The hoof grows from the coronary band downward. You’ve probably heard that it takes about a year for a horse to grow an entirely new hoof. Godbee notes that average hoof growth is anywhere from ¼ inch to ½ inch per month, so for most horses, it will take approximately Read more…
approximately 2 years old. For most breeds, this will occur when the horse is approximately 2 years old. Some trainers choose to start training when the horse is a late yearling, meaning he is between 18 and 24 months of age, while others will wait until a horse is 2 Read more…
Pebble Beach. Before sunrise and after sunset, along the waters of the Tonto National Forest and into the adjacent Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, visitors have a pretty good chance at catching a glimpse of Arizona’s wild horse population. How do you see the wild horses in the Salt River? Read more…
They use it primarily for hoof health, much in the same way we safely eat gelatin capsules for strengthening bones, joins and even fingernails. Some use it for other reasons, such as to promote hair growth, or treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Is Jell-O good for horses hooves? In the Read more…
Extracts derived from the leaves of the stevia plant (stevioside) are commonly used as sweeteners for humans and horses. Can horses have artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners are okay in small amounts. Can horses have Splenda? Sugar-substitutes such as Nutrasweet and Splenda will not harm your horse in small quantities. Can Read more…
In serious cases, the thrush bacteria invades the sensitive layers of the frog. It is common in these cases to see bleeding of the frog as well. If this happens, you should move your horse into a clean, dry area and use an antiseptic foot wash with Betadine solution or Read more…
When a horse inhales, the air travels down the trachea, which divides into the tubes known as the right and left bronchi, then into the smaller airways called bronchioles in the lungs. What is the pathway of air flow to the lungs? When you inhale through your nose or mouth, Read more…
Draining the abscess Once they find the abscess area, they can use a paring knife to cut a hole just large enough to drain the pus. Some horses will need analgesics (pain relievers) or local nerve blocks. Normally, the horse has sudden pain relief once the infection drains. How do Read more…
The lung is made up of a spongy, but very stretchy, material which has 2 lobes on the right and left side (a smaller, apical lobe and a large, caudal lobe) in addition to the accessory lobe. Are horse lungs lobulated? Cattle and pigs have well-lobated and well-lobulated lungs; sheep Read more…
They have a different anatomy- Arabian horses normally have one less rib and one less vertebrae in their spine which accounts for their short back and high tail carriage. Do Arabian horses have fewer vertebrae? Arabians have important skeletal differences from other breeds. Arabian horses don’t just look like they Read more…