When a muscle of a horse decreases in size, seemingly melting away, it’s known as muscle atrophy. When this occurs, the primary concerns to a horse owner are whether the muscle will regenerate, returning to its normal size and shape, and how to treat the horse to help it recover. Read more…
Another diagnostic rule-out is parasites – chorioptic mange is a common cause of pastern dermatitis in draft horses. But more commonly, the cause of pastern folluculitis (a pus-forming skin infection) is bacterial, with Staphylococcus aureus and Dermatophilus congolensis as the culprits. Is scratches bacterial or fungal? It’s commonly assumed to Read more…
Yes, female horses have nipples. In fact, all female mammals have nipples of some kind to deliver milk from their mammary glands to the young they feed. Do female horses have nipples? The horse has two mammary glands and two teats, which are quite small, unlike the cow (which has Read more…
Foals can stand, walk, and trot shortly after birth. Ideally, a foal should be up and nursing within two hours of birth. If the foal takes longer, it may be a good idea to call the veterinarian. How soon can a foal walk after birth? In fact, the newborn foal Read more…
About one month to two weeks prior to giving birth, the mare will show signs that the birthday is near. These will include the vulva dropping, the udder filling, and milk veins becoming prominent. Clear to milky fluid (waxing) may leak from the teats for several days before parturition (delivery). Read more…
Horses however, have a different sense of smell. With their fine nose they can even smell water at a long distance. In the past this ability was utilized by the Bedouins when they were travelling in the desert. Can a horse smell water? Horses can smell their way to water. Read more…
Normal water consumption in a 1000-lb horse is about 5-10 gallons per day depending on the weather, although some horses on pasture may normally only drink 3-4 gallons and some horses in hot environments or mares nursing foals may drink 15 gallons per day. How often should a horse drink? Read more…
300,000. Uses. Today, the Kazakh horses are seen mostly in western Kazakhstan, where there are over 300,000. Are there wild horses in Kazakhstan? They were officially declared “extinct in the wild” in 1969, and today, there are still only about 2,000. Instead, they found the horses descended from one of Read more…
Eating Horse meat in Uzbekistan Horses are farmed for meat in Uzbekistan and the meat is found everywhere fairly cheaply. Horse meat in Uzbekistan is seen as a delicacy. It’s served in many forms, one of which is a noodle based broth which originated in Kazakhstan. In which country horse Read more…
Uses. Today, the Kazakh horses are seen mostly in western Kazakhstan, where there are over 300,000. Are there wild horses in Kazakhstan? They were officially declared “extinct in the wild” in 1969, and today, there are still only about 2,000. Instead, they found the horses descended from one of the Read more…