It has been speculated that the “race” part was included as it implies urgency, hence the meaning of “urgent need to urinate.” However, the first documented instances of the exact expression have the same meaning and usage as the original “piss like a horse”- urinate a massive amount, rather than Read more…
The Greeks, under the guidance of Odysseus, built a huge wooden horse — the horse was the symbol of the city of Troy — and left it at the gates of Troy. They then pretended to sail away. The Trojans believed the huge wooden horse was a peace offering to Read more…
According to Quintus Smyrnaeus, Odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse (the horse being the emblem of Troy), hiding an elite force inside, and fooling the Trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy. Under the leadership of Epeius, the Greeks built the wooden horse in Read more…
Sinon. The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable. Despite the warnings of Laocoön and Cassandra, the horse was taken inside Read more…
Table 3 Oral dimensions N Mean (mm) Mouth width 554 131.3 Distance between upper and lower jaw 554 28.9 Lower jaw width 508 29.5 Tongue thickness 79 15.8 How wide is a horse bit? between 5 and 6 inchesThe average bit size for a horse size is between 5 and Read more…
The urethra (the tube that transports urine from the bladder) and urethral process are inside of the penis and allow the horse to urinate. How do male horses pee? Normal geldings and stallions relax and drop their penis to urinate. If urine spatters out of the end of the dropped Read more…
Tongue lolling is usually a reaction to pain. If your horse is experiencing mouth and especially tongue pain, he typically will react by pulling his tongue toward the back of his throat. Trying to hold his tongue in this position obstructs airflow and causes tension and tongue cramping. What is Read more…
This behavior often accompanies slow or difficult eating, or dropping feed. Horses may also do this when they eat something that they do not like, or after being given a dose of oral medication. Some horses with neurologic or severe body-wide disease will also engage in this behavior. What is Read more…
Harsh bits are a major source of damage, but a horse may also lacerate his tongue on sharp objects or bite it accidentally. And much of the time, you may never even notice the damage. Why do horses bite their tongue? A horse gets an endorphin release when he sticks Read more…
Instead of carefully cultivated pasture, hay, or pelleted feed, wild horses eat what they can find, when and where they can find it. That means sometimes grass, but also sometimes a variety of weeds and even shrubs. What do the wild horses eat? What do wild horses eat? Wild horses Read more…