Share Your Horse Science Fair Project Here!

by Sydney
(HorseCrazyGirls.com)

Have you done a horse science experiment for your school science project? Share it here!

Please provide as many details as possible, and let us know if you won an award for your project.

You can see my science fair project here.

How is a horses canter stride affected by weight and size?

by Katie
(Indiana)

Me and my friend did this one last year for school science fair and got second place! Basically what we did was take 3 horses from my barn and we used 2 horses from her barn to test this out. From my barn we had a 14.3hh Arabian cross, 13.3hh POA, and my horse a 15.2hh hanoverian with a big stride.

We set up 4 cones each a canter stride away from each other (a 17hh horses canter stride) and with each horse we lunged them around in a circle with the cones half way around the circle. We videotaped their lunging and then saved it on my friends computer.

Then she went to her barn and she had a 13.2hh New Forest, and a 16.3hh thoroughbred and she set up the same sequence in her barn and videotaped it as well. We also measured the horses' height, weight,breed, and age before we did the lungeing but I forgot to put that in sorry.

We looked at the videos and made up a data chart of each horses stride. We actually came to quite a few different conclusions. I'll leave you to figure that out and my barn was outside and hers was inside so it may have made a difference but I don't know.

It was a fun project. We had to research the breeds as well but that didn't take so long. It was fun to do so if you want try it!

Horse's Sight

I had a friend who did one on a horse's eye sight. She put treats on 4 buckets all different colors and used different horses to see which one they went to first and most often.

Do horses react better to what they see or hear?

by Kylee

For this horse science experiment, gather a few noisy items such as a bell or dog clicker. Then gather a couple different pictures. Make a noise with whatever you gathered and see if the horse comes to you.

The next day show the horse a picture and see if it comes to you. Do this for a while and see which thing the horse responded to better then write it on a chart.

Saddle sweat

What type of saddle pad makes your horse sweat the most after a 20 minute workout? Try 3 different saddle pads on the same horse and walk, trot, canter Him! Examine the sweat afterwards!

Horse Shampoo and Treats

by Olivia T
(Beaverdam, Va)

Hi Sydney! Here are some ideas for your science fair. I hope this helps....

1) Test different brands of horse treats and see which one they like best.

2) Use different shampoo and after they've dried, see which brand is easier to braid and which one stays in the longest.

3) Try to make your own show shine (hoof polish) out of everyday liquids and see which one is shiniest and which mixture stays on longest compared to store-bought polish.

I know its not much, but I hope these help!

Can Horses Tell Color? Different Food?

by Grace
(Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A)

Put out different colored objects and see which colored object is most picked by the horse. Leave the horse on a loose rein so you have as little as possible to do with it.

Also you could do a test of which food horses like. And better yet mix the two together put the same food in different colored buckets and see which bucket is picked by the most horses with little to no human involvement.

The effects of massage therapy on joint rotatability of a horse

by Haleigh
(Highland Park, IL)

I had a friend who has a really old, arthritic horse who is really stiff. So for her project, she practiced a Chinese massage therapy called tui-na on her horse every day for a week before every time she rode. She tested the joint flexibility of her horse Becky with a protractor, and it had some great results! So if you or a friend has an old horse, this might be a really good project to do.

Teaching Your Horse How to Paint

by Ray
(USA)

This colorful experiment helps you figure out the best way to teach your horse how to paint. Yes, paintbrush, canvas and all.
Materials:
-Horse treats
-Clicker
-Table (reaches around horse's throat or lower neck)
-Paintbrush (big, wide, brush such as for painting walls)
-Canvas & Easel

Steps:
-Lay the paintbrush on the table and have your horse stand facing it.
-Every time your horse TOUCHES the paintbrush with its muzzle/lip, click and give it a treat. Repeat until horse is constantly touching brush.
-Now horse has to PICK UP the brush to get a treat. When it does, use clicker and reward it.
-Apply paint to brush and every time horse touches brush to canvas, click and give treat. Your horse will be an artist!
-VERY IMPORTANT:
-Use non-toxic paint in case of ingestion by horse.
-It takes patience to get your horse to paint. It doesn't magically happen right away.

To make this an experiment, come up with some manipulated variables (things you can change to see which works better). Maybe your way will work faster, who knows? Good luck!

Horse Science Experiment: Which saddle pads are the coolest (in temperature)?

by Olivia
(Minnesota)

Use different materials for a horse's saddle pad and do a 20-minute workout with the horse (including warm up time). See which one has the coolest temperature.

Can Horses Feed Affect Their Ride?

by Carly
(chagrin Falls,OH,usa)

This is my idea for our school's science fair: I can test different companies' feeds and supplements. My pony is senior so I would have to stick to senior mixes but I'm sure that the lady who owns a horse would be ok with the idea that every two weeks I change the feed but feed them myself :) When I ride or they ride I can video tape the ride and see how it changes!

Hope you like my idea

P.S. You could also see which one gives the best possible ride!

FROM SYDNEY: Be careful about changing feed. It can cause colic. But maybe you can try different supplements or different foods over a longer period...

Horse Experiment: Whitch saddle pad keeps the horse the coolest?

by Kaitlin
(Severville, TN)

You can work your horse with two or three different saddle pads like cotton or fleece. Record your data and then determine whether or not which pad kept him the coolest.

Your horses breed history in my case quarter horses

Look up in books or on the Internet where that breed originated and the first horse from that breed. And also what they called that breed at first and some extra information could be a website to register a horse of that breed and for quarter horses AQHA is the largest horse registry in the world!!!

Food or water? Which one does a horse like best?

by Tylee
(Botswana, Africa)

For this horse science experiment, put the horse on grass. Put a bowl of water about 3 meters away from the horse. Then put a bowl of the horses food on the other side but 7 meters away.

This experiment is to show which the horse likes best - water or food.

Body Parts of The Horse or What Do Horses Eat?

by Sierra
(Hector, MN, USA)

Body parts would be simple. You just put up a drawing of a horse and name all the body parts. You could also do colors and breeds on the same board or on what you are using.

What Do Horses Eat?

You could put up a diet of what they eat, all the different hays, grains, roughage...etc. Also what Vitamin A,C,D...(etc) do and come from what type of food. Also carbohydrates, fats, starches.. etc.

Fun with Horses!!!

by Whitney
(piedmont ok us)

There are many easy thing you could do for a horse science fair project:

* The anatomy of the horse (not as easy)
* First horse (choosing the right one)
* Different breeds (pick your fav. 5!)
* Training for kids (ground work for kids and their colts)
* Wild horses nature
* Adopting the perfect horse
* Horse diseases (EPM, laminitis, etc.)
* Horse hair braiding
* Making horse hair bracelets
* The horse's brain (sculpture)
...others like that

Which Treats do Horses Like Best?

by Christina
(USA)

When I was in 4th grade I did an experiment to see what kind of treat horses like best. I had a bowl with a divider, and I put apples on one side and carrots on one side, and I would see which one the horses would eat first. It was a really fun experiment and I'm glad I did it!

Multitasking Genders

See if a girl or a boy can multitask better on a horse for instance go over a caveletti and a jump correctly with heels down, eyes up, 2 point position and see if a boy or a girl does it better and do it on more than one person of course.

Does a horse ride different on different types of land?

by Megan
(Ames, IA)

A horse science experiment idea: You ride your horse on different types of land-like sand, dirt, a field, and grass.

While you or someone else is riding the horse, you pay attention on how they ride-like if they ride smooth and slow or bumpy and fast. You can do a walk, trot, loop, or all of them.

You can either test it on 1,2,3,or more horses but it don't matter.

Horse Behavior- Mares vs. Geldings

by Samantha L
(Mesa, AZ, U.S.A)

This is an experiment I almost did for a school project. This requires that you have (or have access to) several mares and geldings. This is a project that we horse people already understand, but it's a fun project that impresses judges. Basically, you test several different geldings and mares in different situations (grooming, riding, leading, in the herd) to see if there is a consistent difference.

It's an interesting idea, and you can change it however you want.

Horse Science Experiment Ideas: Horse Genes

Find a couple horses and track down their family to find out their genes. Then after you have done that find out how the different genes influence the way the horse jumps runs gallops. Eats, western or classical, treats.

The Life Cycle Of A Horse

by Sophia
(Massachusetts)

You could do a project showing the life cycle of a horse. You could use model magic and make the horse as a foal, and make models until it becomes a grownup! (foal, yearling etc.) You could make the mane and tail grow longer, the older the horse gets and you could tell the average lifetime of a horse and other interesting facts!

GOOD LUCK!

Horse Parts

by Nicole
(Waupun, WI, USA)

I did a horse science fair project on all the parts of a horse. I got a picture of a horse and labeled the parts and then wrote a short description on each part. I got a 1st place on that project.