Grooming should be done as part of your routine horse care. It has benefits for you and your horse – it helps to keep you fit and it is good for your horse’s skin. What happens if you dont groom your horse? If you go too long without brushing your Read more…
Grooming acts as preventive medicine. A good grooming session increases blood flow to the skin’s surface, massages large muscle groups, and daily hoof picking keeps the feet clean and helps prevent common hoof issues such as thrush, a bacterial disease of the sole. Why is it important to groom horses? Read more…
Their extinction came quickly, as it did for many other large mammals on the continent. They faced a changing climate, altering vegetation — and the arrival of man. Why did horse became extinct in North America? Researchers studied two of the most common big animals living between 12,000 and 40,000 Read more…
Physical Differences The hair making up donkeys’ manes and tails is stiff and bristly, whereas horses’ manes and tails have softer and more flowing hair. Donkeys have smaller hoofs than horses of a comparable size, and the frogs of the hooves are set in a more caudal position. Is donkey Read more…
Donkeys are quite intelligent, even more intelligent than horses. You are likely to find that your donkey may need to “decide” to obey your commands, rather than obeying them routinely. Are donkeys more affectionate than horses? Smarter and more personable than a horse and just below the threshold of canine Read more…
Anecdotal evidence suggests a horse shampoo may pose the following side effects: Hair dryness/damage due to excess keratin and dimethicone (silicones) Stripping of hair color. Allergic reaction to any of the shampoo ingredients. Can I use horse shampoo on my hair? Horse shampoo is intentionally designed for horses. However, Mane Read more…
–11,000 years ago. Thus, the origin had to be earlier, but, at the very least, well before the disappearance of the horse in North America between 13,000–11,000 years ago. When did horses die out in North America? around 11,000 years ago“Horses in North America went extinct around 11,000 years ago Read more…
Racing exposes horses to significant risk of injury and sometimes, catastrophic injury and death through trauma (e.g. broken neck) or emergency euthanasia. The odds are stacked against horses in the racing industry. Do race horses suffer? Racehorses are at risk of harm during races, training and trials with the main Read more…
The Przewalski Horse is the only species of horse that has never been domesticated, and the history behind them is fascinating. Deep in the Khustain Nuruu National Park, also known as Hustai National Park, in the centre of Mongolia, lives one of the rarest horse species. Which species of the Read more…
Horses also have chestnuts on the insides of the hind legs; these are found just below the hocks. Often explained as toenail remnants from previous eons, chestnuts are actually vestiges of foot pads, the tough-fibered cushions that animals walk on. Should you remove horse chestnuts? You don’t really have to Read more…