The ovaries and follicles of the mare are the largest in the farm animal species [2-3 inches (6-8 cm) in length, 1-1.5 inches (3-4 cm) in height, 70-80 gm]. The ovary has both an exocrine function (produces eggs) and an endocrine function (produced hormones). How many ovaries does a horse Read more…
Movement throughout the uterus plays a role in the inhibition of the mare’s estrous cycle. Implantation occurs around Day 35 of gestation and placentation is initiated around Day 40 to Day 45. Up to this time, the fetal sac lies unattached in the lumen of the uterus. Where is a Read more…
Causes of Over-Reaching in Horses Injury to the front leg. Sore muscles. Improper shoeing. Young horse not use to being ridden. How do you treat an overreach in a horse? Treating overreach injuries involves cleaning the area and applying an anti-microbial solution or cream, such as Banixx Horse and Pet Read more…
Being Stepped On Your fingers may be stepped on while cleaning hooves, but it’s unlikely. The horse may tread on you after a fall, but your horse will usually try to avoid you. Can horses not trample people? Horses don’t naturally and normally trample people. They can and do occasionally, Read more…
If your horse does lay all the way down, stay out of danger as best as you can, then get to your feet and immediately use the end of your reins to get the horse up and put his feet to work. How do you stop a horse from lying Read more…
Some people in Russia and Asia have been drinking mare’s milk for more than 2,500 years. They turn it into a drink called kumis, or fermented mare’s milk. Kumis started off as a drink to help heal many health problems, like digestive issues and tuberculosis, and is said to taste Read more…
The Italian name of the cheese caciocavallo literally means “horse cheese” and it is generally thought that the name derives from the fact that two cheese forms are always bound together with rope and then left to mature by placing them ‘a cavallo’, i.e. straddling, upon a horizontal stick or Read more…
Do horses like humans? Studies have shown that horses express positive emotional reactions to some humans, and negative emotional reactions to others, indicating that horses are capable of developing a strong positive bond with a human. How do horses feel about humans? Horses do bond with humans and their relationship Read more…
hay. For a first horse or pony, 80-100% of its total diet will be hay or grass, with the rest as hard feed. If your new horse is a fatty, it needs to go on a diet. Reduce the calories and increase the workload. Go for a low-energy feed and Read more…
A healthy mare’s milk provides all of the energy and nutrients a foal needs to support rapid, but steady, growth. Foals often nibble at grass or the mare’s rations, and they can even be seen eating the feces of adult horses. What do I feed a newborn horse? The best Read more…