Can Horses Get Lumpy Jaw?

Horses can get lumps and bumps over their faces for many reasons, however young horses develop symmetrical lumps on the bottom of the jaw (mandible) at specific ages. Lumps in this location can be trauma, a tooth root (apical) infection, or a tumour. Why does my horse have a lump Read more…

What Are Barb Horses Used For?

Barb horse, known for possessing an atypical sport-horse conformation, is popularly considered as a North African breed. This breed is primarily used in developing most other horse breeds, especially raging stocks like Standardbred, Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse. What are Barb horses good for? Barb horses are fast, they are Read more…

Can Horses Eat Tifton 85 Hay?

“All the growers agree it’s an excellent horse forage and hay.” One of Tifton 85’s drawbacks is its relative lack of cold tolerance. For producers, bermudagrass is a warm-season, southern forage. “Tifton 85 has even less cold tolerance than some other bermudagrass varieties,” Redmon says. Is Tifton good for horses? Read more…