Horses lick to be playful and social. They will groom each other and keep watch side by side. Why is my horse licking my other horse? Horses Lick to Correct Diet Deficiencies One of the primary reasons why horses lick is to correct deficiencies in their diet. Licking the skin 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…
Mares encourage their newborn foals to get up and nurse within the first hour after birth. We often refer to the “1-2-3 RULE” of the newborn foal: A healthy foal should stand within 1 hour. Do female horses produce milk? Each mare gives about a liter of spare milk a Read more…
Wound licking is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals to cover an injury with saliva. Dogs, cats, small rodents, horses, and primates all lick wounds. Do horses lick other horses wounds? If another horse is attracted to a wound as you describe, it usually indicates the presence Read more…
Rather, it was left to commercial producers, primarily in the region of Bologna. Despite the myths, for other Italians it’s a beloved meat. And just for the record, it’s made of pork and a complicated mix of spices that aren’t common in other cured Italian meats. Does Mortadella have horse? Read more…
They were officially declared “extinct in the wild” in 1969, and today, there are still only about 2,000. Instead, they found the horses descended from one of the earliest known groups of domesticated horses, called Botai horses, found in northern Kazakhstan 5,500 years ago. Do they eat horse meat in Read more…
They pay close attention to the health and welfare of the animals which support them and their families in their daily work. Horses have a strong place in the heart of Kyrgyz culture and are admired for their courage and intelligence. Does Kyrgyzstan have horses? The Kyrgyz Horse or Kirgiz Read more…
Equines are obligate herbivores, meaning they are designed to eat plants and only plants; they’re not equipped to eat or to digest animal flesh. Humans, on the other hand, are true omnivores, meaning we’ll eat practically anything. The athletic partnership between horse and rider is a truly remarkable one. What Read more…
Horses are naturally grazers, they eat little and often. Their natural diet is mainly grass, which has high roughage content. Horses should be provided with a predominantly fibre-based diet, either grass, hay, haylage or a hay replacement in order to mimic their natural feeding pattern as closely as possible. What Read more…
Dysphagia (dys- + Greek phagein, to eat) is commonly defined as a difficulty in swallowing but, for practical purposes and with regard to owner perception, the term can also be applied to horses that have difficulty in eating. What are the three signs of dysphagia? coughing or choking when eating Read more…