Signs that your Horse might have Ulcers Poor Appetite. One of the most common signs of ulcers is the reluctance to finish meals or being a “picky eater”. Weight Loss. Poor Body Condition. Poor Coat Condition. Chronic Diarrhea. Recurrent Colic. Behavioral Changes. Sensitivity in the Girth Area. How do horses Read more…
Cervix – a structure of approximately 10 cm (4 in.) in length between the vagina and the uterus. It is the “door to the uterus” and serves to maintain a sterile environment in the uterus. It relaxes when the mare is in heat and closes when not in heat or Read more…
Is It Safe for Horses to Lay Down? It is safe, and completely normal, for horses to lay down. However, when a horse lies down for too long, it is actually quite dangerous! Because horses are such large animals, lying down for extended periods of time can restrict blood flow Read more…
Mare milk is sometimes chosen over cow milk for its purported health benefits. A niche market considers it a remedy for skin or digestive problems. Peer-reviewed papers suggest it can reduce atopic dermatitis or eczema. It is used to make cosmetics and can form cheese with camel rennet, but not Read more…
Airag cheese, or horse milk cheese, is common in Central Asia where the horse is still integral to life in many places. To make airag, a mare is milked during foaling season and the milk left to ferment with an agent such as last season’s airag. Can you get horse Read more…
The milk comes from mares or female horses. It’s low in fat and protein and high in lactose. Some have said the milk can help with skin problems. Some people in Russia and Asia have been drinking mare’s milk for more than 2,500 years. Is there such thing as horse Read more…
Some mares lactate despite not being pregnant and not nursing a foal. There may be hormonal reasons for this, but the scientific explanation remains unclear. There is some speculation about whether mares that have Cushing’s disease (PPID) might produce hormones that cause milk production. Do horses produce milk when not Read more…
How many nipples do horses have? Female horses (mares) have two teats, one for each mammary gland. They are quite small compared to other animals’ teats (like cows, which have four large ones). Do female horses have nipples? The horse has two mammary glands and two teats, which are quite Read more…
It appears white and almost translucent and may be a safer option for those allergic to cow milk. Horse’s milk has lesser fat and protein than a cow’s. What color is a horses milk? As time of foaling becomes more imminent, some mares will develop a yellowish, waxy substance at Read more…
In general, mare’s milk provides all the nutritional needs of foals in the first six to eight weeks of life. By seven days old, foals drink 25% of their body weight in milk each day. Though milk is unquestionably the mainstay of a young foal’s diet, the transition to traditional Read more…