Shooting Starr Farm

04/01/2024

We’ve all been there! .com

03/26/2024

03/09/2024

Amazing horse for sale!!

03/02/2024

1.- My hands for direction....
2.- My legs for impulsion....
3.- And the rest of me to move him forward!

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03/01/2024

Another day another ride. ❤️‍🔥

02/20/2024

Verde correcto

02/19/2024

Clients tell me all the time, “I don’t want to mess up my horse.” My response is “I just screw up every horse a little less every time”. It’s how we learn..

02/06/2024

We don’t always start off on cattle … pushing animals creates great confidence in a horse.

02/06/2024

02/06/2024

Student learning control in a more real life situation

01/20/2024

The term "soft hands" is misunderstood by most people. If you're not effective with your hands you make a horse pushy.

01/20/2024

A little Tom Dorance wisdom 🤠❤️

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