A bit consists of two basic components, the bit mouthpiece that goes inside the horse’s mouth, and the bit rings of a snaffle bit or shanks of a curb bit, to which the bridle and reins attach. What are horse bits called? The two basic types of bits are snaffle Read more…
Here are five ways you can encourage your fussy eater to leave a clean bucket! Add a splash of flavour to feeds. Offer smaller feeds across the day. Introduce a different aroma. Make sure your stable management isn’t preventing your horse from eating. Try feeding forage 30 minutes before hard Read more…
A horse’s sweat has a higher concentration of electrolytes than yours. As the sweat evaporates, it carries heat away from the skin, reducing the horse’s body temperature. What is the use of horse sweat? Extract from the horse chestnut seed is a popular dietary supplement commonly used to improve vein Read more…
If you’ve spent time riding or driving horses, especially in heat and humidity, you know well the smell and feel of horse sweat. What does horse sweat smell like? Performance horses in training are worked hard enough to sweat almost daily, and that smell carries a hint of ammonia, along Read more…
So the introduction of Peau De Bête, the new fragrance by boutique perfumers Liquides Imaginaires, is refreshing – until you pop its cork, that is. Translated, literally, as ‘skin of the beast’, Peau De Bête aims to capture, of all things, the animalic smell of horse sweat. What is the Read more…
They’re padded around the ears and so restrict the noise of the crowd, allowing a nervous horse to be calmed down. Hoods are particularly useful with juveniles, and are sometimes often used in just the parade ring. Why do horses wear race hoods? A hood is used to cover the Read more…
Horseshoes. Horseshoes are things worn by horses to protect their hooves (feet) when they walk – like a shoe. Most horseshoes are made of iron or steel. What are hoof shoes called? Hoof boots are commonly seen as a substitute to horseshoes, either as a backup for a thrown shoe Read more…
Sweat glands are part of the horse’s system to regulate body temperature. They are found over most of the body except the legs. The evaporation of sweat from the skin is the primary cooling mechanism of the body for horses. Do horses sweat through their feet? Apocrine glands are located Read more…
The most distal bulbous part of the spinal cord is called the conus medullaris, and its tapering end continues as the filum terminale. Distal to this end of the spinal cord is a collection of nerve roots, which are horsetail-like in appearance and hence called the cauda equina (Latin for Read more…
The purpose of the noseband, or cavesson, is simply to help keep the bridle on the horse. Most horses don’t need anything other than a plain cavesson or noseband. However, slight alterations to the simple noseband can increase its usefulness for controlling the horse. Why do horses need a noseband? Read more…