Conclusions and clinical relevance: Horses will voluntarily consume sufficient quantities of garlic to cause Heinz body anemia. The potential for garlic toxicosis exists when horses are chronically fed garlic. Further study is required to determine the safe dietary dose of garlic in horses. Does garlic make horses anemia? Side Effects Read more…
The original reason for slant load trailers was to fit more horses in a larger vehicle. Therefore, if you are looking to haul four or more horses, you may want to get a slant load trailer so that your trailer is shorter and easier to maneuver. What is a straight Read more…
Horses can eat fodder. The amount you choose to feed depends on how much you produce and your horse’s needs. Fodder has some nutritional advantages over dried hay, and some horse owners may find that it’s cost effective as well as nutritious. Can you replace hay with fodder? That solution Read more…
Putting more weight on your inside seat bone and moving your inside hip slightly forward allows the horse to bend more easily. You want your horse’s ribcage to feel as if it is yielding away from the inside leg while your outside leg keeps his hips from swinging out. How Read more…
Overreach boots are sometimes worn in the field to protect from overreach injuries or to prevent your horse pulling his shoes off. Why do horses wear over reach boots in the field? Also known as bell boots because of their shape, overreach boots surround the entire hoof offering protection from Read more…
Measure the length of the hoof from the toe to heel buttress which should corresponds to the widest part of frog. If the heel buttresses are in front of the widest part of the frog then the heel may be under run or low in which case you should measure Read more…
Drifting odds means that the odds offered on a horse, by a bookmaker, are getting bigger. So a horse that was 2/1 is now being offered at 5/1 is said to be drifting in the market. Alternatively horses can be said to be shortening which is where the odds are Read more…
16.3 hands high. Background. Foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, Omaha was a chestnut horse with a white blaze who stood 16.3 hands high. Who was the tallest horse to win the Triple Crown? He became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and his record-breaking victory in Read more…
Hialeah Park. A famous statue of Citation can be found at Hialeah Park. This statue is shown in Godfather II as Michael Corleone travels to Miami to visit Hyman Roth. Who owned the horse Citation? He got off to an excellent start at stud with 1956 Preakness Stakes winner Fabius Read more…
If your beloved equine has a nosebleed then do the following: Stay calm. Place an ice pack or cold wet towel on the area just below the horse’s eyes. Don’t put anything in their nose to stop the bleeding. Call a vet for help if any bleeding continues for more Read more…