Horse Transport and other equine related articles

Here at Equitaxi Ltd. We aim to provide you with as much information as we can to make your time with your horse as pleasurable as possible. With this in mind we have put together some relevant articles for you to browse at your leisure.

• How to Provide First Aid For Your Horse
  How to Provide First Aid For Your Horse - If your horse is in the field, and it suffers a severe cut, you will want to stop the bleeding as soon as possible
  
  
• Horse And Rider Safety
  Horse and rider safety - There is no beating around the bush - horse riding is a risk sport. Apart from the obvious dangers of falling off when mounted, these large animals have always got to be treated with respect when handling them on the ground and in the stable
  
  
• Trees and Plants Can be Dangerous to Your Horses
  When clearing ground for an equestrian facility site in a wooded area, or when horses are allowed to graze in a wooded area, care must be taken to eliminate poisonous plants that are harmful to the residing horses. While horses tend to avoid toxic plants because of their taste, they can still be affected by foraging, particularly if in sparse areas or in times of drought
  
  
• The Benefits of Therapeutic Horseback Riding
  In modern times, there has been a lot of research and experimentation regarding the use of horses in various forms of therapy. Back in the early 1900's, Dame Agnes Hunt used horses in the rehabilitation of her patients at the first orthopedic hospital in England. A few years later, therapeutic riding was introduced to soldiers injured on the battlefield during World War I