It is essential as a horse float owner to know that you ve got the right brakes installed on your horse float and that they re fully functional. Although some light-duty trailers don t require brakes, a loaded horse float, is too heavy to pull smoothly without efficient braking systems. Read more…
Kosher salt is preferred because it is coarser, but table salt is fine. If you are feeding a commercial horse feed or a vitamin/mineral horse supplement, avoid iodized salt. Your horse is most likely getting enough iodine from the supplement you are feeding. What type of salt should I give Read more…
Horses have a unique tooth structure as they have six upper and six lower incisor teeth at the front of their mouths for pulling and tearing at grass and hay. They then have “cheek teeth” which are set right the way back into their mouths and are used for grinding Read more…
Parts of the Hoof Ideally, it will have a strong hoof wall, a hoof and heel angle that are roughly parallel to each other (see diagram), and the foot should be balanced. Ideally, the front and heel angles of the hoof wall are roughly parallel to each other. What does Read more…
Dental Implants for Horses This involves the replacement of tooth roots with metal posts onto which an artificial tooth is attached. (Interestingly, many human dental implants are constructed from equine bone!) Can horses have fillings? We perform our dental fillings and routine equine dental care with your horse under standing Read more…
Lip tattoos are applied to the gum of the inside of the upper lip and are encoded with numbers and a letter, which represent both the individual horse and the year of its birth. How is lip tattooing done? What happens during a lip tattoo? During a lip tattoo session, Read more…
A digital tattoo indicates that a Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) technician has authenticated the identity of a horse by virtue of an in-person inspection that includes scanning the Thoroughbred’s microchip, comparing markings and photos from The Jockey Club database and uploading updated digital How do you identify a thoroughbred? Read more…
Today, the Sixes stands more than 25 of the top racing, performance and ranch Quarter Horse stallions found anywhere in the world. Why is it called 6666? According to the real estate listing, Burnett named the land after the first brand he saw on his new cattle, “6666.” But an Read more…
Horses, camels, cows, sheep, and goats are herbivores (plant-eaters). They have rows of wide, flat teeth for chewing grass, leaves, and other tough plant matter. Are horse teeth flat? THE HORSE’S MOUTH The cheek teeth, including the molars and premolars with their wide, flat, graveled surfaces, easily grind the feed Read more…
These teeth are wide, flat, and have a grooved surface to allow for grinding. An adult male horse will have 40 permanent teeth, while an adult female (mare) may have 36-40 adult teeth. Why do horse have flat teeth? Horses evolved as grazing animals, and their teeth are perfectly adapted Read more…