Glue has been produced from animals for thousands of years, not just from horses but from pigs and cattle as well. Over the second half of the 20th century, synthetic glues have become advanced being produced cheaply, uniform in quality, and with longer shelf lives. Elmer’s glue uses no animal Read more…
In other words, what does it mean when a horse is bracing? JESSE THOMSON: Brace is resistance, whether it be in the horse’s face, shoulders, neck, ribs, his, etc. A horse has to be soft and relaxed in order for it to perform to the top of its level. What Read more…
Horseshoes are curved pieces of metal that cover the bottom of a horse’s hoof. A person called a farrier uses small nails to hold the shoe on the hoof. These nails do not hurt the horse. The nails go into a tough part of the hoof where the horse can’t Read more…
Big John is a sweet horse who is now getting the retired life he deserves at the rescue. The 24-year-old horse stands 20 hands tall at the withers. Is Big John the tallest horse? Rescued from slaughter by Colby’s Crew, a nonprofit based in Warrenton, Virginia, Big John attracted followers Read more…
The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association establishes the official rules of horseshoe pitching. 1. A game is divided into innings, and each contestant pitches two shoes in each inning. A game consists of 25 innings (50 shoes pitched by each person.) How many shoes are in a horseshoe set? Sets typically Read more…
Horseshoe pitching may have derived from the game of quoits played by Roman officers during the Roman occupation of Britain (1st to 5th century). Their men, lacking quoits, presumably used horseshoes, though the existence of iron U-shaped horseshoes at that time remains undocumented. When was horseshoe the game invented? The Read more…
The genus Equus, which includes all extant equines, is believed to have evolved from Dinohippus, via the intermediate form Plesippus. One of the oldest species is Equus simplicidens, described as zebra-like with a donkey-shaped head. The oldest fossil to date is ~3.5 million years old, discovered in Idaho. Where did Read more…
The teeth of animals that eat grass wear down as a result. Animals that eat mainly grass—like cows and horses—have teeth adapted to last, despite the wear and tear caused by phytoliths. Their teeth have high crowns (the part of the tooth covered by enamel). What are some adaptations of Read more…
A Three-Story Stable Up on the second and third floors of a low brick building on West 52nd Street live about 90 of the city’s carriage horses. It is one of three such stables in New York, all on Manhattan’s West Side. Where do carriage horses stay in NYC? Where Read more…
GST must be returned on any supplies made (such as race winnings and bloodstock sold). Source: QB 22/07, “Income Tax and Goods and Services Tax – Treatment of bloodstock breeding”, Inland Revenue Tax Technical website, issued 6 September 2022. What items are GST free? GST-free supplies include: Cars for disabled Read more…