Horses need mental and physical stimulation. And today’s highly controlled barn environments do not always provide the natural enrichment horses need. Fortunately, a wide range of pasture and stall toys are available to help horses stay engaged. What kind of toys do horses play with? Best Horse Stall and Boredom Read more…
One common halter design is made of either flat nylon webbing or flat leather, has a noseband that passes around the muzzle with one ring under the jaw, usually used to attach a lead rope, and two rings on either side of the head. What kind of rope do they Read more…
12 pairs. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and these pairs of nerves passage through foramina in the skull, either individually or in groups. Cranial nerves are traditionally referred to by Roman numerals and these numerals begin cranially and run caudally. How many nerves do horses have? Some pairs Read more…
The cardiovascular system includes the heart and the blood vessels—the veins and the arteries. The function of the heart is to pump blood. What type of circulatory system does a horse have? The Complete Circulatory System in the Horse It has four chambers, two atria that sit above two ventricles Read more…
The equine circulatory system is responsible for transporting blood, nutrients and hormones to the horse’s various organs. It is also involved in the removal of carbon dioxide from the lungs, the immune response and much, much more! Do horses have a circulatory system? The equine circulatory system transports blood throughout Read more…
In horses, the kidneys are smooth, but only the left kidney is bean-shaped whereas the right kidney is heart-shaped. What is the shape of the left kidney? The kidneys are bilateral organs placed retroperitoneally in the upper left and right abdominal quadrants and are part of the urinary system. Their Read more…
The breast collar is properly fitted if you can just fit your fist between the front of the breast collar where the straps meet and the horse’s neck. Where should breastplate sit on horse? Place the 5 point breastplate over the horse’s head and position at the base of the Read more…
As a guide the following should apply: Just like a bridle the noseband should not be too loose or too tight (you should be able to fit approx. 2 fingers through the noseband). How tight should a horse halter be? The noseband must be adjusted snugly enough that the horse Read more…
Horses cannot vomit. They lack the gag reflex muscle right before their stomachs. Can horses barf? Horses can’t vomit because they possess a valve at the entrance of the stomach called cardias or ” Swiss tie “, the muscles of this valve are so strong that they prevent food from Read more…
People and other animals vomit when they have overeaten or if their stomach is upset. Since horses can’t vomit, they end up with colic. Colic may damage their stomach valve if a horse has overeaten food or consumed its food in a dry and unpalatable state. What does it mean Read more…