What Causes Roaring In A Horse?

Roaring (laryngeal hemiplegia) is a condition in horses that greatly reduces their airflow during exercise. Affected horses make a “roar” sound under work. Damage or breakdown of the laryngeal nerve causes roaring. The term laryngeal hemiplegia means paralysis of half of the larynx. What does roaring sound like in horses? Read more…

What Does A Horse Nickering Sound Like?

People who have been around horses can probably all agree on what a nicker is, but here’s a definition from “The Equid Ethogram” by Sue McDonnell, PhD: “(A nicker is) a low-pitched, gutturally pulsated vocalization … the character of the nicker varies with the excitement of the situation.” Usually the Read more…

Why Do Horses Nicker At People?

Horses also nicker gently to their people in anticipation of something they like and want, such as food, and some will nicker when their people arrive at the yard – usually because they associate ‘their person’ with something good about to happen. What does it mean if your horse nickers Read more…

What Does Aes Mean Horse?

Anglo European Studbook UK The AES is a highly regarded studbook registering quality studbook. With members throughout Europe via our daughter society in the Netherlands, our name stands for quality-bred horse. What does SF mean in horses? Selle FrançaisThe Selle Français (SF) is a breed of sport horse from France. Read more…

What Makes A Horse Purebred?

Sometimes, purebred horses are called Thoroughbreds, which is incorrect; “Thoroughbred” is a specific breed of horse, while a “purebred” is a horse (or any other animal) with a defined pedigree recognized by a breed registry. What is a purebred horse? The term for any horse or other animal derived from Read more…