The pineal is a small reddish brown egg-shaped gland located in the center of the brain tucked between the two hemispheres. What happens if the pineal gland does not function properly? If the pineal gland is impaired, it can lead to a hormone imbalance, which can affect other systems in Read more…
The size of a horse’s heart will vary with the size of the horse, but weighs roughly 1% of the overall body weight. The average horse’s heart weighs 8-10 lbs. and pumps 7 to 10 gallons a minute at rest. How big is a horse heart compared to human? Heart Read more…
So when a horse spins around, it is because he has found a ‘side door’ which was open and easy to duck out through. The rider must make sure that all those ‘side doors’ are shut and locked – all through the ride. This takes a great amount of consistent Read more…
For livestock and wildlife, culling often refers to the act of killing removed animals based on their individual characteristics, such as their sex or species membership, or as a means of preventing infectious disease transmission. Why are horses culled? Why not leave them alone? Feral horses cause serious environmental damage. Read more…
Horse tripping is still taking place in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado (where it has become a part of their State Fair rodeo program) and the eastern region of Washington state, where there are currently no bans. What does horse tripping mean? Horses trip and stumble for various reasons, including problems with Read more…
Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the canter), or the gallop (the fastest of the Read more…
Often, a traumatized horse will either be skittish, tense, or prone to biting and kicking. Make sure to stay safe, approach them carefully and unassumingly (keeping your body language calm and non-confrontational), and offer something to them. Do horses remember trauma? Horses have quasi photographic memory, meaning that they can Read more…
Wayne Loch and Melvin Bradley Any abnormal deviation in the structure or action of a horse can render it partly or completely useless. Therefore, any defect that affects serviceability is considered an unsoundness, i.e., lameness, blindness, faulty wind, etc. What is the difference between lameness and unsoundness in horses? It Read more…
(as) strong as a horse Very physically fit; having great physical strength and endurance. Our father was always as strong as a horse, so it took us all by surprise when he was hospitalized by a heart attack at the age of 48. She got into weight lifting a couple Read more…
used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment. What is the meaning of idiom hold one’s horses? wait, slow down“Hold your horses”, sometimes said as “Hold the horses”, is an English-language Read more…