A sweeping look at race — and racing — in America. Horse by Geraldine Brooks, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for March, is a sprawling roman à clef covering nearly 170 years of American history, stretching from antebellum Kentucky to present-day Washington, DC. Is horse based on a true Read more…
The Dead Horse Theory (see below) is the antithesis of Lean Thinking, whereby the natural instinct of managers is to ask people to work harder and faster or use cliched terms such as “we must work smarter” but basically doing anything other than stopping and fixing the issue that has Read more…
Most draft horses are considered easy keepers. This is due to their calmer behavior and also their heavy muscling. Are draft horses good for beginners? Are Draft Horses Good for Beginners? Draft horses can make great beginner horses as they are known for their calm, easy-going temperaments. However, some beginners Read more…
Fetlock or Sock: white marking that extends over the fetlock, occasionally called a “boot.” Pastern: white marking that extends above the top of the hoof, but stops below the fetlock. What are horse leg markings called? White markings on the legs that extend past the fetlock are called Socks. White Read more…
Rising Sun died in 1986 and was buried at Graceland facing the east, in the direction of the rising sun. Elvis bought a black horse named Bear who is often called a Tennessee Walker, but there is evidence that he was a Saddlebred or a mixed breed gaited saddle horse. Read more…
Your veterinarian can flush a duct by running a small tube up through the horse’s nose into the end of the channel. Then a squirt of saline will usually clear the blockage—you will know it has worked when you see fluid bubble up from the eye like a fountain. How Read more…
Eye Care for Horses Clear Eyes 4oz. Artificial Tears Eye Lubricant Ointment 1/8oz. Eye Irrigating Solution 4oz. Vetericyn Plus Antimicrobial Opthalmic Gel 3oz. Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops 15ml. Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Ointment 1/8oz. Terramycin Ophthalmic Ointment 1/8oz(3.5gm) Can you use human eye drops on horses? Yes. You can Read more…
Do horses cry? The general answer for if horses cry is that no, they do not openly weep like people do. However, they do have functioning tear ducts that can come into play when there is an irritation. Why does my horse have tears? A horse with a perpetually runny Read more…
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the inner lining (pink tissue) of the upper and lower eyelids. This results in a “red eye”. The other clinical signs of conjunctivitis in the horse include swelling, and discharge (tearing, mucoid, mucopurulent). How do you treat conjunctivitis in horses? Commonly, horses are put on Read more…
The so-called “natural” gaits, in increasing order of speed, are the walk, trot, canter, and gallop. Some consider these as three gaits, with the canter a variation of the gallop, even though the canter is distinguished by having three beats, whereas the gallop has four beats. What is a horses Read more…