Common horse bot eggs most often are attached to hairs on the fore legs but can be found on the outside of the legs, the mane and on the flanks. Throat bot eggs are attached to the long hairs beneath the jaws. Nose bot eggs are stuck to hairs on Read more…
One female can lay from 100-800 eggs per year. What is the lifespan of a horsefly? The Horse fly larval stage can last up to a year, and at that point, the larvae dig themselves into the soil in order to pupate. After one to two weeks as pupae, and Read more…
Tabanus sudeticus, also known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is the heaviest fly in Europe. Are horseflies in Europe? Worldwide there are about 4400 known species [1, 2] of which more than 170 occur in Europe [3]. Female horseflies can cause severe skin Read more…
The only species of fly that bites in Ireland is the female horsefly. Typically, they are only found near horses, cattle and woodlands. The bites can be painful and become inflamed and itchy immediately. Scratching can lead to infection. What flying insects bite in Ireland? Biting Midges. Midges are tiny Read more…
about 10mm to 25mm long. Horse flies vary from black or dark brown in colour, and can range in size from about 10mm to 25mm long. They can have green or black eyes, with males having contiguous eyes, which differentiate them from females, whose eyes are widely separated. How big Read more…
You can use apple cider vinegar for horse lice to help remove the eggs from the hair. Just like with humans, you must first kill the lice, so I recommend following the steps found here. Does vinegar kill lice on horses? Vinegar: Vinegar is an excellent home remedy for killing Read more…
You may not know it, but vinegar helps retain that glow on his coat. After working up a sweat—from a long walk or an exercise, wipe a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar over his coat using a sponge, and you’ll see the results. The vinegar helps remove sweat Read more…
croup. The croup is the area from the highest point of the hindquarters to top of the tail. It is sometimes called the rump. What is the hindquarters of a horse called? hindquarters: the large, muscular area of the hind legs, above the stifle and behind the barrel of the Read more…
The equine stifle consists of two joints: (1) the femoropatellar and (2) femorotibial. The horse lacks gastrocnemius and popliteal sesamoid bones as found in dogs and cats. How many stifles does a horse have? Equines have three such ligaments. What causes a horse to stifle? The exact cause of locking Read more…
An Exercise Sheet is designed specifically to be worn whilst exercising a horse, when protection from the cold and the rain is required. Why do I need one? You need to use an Exercise Sheet if your horse is fully clipped, thin skinned, suffers from the cold or you simply Read more…