Hello Everyone! Thanks for Visiting A Life With Horses! My name is Meryl Lynn and my Straight Egyptian Arabian mare, Pippa, is my inspiration for A Life With Horses!
This channel is for you if you love horses and want to learn all the basics and see a bit of the world of horse sports and horse ownership!
I'm bringing you videos covering basic training and horse care for new horse owners and an introduction to horse breeds and sports such as Endurance Riding, Dressage, Hunter/Jumper and Western sports.
If you have other requests for horse sports you want to learn about, or horse ownership and riding questions, comment on the Community Page and I will do my best to get you answers!
@@wandasimons3305 Hi! Thanks so much! She’s a rare pedigree Straight Egyptian Arabian. I say rare only because her Sire and Grandsire on the dam side are both deceased. I do trim her tail a little periodically just to keep her from stepping on it! 💜😊🐴
The old saw about having 5 lumbars is only true in 30% of them- an additional 30% have their 5th and 6th verterbra are fused together giving 5 functional vertebra.. Black skin does not as you say ,' deflect,' the heat- dark colors absorb heat and hold heat.. best Bruce Peek
Hello! Thanks for watching and your thoughts. It is correct that not all Arabian horses, but many have 5 lumbar vertebrae instead of the usual 6 and 17 pairs of ribs rather than 18. Additionally all Arabians have black skin no matter the color of their coat and almost every study or book about the Arabian Horse's characteristics state that this feature provided protection from the desert sun. I know that at times in the format of a 60 second or less video I am not able to go into great detail or cite the reference material! Or I said it deflects the sun instead of saying it provides protection from the sun.
@@JKThom-59 I use it because she’s a drama queen and is very sensitive to her forelock flying around her ears when we canter in particular! I just eliminate that from annoying her! 😂💜🐴
@@alifewithhorses-meryllynn it made me think of animals w flies biting their ears bloody. That would be a good shielding, but yours is suited for drama! 🤭
@@JKThom-59 you are absolutely right! It is called a fly bonnet. And it does also cover her ears and keeps the gnats and flys from buzzing in her ears. I use it year round to control her forelock also. I could braid it and use little rubber bands to keep it in place but that’s way more work than putting the bonnet on! Thanks so much for watching! 💜🐴😊
@@CareerCoachMo I don’t think it will go away but it really hard to say. Typically at least in humans once pigment cells are destroyed they don’t regenerate… Jury is out on Pippa! Thanks for watching! 😊🐴
@@palmerfamily914 Congratulations on getting your new mare, Ginger! How exciting! What’s her breed? What exciting things are you planning to do with her? 👏💜🐴
@@dalenderocha2561 Hi! If you are referring to the 2024 Tevis Cup, very sadly, 2 horses in separate accidents died. The Western States Trail Board of Governors (organizers of the event) have issued a statement. You can find it on TevisCup.Org. and their Facebook page.
Dabei handelt es sich um abreißbare Querbinder im Waschständer, die der Sicherheit des Pferdes dienen. Wenn sie sich lösen wollen oder müssen, können sie es tun. Auch ihr Halfter ist ein Breakaway-Halfter und sie kann es bei Bedarf auch herausziehen und ausbrechen. (This is a Google Translation so hopefully you will understand it)!
I am 65 and I started taking riding lessons along with equine care and now love cleaning stables along with the amazing connection I make with my four legged friends, I have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and it has and is helping me to heal from hurts that have occurred mainly from my Naivety due to my autism it caused me to be manipulated very easily as a child and clear into adulthood. Horses help me to center myself, to be regulated to find my minds eye and the real person who actually is inside me . 😊🐴🫶🏼
@@corrienafox3599 I have to laugh! It does look like that, but she’s the most loved and pampered Diva straight Egyptian Arabian mare! The breeding farm owner of the farm where I bought her in VA said he wanted to die and come back as my horse! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! 🐴💜😊
That's more appealing than the 100 miles in a single day! What arre the rules in the virtual tevis cup ride? Could a participant be eliminated? What if the manner by which you cover the miles is you will gallop the horse for a mile or two, then you call it a day. Then you start again tomorrow by galloping a mile or two, then rest and continue the following day. Is that allowed?😊
@@leverage2279 Hi! This is definitely a doable challenge for riders and non riders alike! You can ride or hand walk or drive. There is also a non riding division for walkers, hikers, runners, swimmers, etc. Anything under your own power. There is a page to keep track of your miles as you go along. You ride your own trails or arena, riding lessons, any discipline. As you report miles and achieve mile points along the actual Tevis Cup trail, you get an email with a video and details about the location! It’s so much fun and riders from all around the world participate! Plus it raises much needed funds for the Western States Trail! Thanks for watching! 👏🔥🐴💜
@@alifewithhorses-meryllynn I appreciate that so much. I work in the field of human behavior, but my passion is animal behavior. Horses are so beautiful & I suspect much more intelligent & communicative than they are given credit for. Looking forward to your video! 😀
We also got to realize that the horse has to carry its own weight which is a lot by itself and the anatomy of their legs has shown that leg injuries are more common in their species
@@IngiannOceanstryder11 they are designed by nature and evolution to have the leg and musculature in their bodies to carry themselves plus much more weight! We always need to be aware of what we are asking our horses to do, given age, health and breed! Thanks for watching! 🐴😊
@@alifewithhorses-meryllynn True but leg injuries are very serious for horses. Horses also can have serious heart issues because of how much and quickly they pump out blood. Too much stress can even cause cardiac arrest in horses. Horses legs are also the most vital part of themselves and breaking a leg can pretty much impair them for life.
@@IngiannOceanstryder11 I agree they are somewhat of an anomaly as creatures go. Very big and very powerful and fragile at the same time. I think the racehorses in general, due to the nature of that sport, may face more chances of leg injuries and life ending catastrophic incidents. Very sadly.
@@gerrycoleman7290 the exact amount of sleep varies depending on age, health etc but the average # of hours a horse sleeps is 5-7 per day. This is combined standing and laying down. Thanks for watching! 😊🐴
Those twists have always been called fairy knots to me. It's an old legend that when those knots appear it's because a fairy has held onto the horses main to find its way home.
Hi! Yes I have also been told they are fairy knots and that the fairies twist the mane to make stirrups to ride the horse! Very similar story! Thanks for watching and sharing! 🐴💜
@@alifewithhorses-meryllynn I haven't seen horse back riding in almost twenty years since I got MS and cancer and a stroke heart problems but god bless you if you can ride horses
lol fairy knots! I ride a mare that gets them so much and so bad I've resorted to keeping her mane in braids, though i do know the potential risks of them. Shes a lot of work for someone who learned to ride a shortmaned / rattailed appaloosa!
