The saliva helps their food to digest, but it can also result in foam around the mouth. This foam is normal and harmless; a sign that your horse is functioning properly. Is it bad if a horse foams at the mouth? A mouthful of foam could be due to stress, Read more…
The noseband should be fit two fingers below the Zygomatic ridge. Fitting the noseband higher will put pressure directly on a nerve bundle in the horse’s face which can cause the horse discomfort. When tightening the noseband you should be able to fit two fingers (stacked) under the front of Read more…
In late antiquity Pegasus’s soaring flight was interpreted as an allegory of the soul’s immortality; in modern times it has been regarded as a symbol of poetic inspiration. What’s the meaning of Pegasus? a winged horsePeg·a·sus ˈpe-gə-səs. : a winged horse that causes the stream Hippocrene to spring from Mount Read more…
Tabanus bovinus. Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the scientific name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. Tabanus bovinus Species: T. bovinus Binomial name Tabanus bovinus Linnaeus, Read more…
The cause of sarcoptic mange is the sarcoptes scabiei var equi mite, which can be transmitted from other animals such as sheep, cattle, pigs, and even humans. Where do Scabie mites come from? The scabies mite usually is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies. Read more…
Neem oil can be used against many different insects and is anti-fungal. They nearly kill all bacteria or at least contain a further spread. Especially for horses neem oil is really helpful because in summer it is a prevention against ticks, mites and mosquitoes. Can neem oil be used on Read more…
In the U.S., chestnut is the name used most often for the species Castanea dentata of the family Fagaceae. The wood from the European Castanea dentata (shown above) is creamy white and can be used for general turnery, carving, furniture and cabinetry. What falls from horse chestnut trees? This tree Read more…
Fresh papaya is very palatable to horses but you should feed only the fruit, not the seeds or the skin, which can be toxic. Papaya contains enzymes that can enhance digestion and compounds that increase mucous production in the digestive tract. How much papaya should I give my horse? If Read more…
Sweet chestnuts are edible, but Sweet chestnuts are poisonous. What is the difference between chestnuts and horse chestnuts? Edible chestnuts belong to the genus Castanea and are enclosed in sharp, spine-covered burs. The toxic, inedible horse chestnuts have a fleshy, bumpy husk with a wart-covered appearance. Both horse chestnut and Read more…
Chill them over winter in the fridge or in an unheated area, such as an outdoor building. These seeds need at least two to three months of chilling time, called cold stratification, to germinate. When you’re ready to plant, dunk the conkers into a glass of water. Those that float Read more…