A horse will shy if it is truly scared or if it doesn’t trust its rider. However, the more common cause is that it is overfed, underworked, and playful or excited. A horse is also more likely to shy if the rider is too harsh on the reins. How do Read more…
As with humans, horses tense up when they get mad. Their nostrils flare, muzzles become tight and tense, their neck and back will tense, they may tuck in their hindquarters and flatten their tail. Whilst these signs will usually indicate anger, it’s important to also investigate whether your horse might Read more…
the Tennessee Walking Horse breed. The sooner the “Big Lick” ends, the sooner the Tennessee Walking Horse breed will have a viable future, so it will no longer be a pariah in the equine world; and the bruality used to create the “Big Lick’ will no longer be a stain Read more…
The first test you can do to check if your horse is dehydrated is the skin-pinch test. Pinch the skin near the point of the shoulder. If the skin snaps back quickly your horse is sufficiently hydrated. If it takes the skin two to four seconds to snap back, your Read more…
Horses have two centers for smell reception: the olfactory and the vomeronasal organ. These sensors have an estimated 25 million to 100 million receptors. They’re not the best smellers around, though. Dogs have over 220 million receptors. Do horses smell better than dogs? They aren’t as good at scent recognition Read more…
Jumping Ship is the 2001 sequel to the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, Horse Sense. It stars brothers Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, and Andy Lawrence. The film was directed by Michael Lange. What is the sequel to horse sense? Fifteen years ago today (August 17), their movie Jumping Ship premiered Read more…
If you “saw” on your horse’s mouth by alternating squeezing and releasing with your hands, you’re riding your horse from front to back. He might look like he’s “on the bit” because his head is down and his nose is on the vertical, but you don’t have an honest connection Read more…
One of the desired qualities in a cutting horse is “cow sense,” described as an innate ability to read a cow, eye to eye, in anticipation of each move. What does COWY mean in a horse? In a nutshell, a “cowy” horse is one who displays a higher-than-average natural affinity Read more…
Horses are thought to have about 300 million olfactory receptors, which is considerably higher than humans (five or six million olfactory receptors). Horses have an accessory olfactory system known as the vomeronasal organ that detects pheromones and volatile odors. What is a horse’s strongest sense? Sight is probably the most Read more…
Although the function of yawning remains debated, more often than not, yawning is simply a normal part of daily life, just as it is for us human beings. Horses relaxing in herds often yawn when relaxing with their pals, and studies show that social contact could be a positive trigger Read more…