Stride rate: or turnover ratio is the number of strides a racehorse takes in a given time. The stride rate of most racehorses is between 130 and 140 strides per minute. The fastest horses can accelerate their stride rate without shortening it. Some champion horses have a stride speed of Read more…
In addition, the nostrils are covered with many small hairs, which gives horses a unique sense of touch. Why do horses have hair on their nose? Horses have special tactile sensory hairs, known as whiskers. The whiskers on a horse play an important role in their sensory awareness system. Is Read more…
Oil glands (also called sebaceous glands) secrete an oily substance called sebum into the hair follicles and onto the skin. They are present in large numbers near the hooves, back of the neck, rump, mouth, and tail area. Sebum is important for keeping the skin soft, moist, and pliable. Do Read more…
Crafted with cowhide leather, these traditional gloves combine horse hair and foam padding for the optimal balance of knuckle feedback and power transfer during a fight. Are horsehair gloves legal? Fury famously wears horsehair material gloves, while Wilder has worn foam padding in his throughout his career, and both are Read more…
Horses will rush their work for a variety of reasons. A common one is pain or discomfort, another reason is insensitive riding, while unbalanced horses may also tend to use speed to get their particular exercise done and out of the way! How do I stop my horse from rushing Read more…
Clover can be very high in sugar and starch and is not a good forage for horses with EMS. Thick, properly fertilized grass will keep clover from taking over. Can horses eat too much clover? For some, however, eating too much clover or being exposed to unhealthy clover, can create Read more…
There are many misconceptions about laminitis, the commonest being that lush pasture is the primary cause. The reality is that this is incorrect and I have seen many cases occur in horses and ponies grazing barer paddocks, both in summer and winter. What is winter laminitis? Winter laminitis is more Read more…
“Horses living out in winter can happily eat frosted grass every morning for weeks on end without suffering any adverse effect,” he says. “Evidence that frosted grass causes colic is only circumstantial. Whats the best graze time for a Laminitic horses? between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m.Susceptible horses should graze Read more…
Ace Side Effects Although rare, ace can result in a permanent paralysis of the muscles that retract the penis. There is no particular dose more likely to do this and no way to predict what horse may be affected. Heart and circulation are affected by ace, which always causes a Read more…
Horses can typically learn about 10 to 15 words, though there is no defined limit. But we know they tend to respond to consistent commands or sounds that convey certain emotions. Do horses understand when you talk to them? Horses also understand words better than expected, according to the research, Read more…