Iron is in virtually everything the horse eats; hay, grass, haylage, water, soil, commercial feeds, separates like oats and beet pulp and is added to the majority of the vitamin/mineral supplements on the market, however, it is not just the listed iron we needed to worry about, we need to Read more…
The Straight Egyptian Arabian horse of today can trace 100% of its ancestry back to the horses bred by the Bedouin tribes of ancient Arabia. Today, less than 6,000 Straight Egyptian Arabians exist worldwide, representing only 3% of all Arabian horses. What is an Egyptian Arabian horse? To be recognized Read more…
Horses: pull a small clump of 20-40 hairs from the mane or tail of your horse or pony. DNA is in the hair roots, so make sure that the hairs have roots on them. The hair sample should be sent in a clean ziplock bag or paper envelope labeled with Read more…
There is no treatment or “cure” for EIA. If you suspect that your horse may be infected, call your veterinarian immediately, move the horse at least 200 yards away from other horses and reduce exposure to biting flies. Equine infectious anemia is a reportable disease. Can horses live with EIA? Read more…
Even horses in REM sleep (lying down) may twitch, which can make it appear as if their eyes open. These little flickers are just a sign of your horses reaching a deep state of sleep. How do you know when a horse is sleeping? One hind leg will relax with Read more…
Injection of hCG (2000-2500 i.u., i.v.) to mares when a follicle reaches 35 mm induces ovulation between 24 and 48 h. How do you induce ovulation in a horse? Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been used to induce ovulation in mares since the early 1930s [4]. Ovulation typically occurs between Read more…
Horses sitting for too long can cut off blood flow to their back legs, causing lameness and muscle death. Is it cruel to sit on a horse? Is it cruel to ride horses? Horses don’t want to be ridden (at least before training), and research shows that riding causes lameness Read more…
Accomplished horseback rider Queen Elizabeth continued to ride well into her nineties, often enjoying jaunts around the grounds of Windsor Castle and her Balmoral estate in Scotland. Did the Queen still ride her horses? Britain’s longest-serving monarch rode the Fell pony for more than 20 years, a pastime she greatly Read more…
Elizabeth Taylor did most of the riding scenes herself. In one scene, however, she took a nasty tumble that actually broke her back. What is this? Did Elizabeth Taylor actually ride the horse in National Velvet? She fell and broke her back during filming, an accident that left her plagued Read more…
In the third season finale, we see Yellowstone Ranch foreman and Dutton family enforcer Rip Wheeler mercy kill a horse. He doesn’t enjoy the task and laments having to put down the horse. The horse is gravely injured and putting it down and out of its misery is the humane Read more…