A hood covers the horses ears and head leaving eye holes for them to see. It is not used for concentration but rather horses that may be nervous of crowds and noises. They’re padded around the ears and so restrict the noise of the crowd, allowing a nervous horse to Read more…
Alfa-A Oil has no added sugar and is low in starch and so is suitable for horses that require a low sugar and starch ration such as those prone to laminitis or muscle problems. Is Alfa-A the same as alfalfa? Key Features. Alfa-A Original is a pure alfalfa high-fibre feed Read more…
starting price. In horse racing, the starting price (SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular horse in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. Is SP good in horse racing? Placing a bet with best odds guaranteed means you take the price available when you Read more…
The American Quarter Horse. The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at speeds up Read more…
It is called brake horsepower after the brake dynamometer that is used to measure it. Essentially they are some form of brake that absorbs energy from a spinning shaft. Shaft horsepower is the power delivered to the propeller or rotor shaft. That includes power losses from the transmission. Is shaft Read more…
Shaft Horse Power (SHP) – Innovative Solutions & Support. What does SHP mean in engines? Shaft horsepower (shp) is the power delivered to a propeller shaft, a turbine shaft, or to an output shaft of an automotive transmission. Shaft horsepower is a common rating for turboshaft and turboprop engines, industrial Read more…
Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) is, as its name suggests, a disease caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract in the horse. It has much in common with heaves or RAO (recurrent airway obstruction), especially with regards to its main cause: exposure to dust. What causes respiratory inflammation in horses? Both Read more…
Fertility issues in the horse can stem from multiple causes. One cause in mares is due to a disorder of sexual development (DSD) whereby the sex chromosome complement (genotype, or genetic code) is abnormal and does not agree with the external appearance of the horse (phenotype, or observable characteristics). How Read more…
2. OPEN PLACE BET: a bet on a horse to finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd or in some instances 4th. 3. SWINGER: this is a bet where the object is to select any two horses in a race to fill any two of the first three places in that race in Read more…
Pulled-Up. Pulled-Up – P or PU. This is when a horse runs but doesn’t finish the race because the jockey decides it is better to finish the race early. What does PU mean on Paddy Power? Racing – Glossary Form Figures PU Pulled Up F Fell R Refused US Finished Read more…