Muzzle: The lower portion of the horse’s head that includes the nostrils, chin, and lips. Poll: The top most point on the horse’s head, located directly behind the ears. Crest: The top arch of the horse’s neck where the mane grows out of. Neck: The portion of the horse’s body Read more…
Specifically, 100 of the horses (42%) succumbed to gastrointestinal disease, including impactions, ruptures, displacements, and strangulations. The next leading reasons for euthanasia were Cushing’s disease, lameness and laminitis, tumors, and neurological disorders. What is the most common death in horses? Colic is the number one medical killer of horses = Read more…
The Clydesdale is a big and powerful draft horse, with long leg hairs—called “feathers”—that almost cover its hooves! What is the hair on a horse called? The mane on a horse or lion is the long thick hair that grows from its neck. The horse’s mane can be washed at Read more…
Simple hairballs are called trichobezoars, but they’re an uncommon cause of colic in horses. What animals get hairballs? Hairballs are sometimes found in animals who lick to groom and end up swallowing hair. Cats are usually the first animals you think of when you think of hairballs, but other animals, Read more…
Traditionally, there were three basic ways to work horsehair: twisting, hitching, and braiding or plaiting. Ropes are mostly twisted. Bridles and quirts are hitched, and belts and hatbands are either hitched or braided. Are braids made from horse hair? Horsehair is used for the crafts of horsehair hitching, horsehair braiding, Read more…
Feathering or feather is the long hair on the lower legs of some breeds of horse and pony. On some horses, especially draft breeds, the hair can almost cover the hooves. What are horse chestnuts on legs? Horses also have chestnuts on the insides of the hind legs; these are Read more…
Horsehair is hair from the tails or manes of horses and was used in the past to fill mattresses and furniture such as armchairs. What kind of hair is horse hair? Horsehair is much like human hair when it comes to texture and weight. It can vary from soft and Read more…
Horses may not experience all of the facets of grief that humans do but they do grieve in their own way. They don’t miss many of the same types of things we miss such as Twister’s snowy white rump, or his eyes so full of expression. Do horses mourn their Read more…
While hair and fur are terms that are used interchangeably for some animals, you will never hear an equestrian refer to their horse’s coat as fur. A horse’s coat is known as hair, however, it is often referred to as simply their coat. Do horses have a coat? A horse’s Read more…
the mane. On horses, the mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop. What is a horses hair called? While hair and fur are terms that are Read more…