Horses lay down when they are tired. Horses get tired just like we do, and often they take a break by laying down. We had a horse that ran amok during rainstorms, but it would lay down and recover from its exertion as soon as the weather calmed. Some horses Read more…
It is best to stand by the horse’s side for your comfort and safety, preferably 12 inches away from its head. Some people lead from in front or behind the shoulder, but this is not the safest position. What is the safest way to lead a horse? Note: You should Read more…
To protect themselves, horses instead doze while standing. They’re able to do this through the stay apparatus, a special system of tendons and ligaments that enables a horse to lock the major joints in its legs. The horse can then relax and nap without worrying about falling. Do horses prefer Read more…
What does blood horse mean? A blood horse is either a Thoroughbred or a purebred horse, bred especially for racing. What is a purebred horse? The term for any horse or other animal derived from a single breed line is purebred. What are the 3 types of horses? All horse Read more…
The panel includes testing for GBED (glycogen branching enzyme deficiency), HERDA (hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia), HYPP (hyperkalemic periodic paralysis), MH (malignant hyperthermia) and PSSM (polysaccharide storage myopathy). What does HERDA do to horses? HERDA is a genetic disease in quarter horses and appaloosas, especially cutting horses. Signs of HERDA Read more…
grass pasture. Good-quality grass pasture is an excellent source of vitamin E in all natural forms. A horse that is sustaining itself on good-quality grass pasture will be consuming significantly more vitamin E than the NRC requirement. However, because vitamin E is not heat-stable, its levels in hay can decrease Read more…
Lifetime Earnings. Lifetime Earnings (LTE) in National Cutting Horse Association shows are listed behind names in the pedigrees of sale horses . Produce Earners (PE) is listed after horses that have produced earners of that amount. What is a CL in horse breeding? CL: this stands for “corpus luteum”- the Read more…
The act of one horse attacking another is called “savaging” and while not completely unheard of during the running of a race, it’s not exactly common. What is savaging in horse racing? savage: Noun and Verb (to savage)When a horse bites another horse or a person. scale of weights: Fixed Read more…
Glycogen branching enzyme deficiency (GBED) is a disorder first recognized by clinicians at the University of Minnesota that causes muscle weakness in Quarter Horse and related breeds. The clinical presentation of this disease is variable. Late term abortion or stillbirth is described for GBED. What does the glycogen branching enzyme Read more…
If your horse was issued with a passport by a UK breed society then contact them as they’ll probably have a studbook from which you’ll be able to find out your horse’s parents. Indeed, some breed societies have studbooks that contain bloodlines stretching back hundreds of years! How can I Read more…