Fibre cannot be digested in a horse’s small intestine. Instead, the horse relies on the billions of bacteria that live in the hindgut to digest the fibre by fermentation. Why do horses have the ability to digest fibrous? Like the rumen of the cow, the cecum and large colon work Read more…
Sperm from a fertile stallion can survive in the reproductive tract of a mare for several days. Twins may therefore develop from ovulations that occur on the same day or several days apart. Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, and Draft horses have the highest incidence of multiple ovulations and twins. How do you Read more…
Safe Turn-Out After your foal is a week or two old and your vet says it’s safe for him to be with others, the best plan is to turn him out with other mares and foals of similar age, provided they get along. When can you turn out a foal? Read more…
The herd provides a sense of security and opportunities for rest. It also makes it easier for the horses to reproduce and find food and water. Why do horses herd each other? Horses living in a natural social herd form intraspecific social hierarchies that serve to minimize aggression rather than Read more…
Horses are extremely social animals who learn about their world through other horses. For example, have you ever noticed a group of horses in a pasture where some are sleeping, and others are standing? This is by design: horses are more comfortable lying down and resting when there are other Read more…
You can buy a horse from various horse traders around the game world. The first chance you get seems to be in Neuhof, and you’ll notice the horses here have significantly higher stats than the one you got from the main story earlier on. How do you buy horses in Read more…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance. i just found a horse from a bandit camp and i want it to be my main horse but how do i make it so ? You can’t. Can you get a new horse in Kingdom Come Deliverance? You can purchase a new horse from Horse Traders Read more…
Collection occurs when the horse carries more weight on their hind quarters. There is an increased engagement, lightness in the forehand and self-carriage. It is the last step in the scales of training and is preceded by the other five steps — rhythm, suppleness, contact, impulsion and straightness. What does Read more…
New hay is full of protein and nutrients that might not be present in older hay. Mix a little of it in at a time with your old hay and gradually replace the old hay with the new. This way you can slowly acclimate your horses to the new hay. Read more…
If your horse is not prone to laminitis, or other complications, the standard way to transition from hay to grass in the spring is to start with only 15 minutes of grass per day and gradually build up from there; keeping an eye on your horse’s belly/bloating and weight gain. Read more…