Calming a Hot Horse

If your horse can’t have lots of turnout, longeing can be an alternate way to work off extra energy safely. Photo by Ryszard Filipowicz/Shutterstock

Has there been a change in your normally quiet horse? Is he more often hot than not lately? While every healthy, happy horse has frisky moments, a horse that’s always hyper probably needs some changes in his life. Get to the bottom of why your horse is acting this way with these tips on how to calm a hot horse.

مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.

Diet and Exercise

It’s cute and endearing when your horse nickers for his bucket of grain or pellets. But if you’re feeding your horse more calories than he actually needs, you could be causing him harm.

Certain types of grain may give your horse too much extra energy. Photo by Miranda Ayers/Shutterstock

أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.

Horses that are overfed can become dangerously overweight, and that can lead to health problems. They can also become extremely high-spirited. That’s because certain types of feed, especially grains (like oats and corn) and sweetened mixed feeds produce energy. When that energy isn’t used through exercise, it gets stored or bottled up in the horse’s body. Eventually the horse can’t control the urge to play and kick up his heels.

Some feed supplements claim that they can help calm a hyper horse. You, your trainer and veterinarian can decide if a specific supplement is worth trying on your horse. Read the ingredients carefully. Not all are legal in competition.