Bannerfarms Equine Bodyworks

06/16/2024

Nutrition and feeding play an integral role in the prevention of equine ulcers. Ulcer-prone horses can benefit greatly from a feeding program that supports gut health and supports the horse's natural defences against ulcers. Equine ulcers are painful sores or lesions that develop along the digestive

06/14/2024

04/29/2024

If your trying to reach me please message me at 17788672982

04/21/2024

Tony and Piglet wish you a good night

04/14/2024

New pictures of Tony ( the tiger)
Thanks to my niece Kara Hanson for taking

03/25/2024

03/22/2024

First trip outside

03/21/2024

Crazy markings

03/21/2024

Sorry not sorry for all the baby spam I will be posting
Proud mamma

02/12/2024

July 18-21, 2024

🛻 Regular move in July 17th

⏰ Early move in available upon request / at additional expense

📍 Thunderbird Show Park | Langley | BC

⭐️ Sponsorship available (thanks in advance to whoever supports through sponsorship)

📢 STAY TUNED for judging announcement / spotlights in the future

Please, message if you need to contact regarding early move in or sponsorship.

Thanks, everyone!

🐴 🌹

02/12/2024

Get your Christmas shopping done early and put this sweet filly under the tree. Purebred yearling is sweet and smart.

01/20/2024

FUN FACT FRIDAY! Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice, good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/05/2024

01/04/2024

The *more leg* debate

Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of posts talking about instructors telling their students to “use more leg” and that this is wrong or it’s not being done properly, etc. However, not one post then says how to do it properly. They just criticize.

Also it seems that they forget that a lot of people that ride don’t use their legs hardly at all to steer and ride their horse and use just primarily rein aids.

Shouldn’t we be trying to instruct our students to ride more with their seat and leg aids than their reins?

Also most students do not use enough of their lower leg to support or communicate to their horse properly. The use of the leg must be taught through repetition and feel.

Now I get that overuse of the leg will result in a dull horse but sometimes a student truly is not using enough of their lower leg to effectively communicate because they just don’t know how to effectively and correctly use their leg in relationship to what they are requesting their horse to do.

And the message of using too much leg is confusing to new horse riders. It sends the message of telling them to not use their leg at all which causes a whole slew of issues in itself.

I tell my students that their neutral leg on their horse’s sides should be about the same pressure as their arms resting relaxed at their sides. The leg should not engage more unless they want more energy from the horse or for direction and steering purposes. The leg should be like a gentle hug. Reassuring, giving and feeling for feedback at the same time.

The leg should be held with relaxation with only enough pressure in the stirrup to barely hold a dollar bill in between the ball of your foot and the stirrup.

There should be flexibility in the hip, knee and ankle. This allows for movement and feel for cueing purposes. Soft legs allow for flexibility in the seat and lower back which travels up into the shoulders and the arms and hands. In essence, the status of the leg influences the entire body.

Tight and tense legs cause tension in the thighs, hips and lower back which cause the rider to actually move against their horse. If you are bouncing a lot in the saddle, you might be riding with a tight and tense leg. Tight legs cause riders to put too much pressure in their stirrups which causes them to ride stiff up through their hips and lowers back. It also causes the rider to keep their legs off the horse. This causes lack of communication between the horse and rider and also causes the rider to be more unstable.

We must have balance in our legs and seat. We must learn to wait and feel our horse underneath us and then respond accordingly to them after giving them time to respond to the request. A solid and quiet leg takes time to build but keeping your leg completely off your horse only causes more harm than good.

The use of leg in communicating to a horse and for the importance of balance and position in the saddle is one of the most important things to teach. So rather than poopoo-ing the use of leg, encourage correct leg position and contact.

01/02/2024

“The National Arabian Breed Society” Board of Directors hopes you all had a wonderful holiday.

At this time, we reflect on all that has happened over the last two years and what lays ahead for our future.

None of our accomplishments could have happened without the generosity of our volunteers, staff and sponsors.

We are excited to usher in 2024 and welcome you all back to Red Deer, Alberta for

“Canada’s National Arabian Championships”

Aug 8-17, 2024

Happy New Year!!

We LOVE Arabian Horses

01/02/2024

New year, new horse? Why not? FF Christiana++ is an all around show horse that is amateur and youth friendly. Come and check her out in Langley, BC.

01/01/2024

To all my clients
I will not be going to Scottsdale this year if you would like your horses done before you head down let me know
Text me @ 778-867-2982

01/01/2024

Happy New Year

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all my clients friends and family

12/12/2023

Cabernet J would fit nicely under you tree this year! He’s bay, beautiful, sweet and 15.2; message to set up a meeting.

12/11/2023