The horse’s tail consists of bone, muscle and nerves. They can effortlessly cause their tail to swish back and forth. In fact, tail movement can also tell you a lot about a horse’s current mood. An excited horse might elevate it’s tail. How long is a horse’s tail without the Read more…
Dead and dying horses are often said to be “sent to the glue factory.” Why are horses good for making glue? They have a lot of collagen. Collagen is a key protein in connective tissues (cartilage, tendons, ligaments) as well as hides and bones. Do they still make glue from Read more…
There are a number of reasons why a horse may not like to be groomed. Sometimes it’s a sign of a larger medical issue going on – they could be shying away because they are in pain. Other times, it’s just their personality – they just plain don’t like it! Read more…
A number of international equestrian organisations have banned the trimming of a horse’s whiskers. Since 1st July 2021, horses are prohibited from competing in any FEI competitions internationally if their “sensory hairs have been clipped and/or shaven or in any other way removed”. Is it OK to cut horses whiskers? Read more…
Nearly all modern soft furniture pieces are padded or stuffed with foam or a natural material such as cotton or woollen felt. Horse hair was easily got and because it is a natural product was and is pretty much indestructible. Grass and straw lost its shape very quickly as it Read more…
Known in the industry as “fake tails,” these pieces, just like the best hairpieces for humans, are made from real hair and braided into existing locks to add length and volume. In this case, the strands often come from retired show horses whose follicular fortitude no longer serves them. Can Read more…
You want the cut to be parallel to the ground while the horse is moving. If you just chop it off while the horse is standing, when the horse is moving the tail will look uneven. The banged tail should end about 4”/10 cm to 5”/12cm below the hocks. Any Read more…
In this study, tail hairs took 19 days to lengthen by one centimeter for wild asses. Przewalski’s horses grew one centimeter of tail hair in 17 days, while domestic horses produced the same growth in 13 days. Growth rates were variable among the animals in each group, and each figure Read more…
You want the cut to be parallel to the ground while the horse is moving. If you just chop it off while the horse is standing, when the horse is moving the tail will look uneven. The banged tail should end about 4”/10 cm to 5”/12cm below the hocks. Any Read more…
Archaeologists say horse domestication may have begun in Kazakhstan about 5,500 years ago, about 1,000 years earlier than originally thought. Their findings also put horse domestication in Kazakhstan about 2,000 years earlier than that known to have existed in Europe. Where did the first horses come from? The modern horse Read more…