Mules are steady and more surefooted than their equine counterparts. Mules are dainty steppers and take small, sure footed steps, a quality that is immensely useful in rough terrains. In addition to small steps, they put their rear feet in exactly the same spot where their front foot had been. Read more…
When a horse goes lame, you can’t ride them. Riding a lame horse can injure it further and will almost certainly cause pain. You certainly don’t want to hurt your horse! Should you exercise a lame horse? With almost any injury, controlled exercise is a crucial component of a successful Read more…
Surveys show 54% of all horse owners own at least 1 “senior” horse. By age definition “senior” horse has been defined as 15+ years of age. Due to improvements in veterinary care and nutrition, horse routinely live 25-30 years of age, some into their 40’s. Is 15 an old horse? Read more…
Unlike some other colour types, which develop as the horse matures, the Albino is born white and remains white throughout life. Albinos conform to riding horse type. They are not true biological albinos, however, as they have blue or sometimes brown eyes rather than pink. Can albino horses have blue Read more…
If the horse goes to rush, just sit up and firmly pull him up in a straight line before the fence, do not ever circle away. Repeat this a couple of times if necessary, until instead of seeing the fence and rushing, he starts to listen and wait for your Read more…
Space line posts about 10 to 12 feet apart for most fences (25 feet for high-tensile wire fences). Narrow spacings are better over irregular ground and in contour fences. Rail fences normally have post spacings of 8 to 10 feet. What is the proper distance between fence posts? Typical spacing Read more…
Inadequate Fence Height If you want your horses to stay in a fenced area, you need to make sure that they can’t jump the fence. The general rule for fence height is that your fence should be at least five feet tall (six feet tall if you’re fencing in a Read more…
Beet pulp is an excellent ingredient for complete horse feeds, where no hay or a limited amount of hay or pasture is fed, such as feeds for older horses or horses with respiratory problems such as heaves. Does Equine Senior have beet pulp? Supports Digestion & Health. Contains highly digestible Read more…
A grade horse is a horse whose bloodline, parentage, registration, or pedigree is unknown or unclear. Grade does not imply breed; it describes the horse more than it describes its breed. Oftentimes, grade horses are crossbred to a point where it becomes impossible to determine what breed a horse belongs Read more…
A full grown Ox or a full grown draft horse? If you only consider some records or supposed records that have been set, then you may well think that it would be the draft horse, but the fact is that cattle ( oxen) can pull more weight than draft horses Read more…