The name horsetail comes from the very characteristic shape of the plant, which has a thick hollow photosynthetic stem, with whorls of thin leaves, which are often not photosynthetic. Many bear whorls of thin side stems too, making the plant appear bushy and like a horse’s tail. Why is it Read more…
The Steel Natural Balance® Shoe is a wide-web, rolled toe shoe which offers maximum support to the hoof. The toe area on the foot side is seated out to eliminate sole contact beneath the tip of P-3. The toe portion also has greater mass which means more material for wear. Read more…
The parade ground is conveniently located between Horse Guards Road, St. James’s Park, the Old Admiralty, and 10 Downing Street (the official residence of the British prime minister). It is also the location where the Queen’s Life Guard ride through the streets to Change the Guard on the Horse Guards Read more…
The biceps brachii of horses is a complex muscle subdivided into two heads which may subserve distinct functions. The lateral head contains a large percentage of type I myofibers. Do horses have triceps? Triceps – The triceps are a superficial muscle, they attach the shoulder blade to the elbow, the Read more…
Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), a byproduct of the chemical solvent industry, was approved by the FDA to treat musculoskeletal disorders in horses and dogs more than 30 years ago. Today DMSO is commonly used by horse owners and veterinarians to relieve swelling and inflammation. Can you use DMSO on horses? Since then, Read more…
The distal interphalangeal joint (DIP) is the articulation between the middle phalanx, distal phalanx and the navicular bone. The collateral sesamoidean ligament (CSL), the distal sesamoidean impar ligament (DSIL) and branches of the palmar digital nerves run in close proximity to the palmar aspect of the joint. How do you Read more…
The vertebrae make up a long bony chain to protect the spinal cord. At each vertebra a pair of spinal nerves branches off from the spinal cord to penetrate every part of the horse’s body. Muscles are attached by their ligaments to the lateral and articular processes of the vertebrae Read more…
The horse has an average of 18 coccygeal vertebrae. How many coccygeal vertebrae are there in a horse? 18 coccygeal vertebraeHorses have an average of 18 coccygeal vertebrae. Do horses have a coccyx? The horse has 5 sacral vertebrae and approximately 20 coccygeal vertebrae (8). How many vertebrae are in 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…
Kissing Spine is most commonly located on the spine of the horse, under where the saddle rests. Is Kissing Spine genetic? Kissing Spine is a degenerative condition caused over a period of time through movement of the vertebrae, it is not thought to be genetical. Is kissing spine a degenerative Read more…