While not common in horses, nitrate/nitrite poisoning is serious and can be fatal. Should your horse ingest too much nitrate or nitrite, whether from forages, weeds, fertilizers or contaminated water, they may experience gastrointestinal issues. What does nitrogen do to horses? Nitrogen in the form of Nitrates from plants can Read more…
Fly sprays are used by many horse owners to reduce the number of these pesky insects. Fly sprays made with essential oils will repel flies, not kill them on contact. “For a fly repellent to be truly effective, the horse needs to be properly coated in the spray. What is Read more…
Some are VERY sensitive to certain oils. If your horse is sensitive to citronella oil, and you use it on his skin, he may do exactly what your horse did – swell up and blister, even if he is nowhere near any sunlight. This is very painful, and can be Read more…
Parascaris equorum, or ascarids, are large creamy white worms, up to 40cm in length, most commonly found in foals and youngsters under four years of age. Young horses are susceptible to roundworm because their immune systems are not fully developed to be able to fight off an infection. How do Read more…
Though it is not recommended to feed your horse the leaves off the strawberry plant, the wild berries are just fine (source). What is this? Strawberries should be fed occasionally and in moderation. Strawberries, as well as all other fruits that are safe for horses to eat, can easily fit Read more…
Legumes such as alfalfa and clover are rich in calcium, and grass hays, such as timothy and orchard grass, also contain calcium, but at lower levels than in legume hays. The phosphorus in hay is more readily available to the horse than that found in cereal grains. What causes calcium Read more…
It is a race to see which vertical line will be completely lit up first. The event winner would be the holder of the ticket with the numbered horse or hold ball that matches with a number in the first down-line completely lit on the flashboard. How do you play Read more…
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Warming up horses properly, pre-race, helps prevent leg and muscle injuries. Do horses warm-up before racing? Active warm-up prior to racing An active warm-up programme will begin with aerobic exercise such as walking and trotting, to raise heart rate (but to remain under 170 beats per minute) which will increase Read more…
In Scientific Racegoing they equate the speed of a horse at the end of a race as 5 lengths per second, and this is then used in calculating a Speed Rating of race and then for each horse in that race. How many lengths can a horse run in a Read more…