surcingle is used for encouraging your horse to bend, flex and maintain a proper frame while you are. lunging him. What do you use with a surcingle? A surcingle is usually used with a pad, and fit to the horse’s back as carefully as a saddle would be. It is Read more…
There’s no definitive answer, as it depends on a number of factors, including the horse’s size, temperament, trailer design, and how many horses you’re hauling. However, in general, it’s a good idea to tie a horse when hauling to prevent it from moving around and injuring itself. Do you tie Read more…
Royal Horse Guards Role Exploitation and armoured assault Size Divisional Garrison/HQ Windsor Nickname(s) “The Oxford Blues” “The Blue Guards” “The Blues” What was the role of the Horse Guards? Horse Guards originally formed the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and later St James’s Palace; for that reason it is Read more…
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…