Horse care tips
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As dedicated horse owners, we are always looking to do the best for our equine partners, to ensure they are kept in the best of health.
Horse care tips from Horse & Hound experts and fellow readers can help ensure your horse is in peak condition while maintaining their wellbeing. You’ll also find it’s possible to save money without damaging your horse’s welfare.
So whether you’re looking for ways to save on your livery bill, wondering when to start bringing your horse in at night or looking for advice to make the winter months less arduous, we can help.
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Horse care videos
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How to help prevent your horse from losing a shoe
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Which type of clip is right for your horse? Check out H&H’s helpful guide
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Deep litter bedding for horses: pros and cons
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When should you bring your horse in at night?
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Loose boxes or American barns? H&H investigates the pros and cons
Deciding whether indoor or outdoor stables is best is an ongoing debate among equestrian. Each has their strengths and weaknesses, so how do you decide which one would best suit you? We speak to stabling manufacturers to weigh up the pros and cons
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Fancy keeping your horses at home? Useful tips for building a stable yard
Don’t miss our expert guide to building your own yard at home
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Designing your dream stable yard — expert tips on where to start
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Choosing the right bedding for you and your horse
There’s now a huge variety of horse bedding on the market and so we have weighed up the pros and cons of different materials to help you make a decision
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11 tips to help keep your horse cool
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How to deal with horse fly bites this summer
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Can horses eat bananas? H&H investigates...
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The challenges associated with getting horses fit and how to solve them *H&H Plus*
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6 summertime hardships all riders face
Come December when it’s pouring with rain or we’re breaking the ice on the trough, these things will be the least of our worries. But right now, here are a few summer hardships we’re struggling with...
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Can horses swim? What you need to know before you start
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When is it too hot to ride? Your heatwave questions answered...
With the UK set to enjoy some warmer weather this week, H&H asks the experts how best to help our horses cope in hot temperatures
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Are buttercups poisonous to horses? We ask the experts...
Buttercups are a common feature on many equine pastures, but how much of a problem are they and what risks do they pose to horses?
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How bridle pressure affects a horse’s performance *H&H Plus*
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Back to basics: cleaning horses’ hooves — a complete how-to guide
Here is our complete how-to guide on cleaning horse hooves, an essential part of daily care. To some, the process might be second nature, but for those less familiar, we hope you will find our tips and advice useful
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Ye olde tackroom: horsey items to take you on a trip down memory lane *H&H Plus*
