Tail-breaking for high-set tails is no longer used, and tail-nicking is banned in a few states. Why do they cut horses tails? Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the tail of the horse from interfering with harness and carriage equipment. Specifically, if a rein passes under the horse’s tail Read more…
Pasture Management for Worm Control Dung Removal. By far the most effective way of reducing larval numbers on your paddocks is via removal of the dung. Resting Paddocks. Cross-Grazing. Harrowing. Using Older Animals to “Clean” Paddocks. How do you get rid of worms in a pasture? Harvesting fields for hay Read more…
Give your horse’s tail a bubble bath. A handy trick for washing your horse’s tail is to put a small amount of shampoo into a small bucket and then add water to make it sudsy. Hold the bucket in one hand and dunk your horse’s tail in it with the Read more…
Horsetails are troublesome as poisonous plants, especially when they are abundant in hay. There is some evidence that horses are less susceptible than sheep and cattle to the toxic principle in green plants. Equisetum palustre may be lethal to cattle, but Equisetum arvense is rarely if ever lethal. Is horsetail Read more…
They don’t. They have one knee on each front leg. They have the equivalent of an elbow, close to their body, and they have an ankle/fetlock. Does any animal have 4 knees? The answer is… Elephants! Elephants are the only animal to have four forward-facing knees. All other four-legged animals Read more…
The most common fractures are: Fractures of the pedal bone. These most commonly occur if the horse kicks out at a wall or lands on an irregular surface. What is the most common slab fracture in the horse? The most common fracture is a frontal slab fracture of the radial Read more…
three bones. The three bones are the coffin (aka “pedal”) bone, the pastern bone, and the navicular bone. The coffin bone essentially equates in humans to the last bone on a person’s middle finger. Does a horse have a coffin bone? The coffin bone, also known as the pedal bone Read more…
Because of this, the tradition to bury only the head, heart, and hooves of a racehorse, began. Only for the highest symbol of honor is a racehorse buried whole. What part of the horse is buried? Horses are normally cremated and only their head, heart and hooves (which are said Read more…
Have you ever stroked a horse? They’re silky smooth. Horse hair is often used in mattresses and other soft furnishings because it’s a naturally soft material, and there’s something special about the natural treasures the Earth has to offer. But not only is horsehair soft, it’s also strong. How does Read more…
A horse may rear due to excitement and excess energy. For horses that rear while a person is leading them on the ground, the safest position for the handler is to be at the side of the animal so that the handler has maximum control but is still away from Read more…