It’s an emergency if: the foal has not stood within two hours and nursed within three to five hours. Failure to do these things may indicate a problem that requires urgent medical care. And time is critical because he needs to ingest colostrum within the first six to eight hours Read more…
A suckling foal will consume as much as 30 pounds of milk in a 24-hour pe- riod. Foals can consume up to 25 percent of their body weight per day of a dilute milk replacer without risk of diarrhea. For example a 100-pound foal could consume 25 pounds of milk Read more…
Caciocavallo is a distinguished Italian cheese that originally means “horse cheese”, due to the fact that during the maturation process two Caciocavallo kinds of cheese are bound together with a rope in a horizontal way on a wood surface, called in Italian “ a cavallo”, then “horse”. Why is it Read more…
Falls. According to the CHIRPP, 62% of reported horse-related injuries occurred due to falls. When you fall, almost any part of your body can be injured. Breaks or strains to arms, wrists and collar bones are common when riders try to break their fall by putting their arms out, as Read more…
Cervical vertebrae form the horse’s neck; thoracic vertebrae sit above the rib cage; lumbar vertebrae are generally under the back of a saddle and in front of the highest point of the hindquarters; sacral vertebrae slope down to the top of the horse’s tail; and caudal vertebrae lie within the Read more…
The external genitalia include the urethra; the testes, which average 8 to 12 cm (3.1 to 4.7 in) long; the penis, which, when housed within the prepuce, is 50 cm (20 in) long and 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in) in diameter with the distal end 15 to Read more…
In all domestic species except the horse, ovaries are ellipsoidal in shape and their surface has large follicles and corpora lutea. The ovaries of the mare are kidney shaped and the surface is smooth. The ovaries are suspended in the abdominal cavity by the Mesovarium of the Broad Ligament. What Read more…
The hindgut includes the cecum and colon, the largest structures in the equine gastrointestinal tract. These structures also house a population of beneficial bacteria responsible for digesting fiber, the primary energy source in the equine diet. What is a hind gut? : the posterior part of the digestive tract. also Read more…
What causes thin soles? Thin soles are not a normal condition for a horse and are caused by lifestyle factors that are far removed from normal living conditions. It may be genetics that has produced a horse with thin skin. Should I buy a horse with thin soles? Thin, sensitive Read more…
The Westfalen, also known as the Westphalian horse, are a light horse breed and a large warmblood. Light horse breeds generally weigh under 1,500 pounds. They are typically used as riding horses for leisure and trail riding. Is Westphalian a German horse breed? The Westphalian or Westfalen is a warmblood Read more…