How Do You Look Up A Horse Tattoo?

The Jockey Club Registry offers a free tattoo lookup and research service to help customers identify their Thoroughbred horses using the tattoo located on the horse’s upper lip. How do you identify a Thoroughbred? Good-quality Thoroughbreds have a well-chiseled head on a long neck, high withers, a deep chest, a Read more…

How Does An Old Horse Die?

Specifically, 100 of the horses (42%) succumbed to gastrointestinal disease, including impactions, ruptures, displacements, and strangulations. The next leading reasons for euthanasia were Cushing’s disease, lameness and laminitis, tumors, and neurological disorders. How do you know when a old horse is dying? So when your horse is getting close to Read more…

Why Did My Horse Randomly Die?

Dehydration and impaction, severe parasite load, a twisting or telescoping of the intestine, and other blockages can cause the intestine or stomach to rupture. 4 Although sometimes these symptoms occur over a period of a day or so, some gut issues may occur quickly, resulting in acute signs that lead Read more…