Healthy horses have a variety of normal anatomic lumps and bumps that can be felt in and around the throat-latch area, behind the jaw. In the normal horse, the larynx, thyroid gland, salivary glands and lymph nodes all feel like firm bumps in this area. Why does my horse have Read more…
Equine warts or papillomatosis is the most common equine tumor. It is caused by the papillomavirus. The clinical presentation can be categorized by three syndromes; mucocutaneous (lips), haired skin, or ears. What do warts on a horse look like? Warts are commonly seen in young horses after weaning and up Read more…
A fly mask or fly cap is a mask used on horses to cover the eyes, jaw, and sometimes the ears and muzzle to protect from flies. The mask is semi-transparent and made from a mesh allowing the horse to see and hear while wearing it. What does a horse Read more…
between 1.2 to 7 mm.. In recent decades, limited scientific data have become available that document the full skin thickness of horses, with it reportedly ranging between 1.2 to 7 mm. [17,18]. Do horses feel more pain than humans? The study found there was “no significant difference between the epidermal Read more…
horse collar. A horse collar is a part of a horse harness that is used to distribute the load around a horse’s neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the Read more…
Ewe neck. The ewe-necked horse has an upside-down neck; the top line is concave rather than arched, and the head usually forms a right angle to the neck at the throat instead of a curved arch. There is a downward dip in the neck, ahead of the withers, and the Read more…
mane. The forelock is the tuft of mane that falls downwards between the ears above the forehead. Where is the forelock on a horse? Pest Control for Horses The lock of hair that grows from the top of the head and falls forward between the ears onto the forehead is Read more…
Stallions have a thicker mane than mares In many species, the males have showier appearances than the females. But when it comes to a horse’s mane, males have thicker hair than females. Do female horses have manes? In general, males, or stallions, will grow thicker manes than mares. This is Read more…
The croup is the area from the highest point of the hindquarters to top of the tail. It is sometimes called the rump. What is the heaviest part of a horse? Horse headHorse head. The horse’s head is quite heavy – it can weigh approximately 16 kg if the horse Read more…
The image above is showing horse skin on the left with the thinner epidermis. Do horses really have thick skin? These findings show that, although horse skin is thicker overall than human skin, the part of the skin that is thicker does not insulate them from pain that is generated Read more…