Are Dried Nettles Good For Horses?

Nettle herb contains high levels of vitamins and minerals essential for a healthy skin and coat. Nettles are primarily diuretic and blood cleansing therefore often used for laminitis and arthritis to clear congestion. It is also excellent for horses competing in very strenuous or power demanding activities. Can horses eat Read more…

Do Horsetails Have Cell Walls?

The significant deposits of silica within cell walls is supported by the known presence of callose in cell walls of horsetails [12, 15, 25, 26]. What is unique about the structure of horsetails? Horsetail has several distinguishing characteristics. One such characteristic is horsetail’s hollow stems (Figures 1 and 3). Its Read more…

Do Travellers Have Horses?

Irish Travellers are an indigenous ethnic minority group. Horses are an important part of Travellers’ lives, with horse ownership considered one of the last links to their nomadic way of life. Travellers keep, breed, and sell horses. Do Gypsies have horses? The Gypsy’s relationship with the horse is ancient and Read more…