Loading your trailer Load in an area with good lighting and use your trailer’s interior lighting. If you are trailering one horse in a two-horse straight-load trailer, always load the horse on the driver’s side. If you are loading two horses, put the heavier horse on the driver’s side. What Read more…
Oats priced at $20 per bag, $0.40/lb., fed at 8 pounds per day calculates to $3.20 per day to feed. Strategy® Professional Formula GX horse feed, priced at $24 per bag, $0.48/lb., fed at 6.5 pounds per day costs $3.12 per day to feed. How long does a 50lb bag Read more…
Once a horse ingests fat, enzymes (called lipases) in the stomach begin to break it down. A majority of fat digestion takes place in the small intestine, specifically in the duodenum and jejunum. After absorption, fats move along to the liver, adipose tissue, or elsewhere as needed for storage or Read more…
On average a round Stubbs scoop of cubes will weigh approximately 2.0kg whereas a scoop of mix will weigh approximately 1.5kg. How many kg does a horse scoop hold? For optimum digestion, keep meal sizes small. Remember too that a scoop of cubes will weigh more than a scoop of Read more…
Horses can graze legume pastures and obtain the same nutritional benefits as they would eating legume hay. In a pasture setting, says Martinson, horses can graze alfalfa in pure stands or in mixtures with grasses, as is more common. Can you feed horses straight alfalfa? “A lot of horse owners Read more…
With suggestions such as Slate, Stone, or Cobble – we believe there’s something great for every gorgeous grey steed. We linked a few other horse name posts below if you’re looking for additional inspiration: Breath-Taking White Horse Names. What do you name a grey horse? Top 10 Dapple Gray Horse Read more…
Preparations that contain tryptophan are marketed world wide as calmative agents to treat excitable horses. Tryptophan is the amino acid precursor for serotonin, a neurotransmitter implicated in sedation, inhibition of aggression, fear and stress, in various animal species and humans. How does tryptophan affect horses? Tryptophan is often marketed in Read more…
Quarterhorses. Quarterhorses were the most common horse in the old west, and the most famous of all was Steel Dust, a quarterhorse stallion known for his intelligence, lightning speed, and strength. What type of horse did most cowboys ride? American Quarter HorseAmerican Quarter Horse Their compact maneuverability makes them particularly Read more…
Centaur Centauress, by John La Farge Grouping Legendary creature Sub grouping Hybrid Other name(s) Kentaur, Centaurus, Sagittary Region Greece, Cyprus Are a faun and a satyr the same thing? The main difference between faun and satyr stems from their origins – faun is a mythical creature found in Roman literature Read more…
Red light therapy delivers an energy boost to the cells, which provides wide-ranging health benefits for your horses and pets. Red and near infrared light can penetrate tissue, muscles, tendons and even bone to naturally heal the body. It increases the blood circulation to further promote and boost the healing Read more…