Make the horse straight onto the diagonal line. Ask for a transition into an extended trot, easing your hand forward slightly as you do so. Maintain the rhythm and tempo right across the diagonal line, using discreet half-halts as necessary to help the horse to stay balanced. How do I Read more…
Virological evidence for hantaviruses has not been reported in other species; however, antibodies to these viruses have been found in cats, dogs, horses, cattle, deer, rabbits/ hares, chipmunks and moose. Can horses get sick from mice? Horses can get leptospirosis when they eat hay or drink water contaminated by the Read more…
Altitude Training can be used as a re-conditioning tool for equine that are undergoing the rehabilitation process. Altitude Training can be used for healthy equine to train at a higher intensity with less wear and tear, thereby preventing unnecessary injuries due to overtraining. How does altitude affect horses? Remember that Read more…
Horses may contract leptospirosis by direct contact with infected urine or urine-contaminated feed or water. Less commonly, transmission of the bacteria may occur via bite wounds, eating infected tissue, or during birth. How is leptospirosis transmitted in horses? Horses become infected when mucus membranes (in their eyes, mouth, and nose) Read more…
Nutritional deficiency. A horse that is lacking in a needed nutrient or mineral may eat horse poop in an effort to replenish the missing nutrient. Why does my horse eat another horses poop? Studies have linked manure-eating in adult horses to those that are either underfed, or are fed diets Read more…
Which horses have won the Triple Crown? The 13 Triple Crown winners are Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018). Has a horse won Read more…
Battleship was the first American-bred and owned thoroughbred, and the smallest horse, to ever win the Grand National. He remains the only thoroughbred to ever win both the American Grand National and the British Grand National. What is the shortest price winner of the Grand National? PoethlynThe shortest price winner Read more…
5 feet 3 inches. Grand Prix: the highest level of show jumping. Run under show jumping (FEI) rules, the horse jumps a course of 10 to 16 obstacles, with heights up to 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches) and spreads of up to 2.0 metres (6 ft 7 in). How Read more…
The Grand National is a handicap race, with weights ranging upward to 12 stone 7 pounds (175 pounds). The weights, the distance, and the big jumps demand horses of prodigious strength and stamina and usually of more than normal size. Did any of the horses in the Grand National have Read more…
Chart: Annual Deaths on the Grand National Course 2000 to 2022 Year GN Race Total 2009 1 2 2010 0 3 2011 2 3 2012 2 2 Which 4 horses died at the Grand National? Four horses – Eclair Surf, Discorama, Solwara One and Elle Est Belle – have died Read more…