However, horses, like other creatures, cannot breathe only through their mouths. This is because they have a long soft palate that obstructs breathing. Therefore, the nostrils are the only respiratory route for these four-legged creatures. Why do horses have a long nose? Don’t mistake grazing for zoning out. Horses are Read more…
Flies are scavengers, meaning they’ve learnt to live off the health of other animals; particularly cattle and horses. They’ll take any chance they can get to set up camp on the backs of large mammals, so knowing a little bit about how they operate is vital to taking the next Read more…
The first thing to consider when choosing a headstall is the quality of leather you are buying. Riding, whether in a ring, on a trail or in the mountains is strenuous work. If you want a bridle to last, you want to choose high quality leather that will not crack Read more…
Mature horse chestnut trees grow to a height of around 40m and can live for up to 300 years. The bark is smooth and pinky-grey when young, which darkens and develops scaly plates with age. How old is the oldest horse chestnut tree? 2,000 – 4,000 years oldThe Hundred Horse Read more…
Mite infestations cause general itchiness, often with areas of thickened, crusty skin. Mites are too small to see with the human eye, but can sometimes be identified under the microscope from scrapings taken from the horse’s skin. Mites can also be transmitted from horse to horse, and via solid objects. Read more…
In ‘Horses,’ Neruda engages with themes of hope, light, and darkness. In contrast to the sorrowful winter darkness of Berlin, his speaker presents the light of the “horses.” They speak to him of something warm, burning, and free. What is the poem the horses about? “The Horses,” by British poet Read more…
Conkers. Conkers is a traditional children’s game in Great Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of horse chestnut trees—the name ‘conker’ is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. What is a game called conkers? Conkers is the name of a British children’s game involving chestnuts Read more…
It’s crucial that your horse riding helmet is snug but not so snug that it’s uncomfortable. The front of a properly fitting helmet should be about an inch above your eyebrows, so it doesn’t impede your vision, and you shouldn’t tilt it to the side, keep it level across. How Read more…
Guttural pouch mycosis (GPM) is a rare, potentially life-threatening fungal disease in horses. It is caused by a fungus, usually Aspergillus spp. that infects the lining of the horse’s guttural pouch. How do horses get guttural pouch mycosis? Guttural Pouch Tympany in Horses The condition occurs in young horses (from Read more…
This pattern often includes zebra-like stripes on the legs and a characteristic stripe along the back. But nearly all domestic horses aren’t Dun-colored — they mostly have single-colored coats, without any fun stripes. What are the stripes on a horse called? Leg bars and markings Also called zebra bars, tiger Read more…