that your horse has the ability to procure its food normally. This seems painfully obvious but unfortunately you get a horse … Continue reading →
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STEVE: For a healthy foot on a horse, I think there are a few things I look for as a trainer. One, a horse, when it moves or when they gallop over the ground and that foot hits the ground, … Continue reading →
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ALEX: One of the important aspects of a healthy horse is for them to have a healthy coat, which is one of the signs of them, that they’re flourishing, they’re doing well, they’re eating well. They have a good color … Continue reading →
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STEVE: Healthy body weight of a horse, would be more probably, more reflective of exactly what they are used for, and what they’ve been doing. A horse that’s been turned out, that has been doing nothing, can have a healthy … Continue reading →
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ALEX: The benefits to lunging a horse is they’re going to get probably get more activity than if they were turned out. A lot of horses will get turned out onto paddock and eat grass and hang out for a … Continue reading →
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STEVE: Turn out on a regular basis on an athlete helps freshen him up. It gets him out. Here in Kentucky, as we can see this time of the year, especially in the spring it’s really bright, is green, there’s … Continue reading →
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STEVE: I typically recommend that most owners have a routine to where they can go in and have a way that they look over their entire horse to make sure everything’s perfect before they go use them for day-to-day training, … Continue reading →
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STEVE: If you’re in the Southeast United States: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, right along the Gulf Coast; it typically is a very, very mild climate. It doesn’t get really cold. You can get away with something as simple as a run-in … Continue reading →
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