Cold-blooded breeds, which are already mature at 3 or 4 years of age, generally live until about 18 years of age. In contrast, the average age of thoroughbred horses is closer to 25, depending on their “sporting career”. The oldest equines ever recorded were 62 years old for a horse Read more…
Retired racehorses either become sires for future generations, have new careers, have their lives ended by euthanasia or they will end up in slaughter auctions. What happens to horses when they can’t race anymore? For Thoroughbred horses exiting racing completely, 19% were rehomed to other equestrian pursuits, 18% for breeding, Read more…
The father of a horse. Sire: The father of a horse. A horse becomes a sire after one of his offspring wins a race at a recognized racetrack. What is a sire in horse breeding? The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as the sire and Read more…
Thoroughbreds are the fastest horse breed in the world over a distance of 2-3 miles. They dominate the horse racing industry and hold the Guinness World Record for the highest race speed recorded over two furlongs (¼ mile). The record was achieved in 2008 by a 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly called Read more…
The Japanese word for “Horse” is uma 馬. What does Kurosu mean? to murder or kill someoneKorosu means to murder or kill someone. Here it is in Japanese writing. What is the kanji for horse? The 馬 radical is called “horse,” of course, in English. It’s うま in Japanese. That Read more…
Feeding a healthy horse three or four sugar cubes is unlikely to cause a significant glucose spike; however, for a horse with uncontrolled IR, PSSM, or a laminitis history, feeding sugar cubes isn’t a risk worth taking. Skip the sugary treats, too, if your horse is overweight, especially if he Read more…
Dairy products – Horses are lactose intolerant, so cheese, milk, yoghurt & ice cream should be avoided. Is icecream good for horses? Dairy products So in general, dairy products of any kind are not safe for them as they don’t have the proper digestive enzymes to absorb lactose. Consuming any Read more…
The history and development of the four Southern African horse breeds, i.e. Basutho Pony, Nooitgedacht, South African (SA) Boerperd and Cape Boerperd, are traced from their common ancestor, the Cape Horse, to the present day. Did Africans have horses? In fact, new archaeological evidence suggests that horses were domesticated and Read more…
Peace. At the end of the war, the Army had far more horses than it needed in peacetime. Around 500,000 were sold for work, about 100,000 of these in Britain, the rest abroad. Owing to public concern about the treatment of these animals, all buyers had to be investigated. How Read more…
A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today, generally as Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) cavalry units. What happened to the horses of the Light Horse? They were gutted and the skins salted (these were valuable too). A veterinary officer examining horses of the 15th Light Read more…