Reasons for performing study: Static magnetic blankets are often claimed to induce increases in blood flow, reduce muscle tension and tenderness, and be beneficial in both prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in horses. How long can you leave a magnetic rug on a horse? If your horse gets used Read more…
A: Weaving is a stereotypy, which is a repetitive, compulsive behavior that serves no purpose. A weaving horse stands shifting his weight from one front foot to the other, while moving his head and neck back and forth. A horse who compulsively walks up and down his stall is called Read more…
It is a general term used to describe a horse’s potential to jump big jumps. The more scope a horse has, the higher and wider the horse can raise its’ body into the air, and thus the bigger the course it has the potential to jump—assuming it is well trained Read more…
What is a finished horse? Finished in horse vernacular means the animal has successfully completed training in a specific equine discipline. How long does it take to finish a horse? To have a horse ready for tough competition, usually takes 12 to 16 months or more. If the horse is Read more…
“An adult’s normal temperature will range from 99 degrees to 101 degrees. Once you get over 101, for most horses, that would be a low-grade fever. For clinical studies, we often define fever as greater than 102 degrees. Foals will run a little higher than adult horses for the first Read more…
“Normal temperature varies in horses, just like in people,” Dreyfuss explained. “An adult’s normal temperature will range from 99 degrees to 101 degrees. Once you get over 101, for most horses, that would be a low-grade fever. What is a dangerously high temperature for a horse? Extremely high fevers—above 106 Read more…
Symptoms of disseminated disease can include: lameness or swelling of limbs. back or neck pain, with or without weakness/paralysis. seizures and other manifestations of brain swelling. soft abscess-like swelling under the skin. swollen lymph nodes under the chin, in front of the shoulder blades, or behind the stifles. What is Read more…
Centerline & Quarterline The centerline is the line down the middle of the long side of an arena. The quarterline separates the arena into quarters and is halfway between the centerline and the long side. What are a horses quarters? Quarter marks are a type of ornamentation on a horse Read more…
Nervous system, horse Specialized tissue called the meninges cover the brain and spinal cord, and cerebrospinal fluid surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is formed by neurons of the cranial and spinal nerves that extend out to the rest of the body. Do horses Read more…
Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is known from the eastern and southern United States and the Gulf coast of Mexico. Tabanus lineola Genus: Tabanus Species: T. lineola Binomial name Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794 What is a striped horse called? Read more…