Cottonwood is the choice of champions. Cottonwood does not sliver and therefore, many breeders use it as flooring. After it has dried, try driving a nail into it. What is the best wood to use for horse stalls? Selecting Wood for Equine Stalls Southern Yellow Pine (SYP): The strongest of Read more…
(Besides being rated, hitches come in several classes; horse trailers need a Class III or Class IV hitch. Class III hitches usually have a weight-carrying rating of 5000 pounds and a weight-distribution rating of 7500 pounds; Class IV, a 7500-pound weight-carrying/10,000-pound weight-distribution rating.) What are the 4 types of hitches? Read more…
“I like to see a riding horse with no less than eight inches of bone below the knee. Do horse riders have extra bones? This is common too in horseback riders. Rider’s Bone seen in the right hip bone. (Extra set of bone in the left side of the image, Read more…
Old horse trailers, especially bumper pulls, can be converted into campers that some people use for weekend getaways or even as their full-time homes. Not only is repurposing a horse trailer a great way to be resourceful, but it can also be budget-friendly. Is it legal to convert a van Read more…
Use long, overlapping strokes going against the direction of hair growth. Pull horse’s skin tight with your free hand and do not attempt to clip folds or wrinkled skin. Why shave the front of a horse? The primary reason horse owners choose to clip their horses is to help the Read more…
Equioxx is a medicine used in horses to relieve pain and inflammation in the joints caused by osteoarthritis (a long-term disease causing damage and pain in the joints) and to reduce the lameness that is associated with the disease. It contains the active substance firocoxib. Is Equioxx for horses an Read more…
The most common reasons horses’ eat dirt are a salt deficiency, boredom, ulcers, change in diet, or intestinal parasites (worms). Horses may eat a small amount of soil for no particular reason, and this is normal behavior. What to give a horse that eats dirt? Sometimes, however, we see horses Read more…
Now you can take your horse’s style to the next level with Henna for Horses! Henna is a safe, all-natural, temporary hair and skin dye that when applied goes on brown, dries and flakes off within an hour leaving a temporary design. Can you put hair dye on a horse? Read more…
Sun-related Allergies True allergy, or hypersensitivity, to the sun is rare in horses. More common is “photosensitivity,” sun-related skin injury that’s triggered by chemical imbalances in the body. Forage plants are one possible culprit in the process but certain drugs or underlying liver disease may also be factors. Can horses Read more…
There are only a few reasons to cover a horse in the heat of the summer. The most common covering would be a fly sheet, which is usually made of netting and is very lightweight. It is meant to prevent flies from biting the horse or laying eggs on it. Read more…