How to Be a Responsible Horse Owner
Horses, unlike cats, dogs or other house pets, are a much bigger responsibility in terms of care, money and time commitment. Learn everything you'll need to know about owning a horse.
Explore Horses
![Bay horse wearing a halter in a grassy field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/MVh5tKvrCFi1yVPWCl_7oLUIds8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1219598202-400e0126abf5431f9e1ad74286adb5ed.jpg)
Brown Horse Names
![white horse in a field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CGb9EHgrvJPXAnaHTC_6wXnv4uk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-177674651-591b741a3df78cf5fa6c2381.jpg)
Sunburn or Photosensitivity in Horses
![Horse eye](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/aFK6IYMskKy_89BVznvR-QVw61k=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-eye-resized-56a4dbf03df78cf77284fe95.jpg)
Eye Infections in Horses
![Born to Run](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/QMW2j_Fi6YQXjYGMhlqyaOgjQww=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/born-to-run-920831028-b7324170f5644988924c4c202bb01b69.jpg)
Mistakes People Make When Buying a First Horse
![A western lone rider.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/9ecFPtuL9DhwW1zSEBppQrbjgCM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/he-s-a-lone-rider-494210377-570e2cd13df78c7d9e5034a8.jpg)
The Difference Between English and Western Riding
![Man struggling to control horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/C73nMwD-x7Lpgj5FMEsSQ-3ylU8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-519047501-56a4db755f9b58b7d0d98d4c.jpg)
Common Beginner Horse Riding Mistakes
![illustration of unicorn facts](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/r-PpSqV1hlokYS1NzpEKNr7fpwU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/are-unicorns-real-1885833_Final-5bc0f1c046e0fb0026153960.png)
Are Unicorns Real? Separating the Truth From Myth
![Boy and girl at riding stable with mini shetland pony](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/5-pWcprws9ijMT85-at8wsMzunU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/476876503-copy-58a47c615f9b58819c9c1bd6.jpg)
Guide to Feeding Your Pony
![Anky Van Grunsven of Netherlands riding Salinero competes in the Team Dressage Grand Prix Special on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/GJUvVbe8mWm8wXmvBD-tXDTH3JA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/olympics-day-11---equestrian-149933118-571634d93df78c3fa2a5cc40.jpg)
Olympic Equestrian Rules, Judging, and Officials
![A Beautiful Gold And White Spotted Palomino Quarter Horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/qy0SfkAEhNvhRFCsxgk9bftQcFQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/a-beautiful-gold-and-white-spotted-palomino-quarter-horse-1189170004-da9130a5a47e4bb486ed91a4f976dbd7.jpg)
Essential Horse Manners
![Side view of girl wearing riding hat galloping on horseback](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/PgI6ZHZuliO59ad_sG13ByKTEls=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/side-view-of-girl-wearing-riding-hat-galloping-on-horseback-632168831-5ace5d2a6bf069003842c47b.jpg)
How to Ride a Horse Safely
![Teenage girl cleaning hoof of a horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/kIyQ22rTNNMB3-g9yQx5aN9Vx9g=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/teenage-girl-cleaning-hoof-of-a-horse-545877875-5755c55b5f9b5892e8d791fe.jpg)
Horse and Pony Care by the Day, Week, Month and Year
![Illustration of a horse in a stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zSre8davqZHb4SDkm4GIECYnc8Y=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Spruce_All_About_Horse_Age_And_Lifespan_1887395_V2-bacacb4b2d7d4263976593e13b1f28c5.png)
Horse Age and Lifespan Facts
![An illustration of the stages of horse pregnancy](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ArJ2u6YBkgADD2sIb_SHf_Z_CbA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pregnancy-in-horses-1885935_FINAL-5bb7bb4c46e0fb0026de573e.png)
Symptoms and Stages of Pregnancy in Horses
![Low angle view of horses and foals grazing on grass](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/H9jzMTfZobp7zcB1UXa7Pf_xgtY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/low-angle-view-of-horse-grazing-on-grassy-field-692953525-58840c1f5f9b58bdb30ccdd5.jpg)
10 Facts About Foals
![Chestnut Morgan mare with hay in her mouth and looking to the left with sudden interest, Commerce Township, Michigan](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/qefEbbiid42DQFpTWHkYB2lazeo=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chestnut-morgan-mare-with-hay-in-her-mouth-and-looking-to-the-left-with-sudden-interest-commerce-township-michigan-128087097-582dc1883df78c6f6ab11a73.jpg)
Morgan Horse: Breed Profile
![Portrait of Icelandic horse by lake](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/x4VG3hFe4FTMKdfvBIkUbdS97Ec=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/iceland-eskifjordur-portrait-of-icelandic-horse-by-lake-543346155-587d6b4b3df78c17b63fa919.jpg)
Telltale Signs of Stress in Horses
![Teenage boy cleaning stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/8H3U9Fj8C3ElvL0ghnJylib3MZM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/78369351-56a4dc0f3df78cf77284fee9.jpg)
Bedding For Horse Stalls
![Man working in a horse stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/akpmgamNAf9Jz3BqHlTn-FGkZiU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Manworkinginthehorsestable-5b89d06d46e0fb00259ae0e0.jpg)
Common Causes of Sudden Death in Horses
![Horses Running Across Snowy Field in Sunlight](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/AuNMPRq8jhqZ1P02ECnNHg5fUmg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horses-running-across-snowy-field-in-sunlight-136698708-ee429919188e46c8ae20d9fe8ed47e6d.jpg)
10 Popular Horse Quotes and What They Mean
![Young woman on horse crossing obstacle on course](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/j8bKr53bdZ2El-zr427Tf6LPCWs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/young-woman-on-horse-crossing-obstacle-on-course-545878061-5887d4315f9b58bdb38c3a14.jpg)
Jumping in Horseback Riding
![Ranchers leading horses in pasture](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LBYTSzDRM37mgkZT07CqgDy3bFA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ranchers-leading-horses-in-pasture-518339153-5c3d3f1bc9e77c0001efdbac.jpg)
How Much Should You Ride an Older Horse?
![Two horses in a shady pasture.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/cRDH_WSDcjxJ99nPhz3j6EB8was=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-90117049-56a4dd845f9b58b7d0d99372.jpg)
Trees Not to Have in Your Horse Pasture
![Two girls riding a horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/TKuqEDS5kA0t3LccTnA8MdSWcEk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-5461739341-5c6f543e46e0fb0001835d38.jpg)
10 Common Mistakes First-Time Horse Riders Make
![Chuck wagon race horses](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CBBLNKhmNlDi4r14iQmQD6owQ9c=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/171148512_5-56a4dd285f9b58b7d0d9929f.jpg)
Thoroughbred Horse: Breed Profile
![Extended trot dressage](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/bAsBG5PuozkTGPu2XdLVm2AZoAM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/extended-trot-dressage-171358339-582d1ff75f9b58d5b191b3a1.jpg)
An Introduction to Dressage Riding
![Teen Girl Caring for Horse in a Stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/0eaiE9Ua5Rw6pRbVCAgXgVB3vsE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/468866495-56a4dbdb5f9b58b7d0d990a5.jpg)
The Time Requirements of Looking After a Horse
![Female horseback riding with instructor in indoor paddock](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/FGZHEZzlE3PjvZnffjcm4K0HofY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/female-horseback-riding-with-instructor-in-indoor-paddock-512137813-5848454b5f9b5851e5e1f46e.jpg)
How to Ride Your Horse and Whoa, Halt or Stop
![three horses sleeping in sun. close up of head.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lIrrOf2yOT_eabP9prEPUu50WcQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/three-horses-sleeping-in-sun-close-up-of-head-121806656-5739a4015f9b58723d5e9477.jpg)
15 Fascinating Facts About Horses
![Horse legs in motion](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lfeURIgIonIm4kAE9kAkwO56XXE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-legs-in-motion-1279372537-a8a098f1079846d082c1bf409fa88565.jpg)
Protective Leg Boots for Horses
![Draft Horse Team Working the Field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/QWT1f0LSo9zevvU0QFOnbivh4E4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/draft-horse-team-working-the-field-811970174-1ed2c0d463344aa4a1028b92eef304c5.jpg)
10 Best Driving Horse Breeds for Pulling a Carriage
![Nursing foal](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/fCEaHzfT3DXxI5nNxDtBDmU1WXI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/foalnursing-58a4b6135f9b58819c0125cc.jpg)
How to Tell if Your Mare is Pregnant and Why It's Important
![Three horses eating outside from a fenced-in grass pasture](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ctGlG7XP-UKjOkvXeWnVVt8d7xU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/importance-of-turnout-for-your-horse-1886932-hero-316d5404ac69495ebce66e90065372bf.jpg)
Why Turnout Is Important for Your Horse
![Fighting and rearing horses](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CJOpB_goBh3lZ4IpxTDyYA_4Kao=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fighting-and-rearing-horses-512383981-582d1d6d5f9b58d5b18c473e.jpg)
How to Deal With the Horse Pasture Bully
![Young woman grooming horse with sponge](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/sgPQKbKnzsfz4Vt5tv0nqIFtSMA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/young-woman-grooming-horse-with-sponge-545877887-5c3d1f7e46e0fb000108718c.jpg)
Anhidrosis in Horses
![horse lower jaw teeth](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/IZ7-_rxwURAX_XsF3HXWjU3UpYU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/14589924399_8d1cba223c_b-5c0e6a7f46e0fb000158f6f2.jpg)
Wolf Teeth in Horses
![Man dismounting from horse.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/y9IYYfQja3TwQKfG9hOCwti6Io8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-138706023-58a4b61c3df78c4758db7b84.jpg)
Learn How To Dismount from a Horse
![Veterinarian during medical exam of a horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zmMZTuPwqupv-UmeAyR6Z1OMuvs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/veterinarian-during-medical-exam-of-a-horse-154954455-5835c61b5f9b58d5b18484db.jpg)
Videos of Horses With Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
![Veterinarian with horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/64Ce-PppTirZaPOnwh8whhKMcqE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/veterinarian-with-horse-882856068-2c38e92e262b4b258d37fa3e9b84ce3c.jpg)
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) in Horses
![Man leading a horse by a rope with another horse in a pen nearby.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/jysSUoHZXZaLqm_puxNovIfBDbw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/vetintroducingstalliontomare-56a4dc9e3df78cf77284ff93.jpg)
Common Horse Terminology
![itchy horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/nktfIdtUzMFYqcrR7bzWO9An-Vk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-525709023-5c32f2b946e0fb0001fb503d-278969f6d58a4fd99ea13b0442806a3c.jpg)
Mange in Horses
![Horse foal standing in field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Xw7dbQdK4XRuS_YxIkyD5PsB_0s=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-standing-in-field-764781531-5ad4fc9f8e1b6e0037775054.jpg)
Training a Foal
![A vet checks a problem with a horses stifle.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/VtB9padtpyU0ieu2oEV_ggacw5c=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-476732325-56d75b453df78cfb37dadb81.png)
Locked Stifle Joints in Horses
![Woman with horse in stall.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/NdsCWn46nX78_hdjs_0JQbBOEhM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-839129030-2b5d67a49bcd4e5f95a8f524c0fd05fc.jpg)
173 Good Names for a Horse
![Family bonding](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/bgcsCJeE2pXbqMUZRRumArRF9Aw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-585356547-e93fecb59d284f3f807ee4b33f18c9b2.jpg)
10 Horse Care Tips and Tricks
![White and brown filly horse running outside](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CyBU2dfIGGQWA9Cb3mBMBcT0EnM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/names-for-mares-and-fillies-5070201-hero-078b482d91e64aa3a197dcbac468a690.jpg)
Names for Mares and Fillies
![Brown and white gelding horse behind wired fence](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/RazlM52UXiCHTcYp80QctDTEnuM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/names-for-geldings-and-stallions-5070206-hero-36b1daed35dc487da262e992ab95c3f7.jpg)
Names for Geldings and Stallions
![Riding tack, Chantilly, France](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/oU1CZBSZ3ta0pG705Kmu0_Crnpk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/riding-tack--chantilly--france-535002198-5b0b4c4dba61770036d30d6d.jpg)
What Is Horse Tack?
![Vet checking horses teeth](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/75EDbSTn7qGlBz5D3NZ3WHGIadY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/CaiaimageRafalRodzoch-5c40ae92c9e77c00010b4382.jpg)
How to Tell a Horse's Age by Its Teeth
![Yearling mare](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/JUZ1LbZTJbtjkpb21xbAoEOxxNA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-533744292-5ad3cb44875db90036829a53.jpg)
What Can I Do With a Yearling?
![Nursing foal](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/fCEaHzfT3DXxI5nNxDtBDmU1WXI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/foalnursing-58a4b6135f9b58819c0125cc.jpg)
What Makes a Horse a Filly
![Horse grazing in grassy meadow](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/9oEIhwnz081CpE00dLz0UDELIhg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-172600895-fd3cf00862f94bd981306b1e27075883.jpg)
Introducing Your Horse to Pasture
![Horse in Sunny Dust](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Yyte2A2ruK0fOlTnti8DQBpiaIY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-in-sunny-dust-867348038-432cf1a1d12a44138432d1b971376ac0.jpg)
The 8 Most Common Ways You Can Be Hurt By a Horse
![Horse sniffing hand](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/1YqQRcNnCCmonP0h7PxDb7ClJZg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Horsesmellinghand-GettyImages-1057045154-5c2998ef46e0fb0001c4e06c.jpg)
Understanding Your Horse's Sense of Smell
![Stable hand grooms a white horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/icTrskZC4LQiZ_j_k-cFslLLhes=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-78468619-58198c7d3df78cc2e87e406a.jpg)
Determining What It May Cost to Board Your Horse
![Human-horse bond](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/5dqhKT24iwp0gdIXEkEA00Bwd_0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-553146507-56a4dd885f9b58b7d0d9937b.jpg)
How Long Do Horses Live?
![Lead your horses safely and securely](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/BrnmNg4-v8YBYSJLaqsMs4P8XkE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/smiling-woman-with-horse-588482757-570e30223df78c7d9e5044d0.jpg)
Rules for Working Safely With Horses
![An older horse and a foal in hay](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ACkWtFzcF55t_-7B8MUAXsnquhg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/foals-resized-56a4dbf13df78cf77284fe9e.jpg)
Comparing Horse to Human Age
![Icelandic Horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/8BM8u7hto1_N5rkYPlRMSvIL39o=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/icelandic-horse-1178169612-bb949fbfde104e5182b30c829d57de17.jpg)
Horse Facial Markings
![Three horses sleeping in sun. close up of head.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/h0oxz9_s9M-7HLc20saNL1IcLfA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/90071125-56a4dbdb3df78cf77284fe51.jpg)
Do You Know How Horses Sleep?