Maintaining the neck health of your horse is critical to ensure he can move and perform at his best, yet it can be hard to detect when they experience pain or have issues with their neck. Here are a few indicators that your horse could have an issue with his neck: 1. Changes in performance.…

Explore Kerrits performance breeches, riding tops and layers tailored specifically for women riders – everything you need for better riding! Show jumping riders typically wear light-colored breeches or jodhpurs, with a formal white shirt featuring either a stock tie or choker for added effect. Hunter/Jumper Hunters and jumpers are both highly subjective disciplines in which…

Horses are prey animals and sleep standing up for safety purposes, yet require paradoxical sleep to remain alert and aware of their surroundings. Monitoring your horses for signs of pain or illness can help detect when they seem to be lying down more frequently, thus helping prevent more serious problems that can develop from oversleeping.…

While it may appear strange to see an animal of 1200 pounds lying down, horses do this to reach a deep state of sleep known as paradoxical sleep. Recent Austrian research demonstrated that neither age or lameness due to chronic orthopedic disease had an influence on how long horses stayed lying down; however, BCS and…

Horses typically only need about four to eight hours of sleep per night, yet can still thrive with much less. Instead, their rest comes in short bursts as they graze, doze or lie down during the 24-hour day. Horses usually only experience REM sleep when lying down. Sleeping standing up restricts blood flow, placing too…

Horses carry 60 percent of their bodyweight on their front legs, which places considerable stress on their shoulder joint. Shoulder injuries can result in pain, swelling and lameness for horses. Symptoms may include difficulty moving the leg forward and remaining in a flexed position while moving. The shoulder joint is composed of a fluid-filled sac…

Sleeping lying down is uncomfortable for horses; it throws their spine out of alignment and exposes them to risk. Horses require REM sleep in order to understand and follow commands, which only occurs while lying down. As such, horses typically rest upright instead of recumbent during sleeptime. Foals and Colts Foals, young horses and other…

Horses love to rest. However, sometimes this can be challenging for them. Sometimes their sleep needs require assistance. Horses cannot remain flat while sleeping due to their size placing strain on organs and restricting blood flow, so instead use a locking system for standing rest while staying alert for predators. What is a horse’s sleep…

Chaps provide legs with protection from brush, weather and other hazards when riding through rough terrain. Most commonly constructed of leather with fringe and buckle details for added style in show arena. Full chaps should fit comfortably around your arch and cover your heel, with elastic leg panels to ensure an appropriate snugness regardless of…

Horses can reach slow wave sleep while standing, but to achieve rapid eye movement (REM) sleep they must lie down. REM is important in terms of how horses learn, follow commands and form memories. As soon as we start dozing off in line at the grocery store, our sudden body tilt typically wakes us up.…