Clipping involves removing the horse’s coat by a machine and therefore allowing the horse to cool down quicker after exercise and reduce the amount of sweat produced. This helps to keep the horse in good condition as well as reducing time and labour involved in keeping the horse clean. Why Read more…
Putting harness on a horse is called harnessing or harnessing up. Attaching the harness to the load is called putting to (British Isles) or hitching (North America). The order of putting on harness components varies by discipline, but when a horse collar is used, it is usually put on first. Read more…
Halters are designed only to help catch, hold, lead and tie horses and ponies. What is the purpose of a halter horses? A halter is used to lead and tie up an animal. It is used on many different types of livestock. Halters are most closely associated with Equidae such Read more…
I often get asked if it’s OK to tie a horse in the trailer using my rope halter. The answer is absolutely. I tie all my horses in the trailer using my halter and lead rope and an Aussie Tie Ring. Whenever you tie a horse using a rope halter, Read more…
One of the things that they teach new physicians is the phrase “When you hear hoofs, think horse, not zebra.” The principle is quite simple — the odds are the patient has the more common diagnosis than a rare, improbable one. Who said when you hear hooves think horses not Read more…
Horsehair is not as common now as it was in the last few hundred years, but it is still used today. It has been used to make fabric for clothing and upholstery, paint brushes, fishing line, musical instrument bows, wall plaster, and more. What instrument uses horse hair? The bow Read more…
Dr. Theodore Woodward. Coined in the late 1940s by Dr. Theodore Woodward, professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. When you hear hooves think horses are not zebras quote? “Doctors are taught ‘when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras,’ meaning a doctor should first think about what Read more…
DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING EQUINE PREGNANCY Pregnancy testing is commonly performed at 14, 30 and 45 days post ovulation. For mares where an ovulation check has not been performed a rough guide for the first pregnancy test is 15-16 days after the last service. How soon can you test a mare Read more…
The most popular type of horse used in team roping is the American quarter horse. Quarter horses are agile, naturally coordinated, and have an athletic build. These qualities make a great head horse (header’s horse) because they must have the strength to pull the steer to give the heeler a Read more…
What is a straight horse? A straight horse can bend equally to the left or the right. He does this with a good contact and balanced self-carriage. With a straight horse, you can see that the footprints of the front and hind hooves are in a straight line, one behind Read more…