Balanced diet for horse riders Videos

+Madison Kaye Don't I know it :-P

You can't fix stupid;)

+Hyrekia That is a great idea, never thought of that but hey it just might work, however I think getting off to pee might be an inconvenience.

+SpiritBear12 , it shows :))

It's a gift and a curse.  :)

+Kelsie B My gelding is 17.1 and I'm 5 feet tall yes a WOMAN(so I should never be able to get on), but I have no problem getting on him bareback without a mounting block. Mounting blocks bother me, if you are going to ride in circles they are fine if you have to get off the block is within reach. But if you are going to head out on trails you better be able to get your butt back in the saddle on your own!!

+ThatOreoGamer tellest living horse is a belgian draft.. i believe..

Wait what if you are super short?

+ThatOreoGamer It was an example asshole. Point is, draft horses are huge and hard to get on without some help should a person decide to ride one. BTW A shire is a draft horse so you kinda proved my point.

A draft cannot be that big the biggest horse in the world Is a shire at 21hh

Wow, haha!

I looked at a couple sites, and they all ran at about $50 before shipping lol.

Lolol!!!!

And bits only hurt when a rider pulls on the horses mouth too much

+Jason Leo Last time I checked, no wild horses live as long as domesticated horses. Similarly, domesticated horses would die in the wild because the need for grain, vet care, farrier care, and so forth, has been bred into them. Additionally, I highly doubt that humans could truly convince a thousand pound animal to be ridden if they didn't want to, and even then, it's possible for horses to receive exercise without being ridden. Horses are not considered "slaves," they're partners who contribute equally to the concept of riding.

I'm ever so sorry about my awful grammar. I wrote the comment to state a point not to worry about whether my English was good enough. I never really failed because i didn't take the exam. At the time I had met a older woman and was busy smashing her back doors in at every possible opportunity. To be honest if i had known what a whiny little bitch you would turn out to be i would have done the world a favor and worn a condom. I have to say though pulling someone on their grammar is very original and shows your'e much more clever than me.  

+Jason Leo Failed English?

+Jason Leo I've been riding for over 9 years and you are obviously someone who has never been around horses in your life. This video highlights the small majority of riders who don't care about their horses. My horse loves being ridden. Whenever he sees me coming with the saddle he perks right up and is excited to go. He gets plenty of exercise without me as he lives in a large pasture with other horses but he gets depressed when I don't ride him a couple days in a row. While I do ride with a saddle I often ride without and bridle or saddle (known as liberty, I recommend looking it up) and my horse loves it. I don't use him for my own entertainment. He loves to work and have a job. Please educate yourself before classifying an entire group of people as stupid or deluded.

Lol

+Chitose Kurosawa I see. Yes, maybe your horse would have ended in a bad situation again. Aren't there sanctuaries for animals where you live? :/ It's a shame that there are so few places where troubled animals can live out their days in peace, but it's very difficult and expensive to maintain a sanctuary. Yes, you are right. There are some bad people wherever you look. This video shows only a small aspect of what you have to consider if you want to live a life without hurting animals and/or other humans and not every vegan has the same point if view on things like horseriding, or eating bivalves and so on. Thank you for the interest you show. I really recommend Cowspiracy (it is not very graphic) and videos on this channel which have a warning in the title, if they show graphic content. You don't have to watch animals being slaughtered. I did and it affected me very much... I always thought I knew how bad it was, when I didn't and just didn't want to feel bad or put myself in this position.Humans do not need meat to live (nutritionally complete) and we don't need other animal products either. In fact they are unhealthy for us. I thought to be vegan would be very complicated, but it's so easy... and I'm a lazy person, haha. If i can do it, everybody can. :D

+Kristine Müller My horse was humanely euthanized (by a vet) and then buried. I made the choice to put her down for multiple reasons- First, she did not seem able to live a peaceful quiet life. She was jumpy about anything and constantly stressed. I didn't think it was fair. Secondly, financial issues prohibited me from keeping her. Due to her issues, I decided it was better to euthanize her, rather than give her away and have her potentially end up in a bad situation due to her nature.While I can agree that there are a few bad apples amongst horse people who do not care for the horse, I think that goes for practically anything. It's sad but there's not much that can be done about it.I've never seen either of those, and appreciate you recommending them to me (I will try to watch, if I have time and can bring myself to it). I think slaughter is definitely very sad and cruel, at least at this moment. However, in my eyes, it's unrealistic to ever think that we can cease eating animals entirely, so in my eyes, I think the best we can do is true and make efforts to improve the conditions the animals are subjected to

+Chitose Kurosawa Thanks for all the information. It was very interesting to read that. :) I do not think horses don't enjoy spending time with humans and some of them may like to be ridden. It makes me happy to know that many of them are well cared for.But sadly, like it was the case with your old horse (I'm sorry for your loss!), some are abused (like other animals or "pets"), violently trained to behave a certain way or if it "doesn't work out", or something like that, they get rid of them. I don't think you are such a person, but may I ask, why you decided to let your horse be euthanized? It sounds very crass to me... it had mental issues and (before it came to you) a terrible life and then it had to die? Why? :(Whilst at this topic, I can assure you that there is no such thing as humane slaughter. Maybe your horse had something that some people may consider a peaceful death (sorry to bring this up, but it's important), but it will never be like this in the meat industry. The documentary "Earthlings" shows the horrible truth, which I know you know about, but seeing these things with your own eyes gives you something like a shove... It's just so horrible. And if the ethical reasons are not enough (for me they are), one should consider the immense impact that meat consumption (and other animal products) has on the environment. This channel provides a lot of information on this topic as well and the documentary "Cowspiracy", shows (again the well known, but never really grasped, or put into perspective) devastating truth. Now I wrote a novel as well. :) I hope you consider watching some of the things i recommended (or maybe you already have? ). :)

(it won't let me directly reply to you, sorry)The horse is a partner that riders take extreme pride in having. Horsemanship is a talent that equestrians strive to learn, know, and use. Horses are, frequently, treated better than their human counterparts.I agree with you, I am definitely lucky to be able to offer my horses their wonderful home. I'm a big advocate for pasture keeping horses (of course, with necessary shelter) as I do see many benefits. However, despite having such a large area to live in, I don't think it completely makes my horses happy. They live in a herd type situation (similarly to wild horses, except they receive the care required for a domesticated horse, such as vet care, farrier, and grain), have plenty of room to play, and yet it still doesn't provide them with enough mental (and physical) stimulation. My boarder's horses, who live out with mine, still resort to unhealthy habits like cribbing to satisfy themselves. Why? Sitting around in a pasture, even one as big as mine with a pond, hills, and forage, still doesn't give them enough to be happy, because a lot of horses genuinely enjoy spending time with their humans, and, gasp, being ridden.It's important to remember that there is so much more than riding that humans give to horses. While what you see a majority of the time IS people riding their horses, you don't see a lot of what happens "behind the scenes." Most people, including me, walk their horses, do groundwork with their horses, just go out to the barn to pet and groom them, and so forth. When it comes to riding, routines are varied up extensively to ensure the horse is not bored. I'm a competitive hunter jumper, but my horse does much more than just practice for that. She, like said before, does a lot of ground related stuff, as well as trail rides and short, light practice rides. Over the winter, she receives a month (or more, depending) of time off from riding. When being ridden, my trainer and I personally make sure she is never bored, overworked, etc. I might regret saying this lol (knock on wood) but she has never been lame, injured, sick/etc, in the four years I've owned her.However, the health benefits that horses in riding receive are certainly there. There are some things that horses are not always born knowing (these vary upon the horse, particularly in my next example), that can be taught through riding. Many times, horses naturally move on the forehand and put a lot of unnecessary stress on their front legs, as well as incorrectly develop muscle. It is very detrimental to them and can cause them to experience soundness issues that impair the quality of life. However, under saddle, it is possible to teach them how to move from the hind end, therefore equally distributing the impact from moving. Now, you might counter this by saying that they wouldn't face as much impact/shock/etc if they were never being ridden, but horses are animals designed to move and regardless, the can still suffer from soundness issues even if they do nothing but happily spend their days in a pasture their entire lives.Now, it would be ridiculous for me to go as far as saying that all horses love to be ridden. This is certainly not the case, and while the idea is very subjective depending on the person, for me, a horse's value as a companion is not effected by riding. One of my favorite horses who've I've owned strongly disliked riding. Although admittedly I believe it was due to a history of abuse, she was still a very nice horse who I loved dearly. Unfortunately she had "mental issues" which effected the quality of her life and she was humanely euthanized. However, on the contrary, my current horse enjoys being ridden. It's definitely something that varies from horse to horse.I'm certainly not vegan, nor vegetarian, but I do consider the welfare of animals to be very important. I'm strongly for the regulation of slaughter and for changes in how humanely all animals, not just horses, are slaughtered, and how they live before being slaughtered. Sorry for the novel... x)

+Chitose Kurosawa Of course, you wouldn't just set them free. Your ponies are lucky to have such a nice big place to exercise and play (there are alot that are not so lucky). But maybe you could start by not riding and using them anymore or not very often (of course i don't know how often you ride them). Just let them run, or look up further information in the info box of this video. Maybe you could take a walk with them as well. :)You know repeating a point of view doesn't make it true and makes it seem like you are our of arguments. I always read (in the comments if this video) that no real equestrian would do this, or that, but where is the scientific evidence coming from? Of course nobody (almost) wants to hurt an animal on purpose. Riding is just a part of society (of course less then in the past), but we have to start considering the animals, not ourselves and others (and what we/they do and don't do) - but what it ACTUALLY does to the animals and what they want. Of course, there are things much worse than riding, like eating meat (or buying cheap clothing produced in sweat shops, for example). Maybe, if you do not already, stop eating animal products. You'll get so much information if you're open to this subject and feel so much more compassion towards animals and other human beings as well. ✌

+Kristine Müller I know, my poor ponies :( suffering every day in their awful 8 acre pasture. how awful!! let me just set them free so they can starve and get hit by cars! genius. I've NEVER in my life heard of a horse who suffered spinal damage. The only case in which I could understand that happening is if the horse was ridden by a total dumbass who had not clue what they were doing. The majority of equestrians don't fall into that category.

+Chitose Kurosawa I know some old people and I've never met one that suffered from dementia. That doesn't mean that it applies to every old person and in your case, what you experienced doesn't apply to all horses. And where did you meet them? In their prison... :(

+Kristine Müller I've never met a single horse who has suffered from spinal damage due to riding.

+Chitose Kurosawa Yes, everyone just LOVES spinal damage.

+Angel Colgrove How do you know if a horse dislikes riding? Did you ask it?