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Water Equine Services ~ December 2013

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TrainingChallenge: Itsgettincoldoutside!

VideotoWatch:2013Land RoverTentPeggingFinal

HorseBreeds:Marwari

Horsesareinherentlywellequipped tohandlewinter,aslongasthey haveawaytogetoutofthewind,but herearesomethingstohelpkeep yourhorsecomfortableinthecold wintermonths: 1. Provideshelter,suchasa threesided,southerlyfacing shedoraheavytreelinethat canserveasawindbreak. Wetweatherandcolddriving rainorsleetcanflattenyour horseshaircoat,makingit harderforhimtostaywarm. Asimpleshelterhelps preventthis. 2. Blanketyourhorseifhes bodyclippedorworkedhard enoughtosweat.Alsoblanket shortterminextremelycold, wetweather. 3. Feedgoodqualityhay,free choice.Hayhelpshorses generatebodyheatand preventsthemfromlosing weightwhenthetemperature drops. 4. Providefreshwaterthatsat acomfortabledrinking temperature.Manyhorses wontdrinkenoughwhenthe wateristoocold.Useasafe electricaldevicetokeep waterwarmedtobetween45 and65degrees.Also, rememberthatsnowwillnot provideyourhorsewithhis dailywaterrequirements. 5. Pullyourhorsesshoes. Unlessheneedstobeshod, hellbenefitfromgoing barefoot.Itllimprovehis circulationandgivehimbetter tractiononiceandsnow.

SportSpotlight:TentPegging
Thespecificgameoftent
pegginghasamountedhorseman ridingatagallopandusingasword oralancetopierce,pickup,and carryawayasmallgroundtarget(a symbolictentpeg)oraseriesof smallgroundtargets. Thebroaderclassoftentpegging gamesalsoincludesringjousting(in whichagallopingridertriestopass thepointofhisweaponthrougha

TheMarwarihorsewasused

hundredsofyearsagoaswarhorses knownfortheirextremeendurance.The suspendedring)lemonsticking(in whichtheridertriestostaborslicea Marwariareconsideredverybraveand athletichorses.Theyareattentiveand lemonsuspendedfromacordor pickthingsupquicklythroughtheir sittingonaplatform)quintaintilting senses.The2010AlltechFEIWorld EquestrianGamesshowcased"tent (inwhichtheriderchargesa pegging"demonstrationsusingMarwari. mannequinmountedonaswivelling Themostnotedfactaboutthisbreed orrockingpedestal)andParthian istheirextremelydistinctears.Theears curveinwardandsometimestouchor (i.e.,mounted)archery. overlapwheninfrontposition.Theears Today,tentpeggingispracticed arethemaincharacteristicthatthe registryusestojudgethisbreed. aroundtheworld,butisespecially Thebreedisavailableinallcolorsbut popularinAustralia,India,Israel, thealbinoisheldinhighestregard.The Oman,Pakistan,SouthAfrica,and albinoMarwariisoftenusedforreligious theUnitedKingdom.The purposesandceremoniesinitsnative homeofIndia.Theyoftenbecomevery InternationalFederationfor attachedtotheirhandlerandcanbecome EquestrianSportsrecognizeditas protectiveofthem. anofficialequestriandisciplinein TheKentuckyHorseParkisthe 2004. onlyknownlocationinNorthAmerica whereMarwaricanbeseenbythe public. Issue9December2013LivingWaterEquineServicesLufkin,Texas

HORSEBOWLTRIVIA!

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1.Ahorsespupilishorizontal. (vs.humanroundorcatvertical) Howdoesthisbenefitthehorse? 2.Whatisthecountryoforiginfor GymnasticTheDiamond thebreedClevelandBay? StartbyridingoverLog1. ProceedovertheJump. 3.Whattwovitaminsmustbe ContinueoverLog2. suppliedENTIRELYbythediet? TrackrighttorideoverLog3. 4.Describeaflaxenmaneand ProceedovertheJump. tail? ContinueoverLog4. Tracklefttorepeat. 5.Wherewouldyoufindproud fleshonahorse? *Thiscanbecompletedatwalk,trotor Lookfortheanswersnextmonth! ~NovemberAnswers~
canter.Adjustjumpheightasneeded. Jumpcanbecomeagroundlogfor beginnerriders.Diamondlogsareset9 ft.fromthejumpata45degreeangle. *Remembertokeepyourhorseas straightandcenteredaspossible. *Ifcantering,remembertoswitchleads BEFOREturning.

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