During the war, farm hands were drafted or enlisted, the farmers who were left were making money, and equipment manufacturers were told that making tractors was a patriotic duty. As a result, when the war ended, the horses that remained on American farms lost their jobs. After the war, sales Read more…
Making horses pull oversized loads like carriages is cruel. Horses are forced to toil in all weather extremes, dodge traffic, and pound the pavement all day long. They may develop respiratory ailments because they breathe in exhaust fumes, and they can suffer debilitating leg problems from walking on hard surfaces. Read more…
My horses aren’t grazing uniformly, some areas are tall and others are low. How do I know when to rotate? This is normal grazing behavior for horses, but rotational grazing aims to reduce this pattern and get horses to graze more uniformly. What is rotation in a horse? The term Read more…
At top speed with a rider on it’s back a horse can carry a rider for roughly 3km. However, in a race setting the horse is then paced allowing it to reach a further distance of approximately 8km at a fast speed. How far can a horse travel in a Read more…
The horse expected lifespan is about 20 to 30 years, depending on the breed, but small horse breeds usually live longer than larger ones. Horse life expectancy Breed Average life expectancy Arabian Horse 25 to 35 years Quarter Horse 25 to 35 years Miniature Horse 25 to 35 years How Read more…
The term “Rotation” has commonly been used when the dorsal surface of the coffin bone stretches or separates its distal (bottom) attachment from the hoof capsule and appears to rotate downward. (Figure 1) As a rule, the coffin bone maintains its general position relative to the ground. What is a Read more…
Don’t maintain a tight grip with your legs around the horse’s ribs, as this will lift you out of the saddle and forfeit some of your deep-seat control. Keep your legs directly under your hips. Your body should be aligned from your ear all the way to your heel. Angle Read more…
So it’s only appropriate that the speed record for the Belmont Stakes is held by the one and only Secretariat, perhaps the greatest horse that ever lived. In 1973 Big Red finished the Belmont in an incredible 2:24 flat, blowing the doors off the rest of the field by a Read more…
As we have established, horses help our planet in more ways than one. They are helping the grass grow, they are cleaning up land by eating it, and they are carrying us all over the place. Another way in which they are saving our environment is their contribution to renewable Read more…
Horses have proven useful to other species they share the range with: in winter months, they have the instinct to break through even deep crusted snow where the grass cannot be seen. They also open up frozen springs and ponds with their powerful hooves, making it possible for smaller animals Read more…