Practicing interaction awareness can be very helpful with this. It’s a lot like dancing, give a little bit, then let your horse give a little bit, then give a little bit again. So when a horse is coming to you to show you affection, let it. Be still in the Read more…
SIZE CHART NOSE CHEEK HEAD 24″ – 25″ 9″ – 10″ 42″ – 45″ 26″ – 27″ 10″ – 11″ 45″ – 48″ 28″ – 30″ 11″ – 12″ 48″ – 52″ 31″ or more 12″ or more 52″ or more What size is my horses head? Place one end Read more…
Conditions of Burial hole deep enough for at least 1m of soil to cover the carcase preventing access by foxes and other scavengers. How deep are horse graves? The average minimum grave dimensions for burying a horse are 3 feet wide, 7 feet long and at least 4 feet deep. Read more…
If you leave 8-10 inches between the horse’s legs he can learn to run with the hobbles and that defeats their purpose. Approximately 4-6 inches is a safe amount of space. Hobbles made out of nylon should be avoided. They often have sharp edges that can cut a horse’s legs. Read more…
Despite this, perhaps due to the high vascularity of equine skull bones or the relatively low loads placed on these bones, the prognosis for complete recovery in horses with skull fractures is good, with only minor cosmetic blemishes remaining in most cases. Can a horse recover from a fractured skull? Read more…
Horses are commonly tied to a large, sturdy piece of wood (or sometimes metal) called a hitching post (i.e. hitching rail). What do you call it when you tie a horse to a post? MANGER TIE – This quick-release knot is frequently used when tying a horse to a post Read more…
The skull of a horse is made up of 34 different bones, whereas a human skull only has 14. Since horses have a very different head shape and size to us, it is understandable why their skull has more bones. Coincidentally, the number of major bones in the horse’s skull Read more…
Starting near his withers where the longissimus dorsi begins, place the palm or heel of your hand on the muscle, push in gently, then release. Keep your elbow bent during this motion, which needs to be soft, yet firm. Work your way down the muscle, moving slowly and calmly. How Read more…
Horse riders are at a greater risk of experiencing back pain than the general public due to both the repetitive nature of riding as well as the long-term consequence of a riding injury. Are horses hurt by being ridden? Both studies prove that horses experience increased pain and discomfort purely Read more…
observing the skulls of human and horse we can conclude that they have the same constitu- ent bones: frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, occipi- tal, temporal and parietal, with the difference that the horse is having in addition an interpa- rietal bone (4). Are horse bones similar to humans? There are some Read more…