There are two basic types of martingales, the standing martingale and the running martingale. Depending on your discipline and your purpose, both have their place in your training repertoire.Standing martingales are common in the hunter ring. They are legal for use over fences, but are not acceptable on the flat.A standing martingale consists of a [...]

One of the most common and dangerous complications of bird or avian flu is pneumonia.Yet there is a way to give yourself protection from bacterial pneumonia.By itself, this will go a long way toward reducing your risk of dying from bird flu, if there’s an influenza pandemic and you catch the H5N1 virus.We don’t have [...]

Canine liver disease is the 5th leading cause of non-accidental death amongst man’s best friend. Just having a little knowledge of this common, but little written about condition, could save the life of your family petWhen my West Highland Terrier Joe was diagnosed with a liver condition, I found tomy angst that much of his [...]

When you decide to ride your horse you would be wise to think a few things over before you mount up. Practically every rider will fall off a horse at least once in their lifetime. An experienced horse person may take risks that to them are simply the natural way of doing things. If you [...]

What is Horse Cribbing and How can I get my Horse to STOP?WHAT IS CRIBBING?Do you know that CRIBBING is not only rough on barns and fences, but it also may be detrimental to a horse’s health? The horse wears down his teeth and swallows air, which can lead to inappropriate digestion and colic. Cribbing [...]

Contact with bird droppings poses serious health risks and exposure to incurable diseases.If you have areas where birds congregate on your property, there is reason for concern.The only sure way to avoid these debilitating diseases is to avoid contact with these droppings or to prevent the droppings from occurring in the first place.As the line [...]

Horse people spend years trying to find out information and techniques from different trainers for a few tips that help them with their horse back riding training before they ‘chance’ upon training that actually works for them successfully that they can instantly understand and practise the moves.How many times do you see people practising the [...]

Dog training aids involve more than just a simple collar and leash and over the years have seen good improvements in the range and availability of these training tools. If you are taking on the task of training your own dog then there are several advantages you can benefit from by using good dog training [...]

How many times in the last few weeks have you tried to get your baby to sleep but to no avail? Millions of families go through this every night and when all else fails, baby sleep aids can help you to get some of the sleep you deserve and crave for.The problem is that there [...]

If you’re an outdoors kind of person, and a dog owner, you may have considered bringing your dog along with you on a hike this summer. Humans have been hiking and trailing the various landscapes of the Earth with dogs as companions and guides for thousands and thousands of years. This symbiotic relationship between man [...]