The horse’s ancestor is thought to have been a primitive creature about the size of a fox which emerged sometime after the time of the dinosaurs. Called Eohippus, this diminutive animal had four toes, and lived in the dense jungles that then covered much of North America. What were horses Read more…
The Basics of Equine Behavior The horse, a prey animal, depends on flight as its primary means of survival. Horses are one of the most perceptive of all domestic animals. The horse has a very fast response time. Horses can be desensitized from frightening stimuli. Horses forgive, but do not Read more…
Showing allows a horse to be exposed to life outside the barn, which prepares him for new environments and accustoms him to different sights and sounds. Ultimately, he becomes a better behaved animal, one no so easily spooked or distracted in new situations. How are horses important to us? Horses Read more…
In my experience, most horses are more comfortable driving with blinders of some sort. They allow the horse to focus on the job at hand without having to worry about the carriage moving around in their predator warning vision. Are blinders good for horses? Many racehorse trainers believe that blinkers Read more…
Generally there are one of three reasons why you are using a hood on a horse. For warmth in cooler months and to reduce coat growth, to protect from the sun in the warmer months or most commonly for insect protection. When should I put a hood on my horse? Read more…
Tongue ties are used with the aim of improving racing performance for two main reasons: to prevent the horse getting their tongue over the bit during a race. to preventing ‘choking’, or the airway being obstructed by soft tissue at the back of the mouth during high intensity exercise. What Read more…
A hood covers the horses ears and head leaving eye holes for them to see. It is not used for concentration but rather horses that may be nervous of crowds and noises. They’re padded around the ears and so restrict the noise of the crowd, allowing a nervous horse to Read more…
Blinker hood Racehorses wear blinkers to help maintain focus during a race. Why are race horses wearing red hoods? A hood is used to cover the horse’s ears and head in order to keep them calm. Inside the hood are padded areas which block out sound, meaning those who can Read more…
It covers the entire head and is typically part of a Halloween costume, or is worn at other times to be funny, shocking, incongruous, or hip, or to disguise one’s identity. It has also become an internet meme. What are those horse masks? The mask you most likely see on Read more…
Horse population (well, horses and mules) in 1900 was about 21.5 million, reaching a peak of 25 million in 1920, then dropping to 14 million by 1940, as low as 3 million by 1960. Were horses used in the 1920s? The number of horses peaked at just over 25 million Read more…