freedom and independence. Horses running wild epitomize freedom, and seeing wild horses in a dream could represent your need for freedom and independence. This kind of dream could indicate that you feel as though you are being repressed, or that you need more outlets for your creativity. What do wild Read more…
Horses who eat too much salt may exhibit signs of colic, diarrhea, frequent urination, weakness, and recumbency. What causes watery diarrhea in horses? Diarrhea may represent a simple digestive ‘upset’, e.g., following a sudden change in diet, when it causes no other significant illness. When caused by infection, intestinal parasitism Read more…
Mouldy hay is common in hot and humid conditions, but can cause serious problems for your horse’s gut and overall health. Mould is a source of mycotoxins that can disrupt your horse’s microbiome and causes diarrhea. Avoid exposure of feedstuffs to moisture by storing forage or hay in a cool, Read more…
Over-consumption of starch from grain-rich feeds is a well-established risk factor for the development of diarrhea in horses. This is common in performance horses that are often fed large quantities of commercial feeds to meet their high energy requirements. Can you feed a horse too much grain? It also is Read more…
Horse bedding mixed with manure can be composted and used to enrich soil and promote plant growth. The mixture is an ideal fertilizer for crops, gardens and greenhouses. How often should you change a horse’s bedding? Soiled bedding should be removed from stalls daily and replaced with fresh bedding. Soiled Read more…
Finding horse meat in Iceland to eat can be difficult outside the regular slaughtering seasons (in the fall and winter). The most common things to find are horse meat sausages and foal meat. The Icelandic horse is, in many ways, an exceptional horse breed. Do they eat horse meat in Read more…
The development of larger limbs and hooves allowed horses to spread out and become more successful in grassland habitats as they developed. At the same time, the fossils show that horses developed teeth which are more suited to their changing diet – grazing grasses rather than browsing. How did the Read more…
Horses grow from birth to an adult like you do. However, they spend shorter amounts of times at each stage of their lives. The process of a horse growing and changing from birth to an adult horse is called its life cycle. Will a 3 year old horse grow anymore? Read more…
Whenever you hear someone add don’t spare the horses to a directive, what you’ve heard is someone being told to hurry up with what they’re doing. It’s not a negative statement, but rather, one that expresses the importance of speeding things up rather than continuing at the current pace. What Read more…
Farmers still use the breed to round up sheep in the Icelandic highlands, and tourism is a growing industry, but most horses are used for competition and leisure riding. Why do they breed horses in Iceland? Considered a symbol of fertility, the horse played a pivotal role in Norse culture Read more…