Recent findings have revealed that our equine friends use 17 discrete facial movements to communicate. That’s 10 fewer than humans—but one more than dogs and four more than chimpanzees. Which animal has the most facial expressions? You Won’t Believe What Animal Has More Facial Expressions Than Dogs And Chimpanzees. Horses Read more…
Bring the horse to the port of entry. At this point, you will present your health certificate form, Mexican permit, passport and pay the quarantine fee. You will be charged $270 per day for your horse with a three day minimum charge of $810. How much does it cost to Read more…
For the first part of the 20th century, horsemeat was a popular choice at the French dinnertable but its consumption has been diminishing steadily since. The last 20 years have been catastrophic for horse butchers with a 75% drop in purchases. Does French eat horse meat? In France, specialized butcher Read more…
In other words, you have to have something to chomp on if you want to use “chomp.” A horse doesn’t chomp, or bite, the bit—he champs, or grinds, his teeth. Is it champ at the bit? The AP says “champ at the bit” is “the original and better form.” But, Read more…
The film is based on the true-life raid by Col. Benjamin Grierson, who, as shown in the movie, began his expedition, known as Grierson’s Raid, from LeGrange, TN, in April of 1863. How true is the horse soldiers? Though based loosely on Grierson’s Raid, The Horse Soldiers is a fictional Read more…
If you prefer to palpate an artery to check the horse’s heart rate, you may feel one of three arteries: the maxillary artery (under the jawbone), radial artery (on the inside of the knee), or the digital artery (just below the fetlock). Where do you palpate a pulse on a Read more…
Equine heart disease can be caused by heart malformation, direct insult to the heart or its electrical signaling system, or secondarily to disease in other organs. Horses with heart abnormalities may or may not show clinical signs. What causes heart problems in horses? Acute problems can be caused by toxins Read more…
“Born and raised in Louisville,” Mike Mackin said. “I’ve been coming out here to Churchill Downs as long as I can remember.”Mackin’s family runs Lucky Seven Stable, which calls Louisville home. This year, the stable is fielding a horse in the Derby for the first time. That horse is Smile Read more…
Smile Happy is a 3 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. He was sired by Runhappy out of the Pleasant Tap mare Pleasant Smile. He was trained by Kenneth McPeek and has raced for Lucky Seven Stable (Mackin), and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Read more…
Wave mouth is common in horses 12 years and older that have not had adequate dental care. In this photo, the teeth in the middle of the upper row are shorter than the others, creating a wave-like pattern. This leads to excessive uneven wear as well as periodontal disease and Read more…