Back in the Wild West, a horse with a broken leg might have spent its final seconds staring down the barrel of a cowboy’s gun. Horses were commonly shot after breaking their legs because they had a small chance of successful recovery. Do they still shoot horses when they break Read more…
On September 8, 1858, U.S. Army Colonel George Wright (1803-1865) orders his troops to slaughter 800 Native American horses (the herd of a Palouse chief) at Liberty Lake to deny their use by enemy tribes. Soldiers also destroy Native American lodges and storehouses of grain. Did soldiers kill horses? Thousands Read more…
In most cultures, a war horse used as a riding animal was trained to be controlled with limited use of reins, responding primarily to the rider’s legs and weight; to develop tolerance for the noises of battle; to become accustomed to any necessary tack and protective armour placed upon it, Read more…
Thin strips of horse meat called sfilacci are popular. Horse fat is used in recipes such as pezzetti di cavallo. Horse meat sausages and salamis are traditional in various places. What is horse meat called on a menu? ) So when I first moved to Paris and started noticing “steak Read more…
When teeth are diseased, in disrepair, or missing, horses will sometimes drop feedstuffs from the mouth in the midst of chewing it, a behavior known commonly as “quidding.” A similar condition, called “cud dropping,” has been noted in cattle but is not related to dental health. How do you stop Read more…
Our equine friends use 17 separate movements to communicate. Let’s face it: When it comes to expressions, a horse is no one-trick pony. Recent findings have revealed that our equine friends use 17 discrete facial movements to communicate. Do horses make more facial expressions than humans? In fact, horses can Read more…
The truth is that horses are remarkable feats of biological engineering, and they are, in general, remarkably healthy. When left alone, they actually seem to do quite well. Why is a horse healthy? This is an Americanism which comes from the image built around horses in the 19th century as Read more…
The scandal broke in January 2013 and threw the vulnerability of supply in the food industry into the headlines. The impact on the food industry was economically catastrophic for all involved – from the consumers, the supermarkets, food production companies, the meat industry, to the UK economy. Who sold horse Read more…
Horses were widely used during the Napoleonic Wars for combat, patrol and reconnaissance, and for logistical support. Vast numbers were used throughout the wars. What were the French using the horses for in War Horse? Military vehicles were relatively new inventions at this time and prone to faults, so horses Read more…
Horse Meat in Italy Horsemeat became and still is an important part of Venetian cuisine and in general of the italian cuisine. It also never fell out of fashion in Sardinia and Sicily where horse and donkey meat salamis and sausages are found everywhere. Does Italy eat horses? 350,000 horses Read more…