A “rebreathing” examination can be done to make the horse breathe deeply. A plastic trash bag is held over the nose with enough air inside for several breaths. The horse breathes the same air in and out. This causes the carbon dioxide level to increase, which makes the horse breathe Read more…
Though it is not recommended to feed your horse the leaves off the strawberry plant, the wild berries are just fine (source). Can horses eat the green part of strawberries? The answer is yes, and they can actually be useful for hydrating your horse and boosting their immune system. What Read more…
5.3) The floor of the chest is formed by the sternum, which is held in position by the first eight pairs of ribs. What is the sternum on a horse? Axial skeleton The sternum consists of multiple sternebrae, which fuse to form one bone, attached to the 8 “true” pairs Read more…
The trachea is formed by a number of horseshoe-shaped rings, joined together vertically by overlying ligaments, and by the trachealis muscle at their ends. The epiglottis closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing. Trachea FMA 7394 Anatomical terminology Why are the tracheal rings horseshoe shaped? The C-shaped cartilaginous rings Read more…
The rack may range in speed from 8 miles an hour in pleasure or style racking, up to as fast as 30 mph in speed racking. It is similar to the running walk of the Tennessee Walking Horse, but with more collection, and without a head nod. Can a Racking Read more…
The factors that go into determining race track condition include the surface conditions, type of surface, and track configuration. The surface conditions are influenced by the type of surface factoring in soil type, if the track is turf, artificial surface; plus surface density, porosity, compaction and moisture. What factors affect Read more…
Genetic Tendencies John Foster Lasley, PhD and author of Genetic Principles in Horse Breeding, discovered that the gene for club feet is recessive, meaning that both sire and dam must have the gene in order for it to be passed along to the foal. The chances are one in four Read more…
Reasons for Mapping this Species Genus/species . Common name . Chromosome no. (2N) . Equus przewalskii Mongolian wild horse 66 Equus caballus Domestic horse 64 Equus asinus Domestic ass/donkey 62 Equus hemionus onager Persian wild ass 56 What chromosomes do horses have? The chromosome number of the domestic horse is Read more…
Laminitis is inflammation and damage of the tissue between the hoof and the underlying coffin bone. In severe cases, it can progress to founder, in which the hoof and coffin bone are separated and the coffin bone can rotate, leading to severe pain. Can a horse recover from laminitis? It Read more…
Embryo transfer (ET) is the process of flushing an embryo from a mare (donor) and placing it into the uterus of a second mare (recipient) to be carried for the remainder of the pregnancy. The genetic makeup of the resulting foal will be that of the donor mare and stallion, Read more…