Equine Cushing’s is caused by an enlargement in the pars intermedia (middle section) of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain and is an important endocrine organ that produces a variety of different hormones. What causes a horse to get Cushing’s? Equine Cushing’s Read more…
By 1908, entrepreneurs were producing cars in earnest and their work couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time. By the late 1910s, cities became inhospitable to the poor horse. When did the car replace the horse? Experts cite 1910 as the year that automobiles finally outnumbered horses and buggies. Read more…
The 11 Best Horse Supplements — Reviews 2022 Majesty’s Flex Wafers Joint Support Horse Supplement. Farnam Apple Elite Electrolyte Horse Supplement. Vetoquinol Zylkene Equine Behavior Support Horse Supplement. Thomas Labs Brewer’s Yeast Horse Supplement. Horse Health Products Vita Biotin Hoof Horse Supplement. What supplements should every horse have? Horses need Read more…
It is unclear exactly when horses were first ridden because early domestication did not create noticeable physical changes in the horse. However, there is strong circumstantial evidence that horse were ridden by people of the Botai culture during the Copper Age, circa 3600-3100 BCE. Do horses suffer from being ridden? Read more…
1920s. Freight haulage was the last bastion of horse-drawn transportation; the motorized truck finally supplanted the horse cart in the 1920s.” Experts cite 1910 as the year that automobiles finally outnumbered horses and buggies. When did automobiles take over from horses? 1910Most experts believe the horse and buggy days started Read more…
Just cook them with lots of water until they are easy to squash between your thumb and index finger. Once they are soft like this their digestibility will be very good. P.S. Don’t just soak them until they are soft, this won’t improve digestion… you must use heat! How do Read more…
Barley is able to provide the horse with surplus digestible energy which makes it more commonly selected type of feed as compared to oats. Barley is not a perfect feed for horses but it is ideal in putting them in a certain condition. Is barley good for horses to eat? Read more…
Hay made from wheat, barley, rye-grass or oats is high in sugar especially if it has been made prior to seed formation. Sugar levels can be elevated in grasses when they are drought stressed or over-grazed. What does barley do to horses? More energy-dense than oats, and a higher fibre Read more…
A fitter horse and more experienced and flexible rider might do it in three days. You can do about 20 miles per day with a horse and buggy/wagon, so a 150 mile trip would take about 8 days. How long would it take a horse to travel 100 miles? A Read more…
We all, including our equines, need sugar to be able to perform normal physiological functions. Glucose is the primary energy source utilised by body cells and organs including the brain, making it impossible for our horses (and us) to survive without sugar! Glucose is in fact the only energy source Read more…