The horse’s wide range of monocular vision has two “blind spots,” or areas where the animal cannot see: in front of the face, making a cone that comes to a point at about 90–120 cm (3–4 ft) in front of the horse, and right behind its head, which extends over Read more…
When horse stop suddenly rider falls due to inertia, as when the horse is in motion rider also is in motion and when horse stop suddenly there is no external force acting on the ride to stop its motion therefore rider falls forward. Why does the rider fly over the Read more…
If you and your gear together weigh more than 200 lbs., you should get at least a 7/8″ pad, but a 1″ would be better. What kind of terrain will you be riding on? If you regularly ride over mountainous or hilly areas, again, you want at least a 7/8″ Read more…
Horses usually have brown or blue eyes. However, brown eyes are far more common. Horse breeds with a high proportion of blue eyes include Pintos, Appaloosas and Paint Horses. Extremely rarely – often merely as a lighter shade of brown eyes – light green, grey, yellow or even violet eyes Read more…
Horses have sclera, too, although most horse breeds have a dark sclera encircling their iris. But Appaloosas often have a white sclera just like you, which has led some people to say that Appaloosas have “humanlike” eyes! Do horses have whites in their eyes? Structures that protect the eye, horse. Read more…
Eyes set on the side of their heads–rather than on the front like ours–enable the horse to have almost 360-degree vision. They are unable to see a short distance directly in front of them and directly behind them, which is why one of the safety rules for working with horses Read more…
Often referred to as “fly eye”, bacterial conjunctivitis can make the eyes weepy and red – often with a greeny-yellow discharge. The condition is not particularly painful. How do you treat fly eye in horses? Insect bites, irritation from flies, and viral or bacterial infections may also cause conjunctivitis. Rinsing Read more…
Linseed oil. Linseed oil is the best option to use as it contains high levels of Omega 3, has good palatability, isn’t too pricey and is suitable for a large range of horses and ponies. Grass is a good source of Omega 3, so horses who receive little or no Read more…
The smell of vinegar repels horseflies. Apple Cider Vinegar is a natural product created from fermented apple juice. One of the ways a horse fly finds its victim is through smell, so an effective spray needs to mask the horse’s scent. What smells are horse flies attracted to? Horse flies Read more…
2022 Preakness Stakes Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses Simplification (6-1 morning-line odds) Jockey: John Velazquez. Creative Minister (10-1) Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. Fenwick (50-1) Jockey: Florent Geroux. Secret Oath (9-2) Jockey: Luis Saez. Early Voting (7-2) Happy Jack (30-1) Armagnac (12-1) Epicenter (6-5) What horses are entered in Read more…