Wood shavings are a very popular choice since they are soft, highly absorbent and easy to clean out of the stall. The most popular type of wood used in shavings comes from pine and can vary in size from large, fluffy shavings to smaller, finer size shavings. What is the Read more…
Toss clean, unsoiled bedding against the walls and into back corners. Toss manure and dirty, wet bedding into center of the stall or directly into a muck bucket or wheelbarrow. Rake out center of the stall. Sweep the center of the stall thoroughly and pick up any remaining dirty material Read more…
Compared to Timothy Grass, Orchard Grass grows better in moderate drought conditions and provides a solid three hay cuttings per year. With three cuttings instead of two cuttings, Orchard Grass produces consistent soft texture hay that horses readily consume with minimal or no waste. What is the healthiest hay for Read more…
All natural range cubes can be fed to horses, and this is actually a somewhat routine practice in certain areas. Primarily, make sure that range cubes do not contain cattle additives that could be harmful to horses. Can horses eat range meal? However, horses should not be given grain-based feeds Read more…
Most horses will properly chew forage cubes. However, for any horse that is new or naïve to forage cubes, tends to bolt their feed, or with poor dentition, it is recommended to soak the cubes in water prior to feeding them. Do hay cubes have to be soaked? Hay cubes Read more…
Synovial Joints: Synovial joints are the most common in the horse’s body. They help with movement and come in different shapes, such as the ball and socket of the hip joint or the hinge joint of the elbow. What is the most vulnerable and important joint in the horse’s body? Read more…
Horses have three types of joints: Fibrous joints. These joints don’t allow for any movement at all (such as the joints between the bones in your horse’s skull). Cartilaginous joints. These joints are connected by cartilage and allow for limited movement (such as the joints in your horse’s backbone). Synovial Read more…
Cannon bone The flat upper end of this oval shaped bone forms a large working surface for the knee bones. Designed to partially support the weight of the horse’s leg and withstand the powerful forces of work, the cannon bone is remarkably strong and not easily injured. What is the Read more…
It protects vital organs, provides framework, and supports soft parts of the body. Horses typically have 205 bones. What are horse bones made out of? Types of Bones The equine skeleton is made up of a combination of Flat bones, Long bones, Short bones, Irregular bones and Sesamoid bones. Flat Read more…
There are only three horse breeds that have these horn-like structures. They include the Carthusian, Datong, and Moyle breeds. All these breeds tend to have a more muscular body than normal horses. So, even with the weird looks of the horns, you can still use them for other works. Could Read more…