More often than not, horses are quite selective with what they choose to consume. Most generally won’t eat weeds unless there is nothing else to devour, making it easier for you to keep an eye on what kind of plants call your pastures home. Can horses have weeds? But to Read more…
In horses that ingest avocados, the toxin can cause colic, irregular heartbeat, respiratory distress, neurologic dysfunction, edema, and other signs of illness. Horse owners should not feed avocados to their horses, and should not allow the animals to graze in areas where they might have access to avocados. How much Read more…
What to offer as treats. Almost any fruits, and many vegetables, are safe treats for healthy horses. Apples and carrots are traditional favorites. You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin, and snow peas. What do horses love to eat the most? Read more…
Some types of glues are made from horses. Because it’s so large, a horse provides an abundance of collagen, the material used to make animal glues. However, it’s illegal to sell horses to kill them to make glue or for any commercial purpose. Is any glue still made from horses? Read more…
Horses thrive in the wild on a diet of grass and other plants. From these foliages, they extract the nutrients needed to grow healthy and strong. Domestic horses are no different; eating grass is essential. Is it good for a horse to eat grass? Horses naturally want to graze all Read more…
There are five main muscles and muscle groups in the hind legs. The vastus muscle flexes the hind leg and runs from stifle to hip, while the gluteal muscles, the large muscles in the hip, extend the femur. Do horses have muscles in their legs? Looking at a structurally sound Read more…
To keep your horse hydrated in the summer months, tend to his waterers and troughs to make sure he has easy, safe access to clean water at all times. During warm weather, making sure your horse drinks enough water is a top management concern. Where do horses drink from? In Read more…
3. Why is it dangerous to feed them? Wild horses eat a very specialized diet of sea oats, coarse grasses, acorns, persimmons, and other native vegetation. What do OBX wild horses eat? Their diet consists of “sea oats, coarse grasses, acorns, persimmons, and other native vegetation,” Visitcurrituck.com reports. The horses Read more…
Initially, your farrier will also treat the thrush much like a dirty wound, trimming away the loose, diseased frog tissue and possibly applying dilute bleach. You can follow this up with applications of a mild astringent, such as Betadine®, or another anti-thrush product. How do you treat thrush in a Read more…
The maxillary sinus. The maxillary sinus is the largest paranasal sinus and is divided by a thin septum into caudal and rostral parts. Which sinuses are the largest? The largest of the paranasal sinuses is the maxillary sinus. There are two pyramidal-shaped maxillary sinuses located bilaterally in the maxilla of Read more…