How to Become a Horse Whisperer? Learn as much as you can about horses. Horse whisperers are trainers that put the horses’ needs before their own; thus, you should take your time to learn as much as possible about horses. Start working with horses. Learn how to communicate with horses. Read more…
Regu-Mate(altrenogest) is a liquid oral medication that provides a synthetic source of progesterone. If you start it during diestrus, it will prevent your mare from returning to estrus as long as she continues to get a daily dose. When you stop, she’ll probably come into heat within five to 10 Read more…
Treatment of Heat Stroke in Horses Once he is in a cooler location, using a sponge or a hose you can put cool water on his neck and body, focusing on the large veins of his neck and the thin-skinned parts in the groin. Rubbing alcohol can be used on Read more…
two-horse. Truck Specs It’s over-simplifying to say a half-ton truck (like the Ford F-150, Ram/Chevrolet/GMC 1500, and others) is always fine for a two-horse trailer. What is the towing capacity of a 1/2 ton truck? Half Ton Truck Towing Capacity Comparison Chart Name Max GVWR Towing Capacity Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Read more…
The term “horse whispering” dates to nineteenth century Europe when an Irish horseman, Daniel “Horse-Whisperer” Sullivan (d. 1810), made a name for himself in England by rehabilitating horses that had become vicious and intractable due to abuse or accidental trauma. What does the expression Horse Whisperer mean? horse whisperer (plural Read more…
Beat the Heat: 8 Tips to Help Keep Your Horse Cool Provide fresh, cool water. Make sure your horse has plenty of fresh, cool water at all times. Electrolyte source. Reduce workload. Move the air. Shade is your friend. Hose off your horse. Promptly remove leg wraps. Know the signs Read more…
Different horses stop going into heat at different times. The estrus cycle will typically stop when the horse is 20 years old. The heat cycle might stop in some horses when they are lightly younger at 16 or 18 years old. The older the mare, the lower their chances of Read more…
Estrus may be induced in diestrous mares (having a corpus luteum that is 5 or more days postovulation) by treatment with natural PGF 2α (10 mg, IM) or cloprostenol (250 mcg, IM) to lyse the corpus luteum. Mares should return to estrus in ~3 days and ovulate an average of Read more…
22 wouldn’t be my first choice to put down an animal, but it’ll get the job done. A 9mm definitely will, again with the right shot placement. What caliber is needed to kill a horse? Humanely killing horses For adult horses – a rifle should deliver at least the muzzle Read more…
If your horse is prone to gastric ulcers or discomfort there may be justification to add a small amount of corn oil to his diet. One study* found that daily supplementation of corn oil, about three tablespoons, resulted in reduced gastric acid output and this may offer an inexpensive way Read more…