A well groomed mane is a joy, but it can take a lot of effort to make it look show-ready. Chess Jones Equestrian shows you how to take a mane from thick and wild and thinned and shortened. After the mane is no longer unruly, the bridle path is clipped and the locks are ready for braids or plaits.
The dictionary makes it sound so simple. Just take a few strands of hair - or in our case, strands of mane - scramble them together in a few frantic flicks of the wrist, and... Ta-da! An immaculate braid, perfectly put together. W ...
At the end of 2009 I moved barns, it was for the better and I was ready for my horse to become the show horse she wanted to be. In this process I learned the tricks of the trade to growing long mane and tails, creating a glamorous ...
My horse is perfect of course, in her imperfect way. One of her imperfections in my eyes is her skimpy tail. She has a thick mane, but for some reason, her tail doesn’t follow suit. Is there any way to make her tail long and flowi ...
There is no way to completely change the type of mane your horse has. Proper feeding and grooming can make the most of what it does have, but that won’t make a thin mane thick, or a thick mane completely obedient. But, with some e ...
While many of us love the look of a beautifully braided mane and tail, and may even thin the hairs to achieve the look, there’s no denying the romance and beauty of long, wavy manes and tails. Most horses have tails that reach jus ...
A well groomed mane is a joy, but it can take a lot of effort to make it look show-ready. Chess Jones Equestrian shows you how to take a mane from thick and wild and thinned and shortened. After the mane is no longer unruly, the b ...
Tenerife is part of the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain and is a popular tourist destination. Unfortunately, the horses of Tenerife rarely benefit from this thriving industry and many are neglected, unhealthy and malnourishe ...
The first full week of October saw a new roster of top PonyBox horses and high jumpers with a Black Forest mare challenging the Thoroughbreds usually seen in the top ranks. ...
600km is 372 miles, and a substantial distance to ride no matter how you measure it. But, it’s a yearly trek for Jane Dotchin, who made her first trek in 1972. Now, 40 years later at the age of 80, riding her quiet horse Diamond a ...
If you are bitten by the travel bug and are anxious to get out exploring Iceland will be on your bucket list. Horseback riding tours are quite popular and feature hardy Icelandic horses. This equestrian travel vlog explores the gr ...
There is a new name at the top of the highest winning search page. * Cavalier * as a 16-year-old, had earned 35,791,405 PB putting former top earner ! Corrupted Devil into the penultimate spot with 34,683,100 PB and dropping * Inf ...
The Wizard of Paws is a reality tv show that features creator Derrick Campana, who makes prosthetic limbs for rescued animals. An older mare in Paro, Bhutan named Yusi lost her leg and had lived unable to properly walk for a year, ...
Why are twin horses so rare? Why do mares rarely carry twins successfully? Video of twin foals born to a Belgian mare in 2014 went viral shortly after it was posted. Years later people are still checking back on the incredibly rar ...
At the age of 16, the Thoroughbred mare B*I Veracious earned 5,503,500 PB for Owner and Breeder Bucki International. The 14.3 hand mare had a best jump of 103.25 inches, putting her in the top 10 highest jumpers, and only .25 inch ...
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