This style of pottery is made by using hair from the tail and mane of a horse, and is fired using a special technique that is somewhat hazardous and time consuming. Horsehair pottery lends itself to figures as well as the classic pot shapes. What is Navajo pottery made of? Read more…
Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is the inability to see in low to no-light conditions. Horses with two copies of the leopard complex white spotting pattern allele (LP) have CSNB. This includes horses from the Appaloosa, Miniature Horse, and Knabstrupper breeds, among others. Do horses see better in the dark? Read more…
Avoid leaving braids in overnight. But in general, for reasons of both safety and comfort, you should avoid doing this too frequently. Leaving your horse’s mane braids in overnight is probably not safe, since you’d need a hood to cover them, and that could cause additional safety problems. How long Read more…
Hair taken from the mane is softest and ranges from 50 to 150 microns (a micron is about 0.00004 inch) in diameter. Hair from the tail, coarser and with greater resilience, ranges from 75 to 280 microns in diameter and is marketed separately. Is horse hair thicker than human hair? Read more…
Whipping the horses over and over again inflicts physical and psychological pain and increases the likelihood of injury. Somehow, the racing industry has escaped accountability for this blatant act of animal cruelty. Is it cruel to use a whip on a horse? It’s not just the case that hitting a Read more…
If your horse has no serious health conditions and your facilities provide the necessary safety and amenities, then it is perfectly fine to leave your horse out at night. Do horses like to sleep outside? Most horses enjoy living outside all year round, providing they have adequate food, water, and Read more…
So, how do horses show fear? Depending on the situation, horses can show fear physically as their eyes will widen, their nostrils will flare, and their necks will brace upward. Sometimes horses will physically shake out of fear or chew their bit to help ease their anxiety. How do horses Read more…
Animal Welfare Act Government advice is – Fireworks must not be set off near livestock or horses in fields or close to buildings housing livestock. Are horses OK with fireworks? Horses and ponies are easily spooked by fireworks, but with preparation and planning, you can keep them safe and calm Read more…
Their range of vision is about 300 degrees, except for an area of about three feet directly in front of and six feet behind them. binocular, just like humans, and he gains some depth perception. In order to bring objects into focus, the horse will move his head up or Read more…
Pin firing and blistering cause moderate to severe pain and inflammation. How do you tell if a horse has been pin fired? Any lower-leg injury that requires a layoff may still be pin-fired. If you purchase a pin-fired horse, even ten years after the “treatment”, you’ll know, because you’ll see Read more…