They need high energy for high speeds. But when they’re just walking along, moving from one grazing zone to another, they’re better off conserving their energy, said Nyakatura. Nodding their heads allows them to use less energy for this walking movement, probably to save it for when they do need Read more…
A horse will recognise and respond to pheromones throughout its life. In adult horses, the presence of this pheromone is a signal that the environment is safe and secure, which can help with learning, as learning new things can be stressful. How do horses respond to their environment? As prey Read more…
Sharon Crowell-Davis explains that horses display the flehmen response to facilitate transfer of inhaled scent molecules (pheromones and possibly some other substances) into the vomeronasal organ (VNO), a specialized chemosensory structure found in many mammals. What is the flehmen response used for? The primary function of the flehmen response is Read more…
How to Do a Lead Change at a Canter Canter in a large clockwise circle until you are comfortable that your horse is moving in a relaxed and forward manner. Keep your right hand passive, and squeeze the left rein gently. Apply the right leg behind the girth. Continue the Read more…
Where to find them: Black-flies, deer-flies, stable-flies and horse-flies are all commonly found in Ontario. Are there horseflies in Ontario? Horse flies are found almost everywhere in Canada, except for the arctic islands. Small horse flies with banded wings (Chrysops species) are called “deer flies.” Most female horse flies need Read more…
A horse in moderate work does between three and five hours per week. This is made up of approximately 30% walk, 55% trot and 10% canter, 5% low jumps or other skill work. What do you feed a medium work horse? Most horses doing light or medium work, like hacking Read more…
“Hand Wash is preferred for cleaning riding gloves” Clean gloves in lukewarm water using mild soap or leather cleanser. Let the gloves soak for 10 minutes in the water detergent mixture. Gently clean the affected area with a bristle brush used for clothes cleaning or preferably by hand. How do Read more…
“Hand Wash is preferred for cleaning riding gloves” Clean gloves in lukewarm water using mild soap or leather cleanser. DO NOT use fabric softner / bleach / strong detergent. Let the gloves soak for 10 minutes in the water detergent mixture. How do you wash horse gloves? These follow these Read more…
Horses are considered the “champion sweat producers” of all our domestic animals, and have two types of sweat glands: apocrine and eccrine glands. The primary sweat glands are the apocrine glands. Do horses have sweat glands? Sweat glands are part of the horse’s system to regulate body temperature. They are Read more…
The chestnut is thought to correspond to the wrist pad of dogs and cats, or to be a vestigial scent gland similar to those found in some deer and other animals. The domestic horse is almost alone among extant equines in having chestnuts on the hind legs. Chestnuts are absent Read more…