One of the main reasons a horse kicks in their stable is because they feel threatened. Horse kicking is often used as a defence weapon, protecting a horse when he feels threatened. It may be that your horse feels threatened in his stable because he is stabled with other horses Read more…
What are Horse Bedding Pellets? Horse bedding pellets are a natural solution for your stalls and habitats. They are designed to absorb moisture and prevent odor in horse habitats and barns. What can pellets be used for? Wood pellets are generally burned for heat, although they may also be used Read more…
Click on the “Edit Profile” link and you will be redirected to the “edit Profile page. Add an avatar image (150x150px) px= pixels, which control the size of the image. Add a banner image (960x300px) Click on the Choose File button to add your previously saved image. ( How do Read more…
Animal insulin is derived from cows and pigs. Is insulin made from horses? Insulin was originally derived from the pancreases of cows and pigs. Animal-sourced insulin is made from preparations of beef or pork pancreases, and has been used safely to manage diabetes for many years. Where did insulin come Read more…
If we make the assumption that a horse is entirely muscle, where the fat should make up for less caloric parts like bones, it’s around 600kg and 1700kcal per kilo. That gives you about a million calories. How many calories are in 1 horse? These calculations show that eating all Read more…
Dunstan Extruded Barley provides horse owners with a very safe way to feed this versatile grain to their horses for energy for both performance and conditioning. Is extruded feed better for horses? Horses also tend to consume extruded feeds slower than a comparable pelletpelletPelletizing is the process of compressing or Read more…
The lower part of the horses back, the sacrum, is formed of 5 fused vertebrae. The sacroiliac joint (SI) is the joint where the sacrum passes underneath the top of the pelvis (tubera sacrale). The SI joint is strengthened by the ligaments; dorsal, ventral and interosseous sacroiliac ligaments. Where is Read more…
The two SI joints (one on each side of the horse) connect these bony structures (sacrum and ilium) along with a series of large ligaments in the middle or central aspect. How many SI joints are there? two jointsThe SI joints are located between the iliac bones and the sacrum, Read more…
A capped hock represents a swelling over the point of the horse’s hock (tarsus). If you look at your horse from the side, the point of the hock is located on the back of the hock where the tendons turn the corner and then head down the lower leg. Would Read more…
The mamma (pleural = mammae) is the glandular structure associated with a papilla (teat) and may contains two ducts in the mare. The udder is a term designating all the mammae in the mare. The mammary glands of the mare are close together, forming a small udder in the inguinal Read more…