Sometimes find new homes with someone willing to provide them with care and attention and/or redirect them to second equine careers. Other horses may be placed in equine rescue, rehabilitation or retirement facilities. Some are euthanized by a veterinarian at the owner’s request. What do you do with old horse? Read more…
cars. In one decade, cars replaced horses (and bicycles) as the standard form of transport for people and goods in the United States. In 1907 there were 140,300 cars registered in the U.S. and a paltry 2,900 trucks. What replaced the horse and buggy? the automobileMost experts believe the horse Read more…
As a general rule of thumb, you should feed your horse 1-2 pounds of alfalfa pellets per day for every 1,000 pounds of body weight. For example, a 1,000-pound horse would need 10-20 pounds of alfalfa pellets per day. How many pounds of alfalfa should a horse eat a day? Read more…
Grazing muzzles are a tool to help horse owners with decreasing or maintaining weight in horses turned out on pasture. The muzzle offers an effective method for reducing forage intake while still offering exercise. Do horses wear muzzles? Horses wearing the grazing muzzle can be turned out into the pasture Read more…
A growing horse generally needs between 12 and 18 percent crude protein in its diet for proper growth and development. How much protein does my horse need daily? A mature horse (average weight of 1,100 lb or 500 kg) needs about 1.4 lb (0.6 kg) of protein a day for Read more…
Though people living in rural or underdeveloped areas still use horses for manual labor and transportation, industrialized countries have mostly replaced horses with cars and tractors. In the United States, horses are usually raised as pets, companions and athletes for horse races. When did people stop using horses to get Read more…
Horses can utilise 85 to 90% of the energy in fat compared to around 60% from carbohydrate sources such as grain. Protein is the third major energy source. During strenuous exercise muscle protein is broken down to amino acids which in combination with those derived from feed, can be used Read more…
The biggest benefit oils provide working horses is their very high energy content relative to grains. Oils contain nearly 3 times more energy than oats, with 400 mls of vegetable oil providing as much energy as 1 kg of oats. What gives horses more energy? Starch is a carbohydrate found Read more…
Horses who have lost forward impulsion are typically seen as lazy and dull. Maybe some are—and sluggishness can also be a sign of illness or another physical problem—but in most cases, horses lose the “go button” because of two issues. The first is mostly caused by boring, repetitive activity in Read more…
Horses in Ancient Egypt. Horses were introduced into Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (about 1700-1550 BC). The earliest remains of horses are a few bones from Avaris and the skeleton of a horse found at Buhen. The Buhen remains date to the early Second Intermediate Period, but this date Read more…