Questions tagged [horses]
Questions referencing horses (Equus ferus caballus) or equine specific items.
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What quick release knots would work to release a medical kit attached to a horse if I'm unmounted during trail?
I go horseback riding for long hours on back trails. I have a first aid/little survival kit in a Nalgene water bottle and one in a 38 oz steel bottle. Both have loops to attach a carabiner. I want ...
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If you were lost and without water and food in the desert or other wilderness would a horse be an advantage or not?
This is assuming you would not kill the horse for any reason. I am wondering if a horse would firstly, be better at remembering how to get home (like dogs and cats seem to be); secondly, finding water;...
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How to protect yourself from horses?
Me and a group of about twenty of my friends were passing through the ranch of my neighbor. There is a large prairie with his horses. Suddenly, a group of about 10 horses charged us. All of a sudden ...
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Can horses ford deeper/faster rivers than humans?
Is it safe to follow a equestrian trail and assume I can ford where the horse-trail does? Or should I expect equestrians to ford rivers too deep or swift to ford on foot? I'm thinking of the ...
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What is the sport of Horse Boarding?
Recently a user mentioned something called Horse Boarding. At first I thought she was talking about boarding horses, like in a stable, but she was actually referring to an activity that's popular, ...
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How dangerous are wild horses?
In some parts of the western United States there are herds of wild horses. How dangerous could a herd be to a human on foot while hiking or backpacking?
If they are dangerous how should a human ...
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Why do horses need to wear shoes?
Lately I chatted with my neighbor while the farrier was there, to provide her horses with new shoes. Later it made me wonder why they even need them. They don't have any in the wild, so why would they ...
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How can I tell if a wild animal has rabies?
If I am in the wild and encounter an animal that I think might be rabid, how can I tell if it has rabies? An animal that has been running hard, or any number of other things could cause it to be ...
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What is the Chincoteague Pony Swim on Assateague Island in Virginia and Maryland?
Ever since I read a book called Misty of Chincoteague as a child, I've wanted to see the Wild Chincoteague Ponies, on the Eastern shore of the United States. I believe there are two herds on ...
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How to repair the ripped seam in my leather cowboy boots?
I have worn these twice and the second time I noticed the stitching in the left inside was ripping. It has been a hassle trying to take them back to the store because I live 2 hours away. So I am ...
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Long Ride on Horseback through Europe [closed]
I am riding on Horseback from Southern Denmark via Germany and France to Southern Spain.
I hope to rely on the goodwill of farmers for an overnight camp spot and grazing for my two horses. But what ...
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How to tell if it's safe to jump an obstacle on horseback?
How would you tell, either from dismounting or from horseback if it's safe to jump an obstacle?
Can you always assume a cross country obstacle will be safe to jump as well?
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How should I traverse fields with horses in?
I am surprised at how many people I see doing this wrongly (my experience being an ex-horse owner and now hiker in the UK).
What is the correct way to traverse a field containing horses?
Let's ...
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Logic behind hikers yielding to horses?
Here in California, a lot of trails have signs with a triangular diagram, showing that cyclists should yield to hikers, and both cyclists and hikers should yield to people on horses. I don't have a ...
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