Even if you don’t feed ACV daily, your horse can still get the benefits from their drinking water. Some owners choose to add apple cider vinegar to their horse’s water trough on an ongoing basis (recommended amount is 1 cup per 5-10 gallons). This can also help reduce algae growth Read more…
Horses are herbivores that need a diet high in fiber and low in starch or sugar to maintain their health. Grass provides this and much more. Can a horse eat too much grass? In short, yes, horses can eat too much grass. As grass contains more calories that hay or Read more…
Virtually any horse can have a naturally full tail. Unfortunately, prevailing practices prevent them. Conventional care can actually make hair thin, difficult to maintain and impossible to grow while worsening tangles and locking in stains. Do some horses have short tails? If you have been around horses, you may wonder Read more…
Friesian horse Traits Height 15 to 17 hands (60 to 68 inches, 152 to 173 cm) Colour Black Distinguishing features Black, powerfully muscled, agile with elegant action, thick mane and tail, feather on lower legs. Breed standards Which horse has the longest mane? Haflinger horses are super beautiful. Their chestnut Read more…
Field horsetail can grow up to 20 inches tall, but it’s often stunted by the dryness of the earth in which it grows so that it reaches only about eight inches tall or less. How long is a horsetail? Equisetum spp., also called mare’s tails (and a good many other Read more…
pinworm. The most common parasite tied to tail rubbing is the pinworm (Oxyuris equi), which causes rectal irritation. Do horses rub their tails when they have worms? Also known as rat tail, broken hair or matted tail, tail rubbing most often indicates the presence of pin worms. Eggs of pinworms Read more…
Coconut oil works wonders on a horses mane and tail. Just massage it into the base of the mane or tail and leave it don’t wash it out. You can do it as much as you like. It will soon make it soft and supple and also helps with hair Read more…
A lack of forage is the most common reason cited for tail-chewing. And it isn’t always because the hay you’re feeding is poor quality. Some research shows that horses need forage with a fiber length greater than four inches — that is to say, stalks of hay — to satisfy Read more…
Tail rubbing can be prompted by dirty, sweaty skin on the dock, under the tail, in/around the sheath or udder, or in the crevice between the hind legs. Harsh cleaning or fly-repellent products that dry the skin in these delicate areas can also cause irritation that leads to rubbing. How Read more…
Bounces and/or Polework. If your horse jumps, bounces are a great way to build muscle without putting too much strain on their joints. Because the horse has to rock on to their back end and push off the ground to jump, it’s particularly beneficial for strengthening the hindquarters. What causes Read more…