Why Horses Should Be Non Athletes

Riding horses can be used in many spectacular ways. Horses can be used for therapy with special needs children. Horses can help ease soldier’s minds. Riding horses helps with emotional issues, diminish post-traumatic stress disorders, and allow children with special needs to have fun.

Though there is a controversy over the exact date horses were domesticated and ridden, the best estimate is around 4500 B.C. There is evidence that 6000 years ago near the Dnieper River and the Don River, people had been using bits on their horses, because a stallion that was buried there had shown signs of consistent wearing of his teeth from a bit. Chariot burials form about 2500 B.C. show evidence of horses being used as working animals. Chariot warfare was followed by the use of horses in cavalries. The horse played an important role throughout human history all over the world, both in warfare and peaceful pursuits like transportation of goods. Horses lived in North America, but died out at the end of the Ice Age. However horses were brought

The Ismael Pinto Association of Equine Therapy in Madrid summarizes principles and concepts relating to how equine therapy is beneficial. Horses transmit heat and rhythmic pulses from within their lumbar and ventral muscles that conduct

Therapeutic horse riding is a program that benefits children and adults who have challenges wither is physical or emotional. Some of the program's most common challenges are a variety of special needs relating to cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, and autism to stroke recovery and learning disabilities. The program helps increased balance and muscle control, improves concentration and short-term memory, and enhances their confidence and self-esteem. Research into animal-assisted therapy is fairly new; however, even among professionals who believe more research is in order, there is a general consensus that therapy animals can be a highly beneficial addition to treatment programs for children with autism or Asperger's.

Heroic, well-known stories of Seabiscuit and Secretariat glorify the love and passion of horse racing. However, the sport is starting to reveal an ugly side that may not be as friendly as those past stories. Public demands in horse racing are creating an evil sport. Fueled by greed, the rise and fall of horse racing is produced by demands of the public that push the limits and humanity of the sport.

Each year about 340 horses die due to effects of insulin resistance. That is almost half the deaths caused by horse racing. If a horse or pony suffering from Insulin Resistance and they eat high sugar feed, and eat normal, unsoaked hay the large increase in sugar may cause death or lead to serious life threatening conditions. In horses that don’t suffer from Insulin Resistance and Cushing’s it wouldn’t be as great a concern if they got out and ate feed and hay, but thus act becomes life threatening and fatal for horses and ponies suffering from Insulin Resistance and Cushing’s. Insulin Resistance, Cushings, and Endocrinopathic Laminitis are all very complex diseases that many experts are still gaining an understanding for. Glucose, insulin, and cortisol are major factors not only in Insulin Resistance (IR) and Cushings (PPID) as individual diseases, but they also serve to link the two diseases to Endocrinopathic Laminitis in addition to each other. Insulin Resistance and

To tack up a horse in the traditional method, the rider will acquire their horse and then begin brushing their horse. Brushing the horse removes dirt, dandruff, and other residue that could be a possible irritant to the horse’s skin. The rider will then place a saddle pad, which is a thick cloth that is generally a centimeter in thickness, over the horse’s back. The saddle will then be placed on top of this thin padding and secured around the horse with a girth. The girth will be tightened around the horse so that it can sufficiently remain in place on the horse’s back throughout the ride. Then the rider will proceed to place a bridle on their horse and fasten their bridle around the horse’s face. The rider will then lead their horse from the barn, mount their horse and proceed to ride. The horse and rider will ride for a long enough duration that the horse has mildly perspired. The outline of the saddle that is visible is the perspiration on the horse’s back. These outlines could contain asymmetrical perspiration marks or outlines that would show an uneven weight distribution. Both of which will be analyzed. This step in the procedure should be repeated on multiple different types of horse numerous time to achieve a sufficient

Players should not play sports because it is too risky. Most likely if players play they suffer from injuries, and mental problems. They also have problems from people who want them to quit the sport and play a safer one. Players have many, many problems while playing sports.

Although complicated and difficult, the post-operative care is more time consuming and labour intensive because the horse must be confined to its stall for weeks and possibly months. Because they are unable to stay still and off the broken limb for the duration of the recovery, a sling is often used to help immobilize the horse and take the weight off the healing limb. The sling is hung from the ceiling and is placed around the thorax and abdomen which can lead to pressure sores and lung damage because all the weight of the animal is concentrated on these two areas. On the other hand, Dr. Montgomery’s device is deemed safer and more effective because the sling is not only around the thorax and abdomen, but also around the chest and upper hind legs which helps distribute the weight more evenly. This device also allows the horse to be mobile while recovering and slowly adding its own body weight to the healing limb which prevents muscle

There are countless breeds of horses in the world from east to west, from North America to Asia; yet only a few of those breeds are preferred for riding. Arabian horses are a popular breed used for riding; they originated from the Arabian peninsula. They are favored for riding because they have great endurance, speed, and strong bone,which refine the pleasure and ability to ride freely. Another species treasured in riding, especially for races, is the Thoroughbred, who originated from England. The Thoroughbreds are used in races for their amazing speed, agility, and competitive spirit; they are said to be rather hot-blooded, serving the racers perfectly. The final breed that is valued in riding, in just a fun and free way, is the mustang; as,

When an animal develops typical symptoms such as cardiac, pulmonary or those of mixed form of the disease, African horse sickness should be suspected (CFSPH, 2006). The fever form of the disease can sometimes be misdiagnosed as an early febrile stage of AHS or early febrile form of any other equine disease since it is difficult to differentiate them (Coetzer and Guthrie, 2004). It is common to confuse the clinical signs and lesions of the AHS and those of equine echephalosis (Coetzer and Guthrie, 2004; Mellor and Hamblin, 2004; CFSPH, 2006). Differential diagnosis must include diseases such as equine echephalosis, viral arteritis, equine infectious anaemia, Hendra virus infection, purpura hemorrhagica, and equine piroplasmosis (CFSFP, 2006;

Horses that are used for professional showing or athletic competitions are inclined to receive an injury involving tendons or ligaments, which can be career or life ending depending on the severity. The injured soft tissue usually has a poor blood supply so they are prone to healing with scar tissue. This makes the healed area less elastic and decreases the function of the tendon or ligament, and re-injury to the soft tissue increases. Another issue associated with soft tissue injuries is the inflammation of a tendon called tendonitis that can be seen in 43% of horses returning to work (Alves AG, Stewart AA, et al, 2011). Because of these issues regenerative therapy has been considered a more effective way to stimulate healing for orthopedic injuries.

“I predict that the natural hoof care practitioner of the future will be less of a trimmer, than a diagnostician of healthy changes in the hoof and an expert at creating natural behavioral stimuli in the track that serve the adaptation mechanism”(Jackson). What I will be talking about in this research paper is shoeing horses. Contemplating the workings of horse hooves, I found that a horse being shod does not hurt the hoof like so many would argue because when a horse is working on hard ground - the wearing down of the hoof is greater than the hoof growth and protection prevents soreness. My main points throughout this paper will be the history of horseshoes, different types of hooves, how natural selection has been prevalent in Mustangs,

This paper is the literature review which supports the topic of data analysis from the proposal paper written in relation to the equine assisted therapy project currently underway at The Gatepost Support Services (TGSS) in Gunnedah NSW. This project was deemed necessary as it will enable the team at TGSS to understand what is and what is not working within the project, and what could be implemented in the future to improve the project.

This assessment will explain what the role of the liver and pancreas is and how it aids digestion, including what they produce and how this makes the digestive system efficient. It will also include the interaction of the circulatory and respiratory systems during exercise and at rest and how they work separately and together. Lastly, it will discuss what could go wrong with these systems and how it will affect the horse.