NSC is a combination of WSC (water-soluble carbohydrates, aka sugars) plus starch. WSC + Starch = NSC. What is NSC in horse grain? What makes up NSC and why is it important? NSC stands for ‘non-structural carbohydrates‘ and is typically the combination of starch and sugar. Horses with metabolic concerns, Read more…
Proteins (Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin) Age Total Protein Range (g/l) Globulin Range (g/l) Adult Non-Thoroughbred Horses 53-73 18-38 Neonatal Thoroughbred Foals (24-48hrs old) 41-66 15-36 Older Thoroughbred Foals (approx. 3 weeks old) 42-66 15-33 Yearling Thoroughbred Horses 52-64 18-29 What causes high total protein in horses? Increases in TP are Read more…
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. What is Hisa in racing? HISA was created by Congress to establish and enforce, under the oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, a national uniform set of rules applicable to every Thoroughbred racing participant. What does TB mean in horse racing? The Thoroughbred is a Read more…
A parlay basically is making a bet and, if you win, reinvesting the money into another similar bet. Most horse racing parlays involve the win, place and show pools. The show parlay is the most popular because a show bet is the easiest bet to win at the racetrack. What Read more…
Learn how to off-track bet Tell the mutuel teller at the window which track you’re betting on. Give the race number. Give the amount of your wager. Give the type of wager. Give the program number (not the name) of the horse or greyhound you’re wagering on. How do you Read more…
US horse racing, gambling. abbreviation for. off-track betting: betting at an establishment outside a racetrack. What does OTB mean in horses? Off-Track Betting (OTB), also known as Off-Track Wagering, is essentially sanctioned wagering (or betting) on horse racing away from a race track. What does OTB stand for? The phrase Read more…
A combination forecast bet allows the bettor to select between three and six participants in a race and state that any combination of these participants will finish in the top two. For example, a bettor may wish to place a combination forecast bet on three selections. This means that there Read more…
Halter classes are judged on four factors: balance and quality, structural correctness, breed and sex characteristics, and muscling. How do you judge a halter? The ideal American Quarter Horse at halter has withers that are sharp, prominent and slightly higher than the horse’s hindquarters or croup. The hindquarter of the Read more…
In horses, the hyoid apparatus is made up of several paired bones: the stylohyoid, epohyoid, ceratohyoid, and thyrohyoid, attaching to the central basihyoid bone. The basihyoid connects to the lingual process, where the tongue is attached. Where is the hyoid bone in a horse? Anatomy. The hyoid apparatus consists of Read more…
He doesn’t have a collarbone Unlike us, horses don’t have a collarbone, but instead have a powerful group of muscles, tendons and ligaments called the thoracic sling, which attach to your horse’s torso to his shoulders. Do horses have a clavicle bone? Horses do not have a clavicle or collarbone. Read more…