To take a horse across the border you need to have the original of your up-to-date Coggins certificate and your import (health) papers. If the person physically taking the horse across the border is not the owner of the horse on the paperwork, you may be asked to ‘broker’ the Read more…
This newer American expression came about as betting on horse races became popular in America. People saw the horses nervously peeing before a race. If a horse did this before the race it was an advantage since it could lose up to 10 pounds. Where did the saying I gotta Read more…
Wait, how much does a racehorse pee? A lot. Horses typically produce several quarts of urine every four hours, for a total of about 1.5 to 2 gallons per day. Do racehorses pee more than regular horses? Racehorses don’t pee more than other horses. When you’re at the races and Read more…
As a rule, it is completely safe for most dogs to chew or eat fresh hoof shavings, as they contain calcium, protein and biotin. However, problems can arise with horses being treated for foot conditions such as thrush or when hoof oil is applied, as the chemicals used in these Read more…
The Ox and the horse have very different personalities, according to Chinese zodiac compatibility, and that is predicted to be completely alright. To be effective in love, these two must be able to accept their different traits and personalities and understand where they are coming from. What should a Ox Read more…
hoofed mammal. The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equus ferus and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into Read more…
Horses are an integral part of bullfighting. In the First stage of a bullfight a trumpet signals the entrance of the bullfighting, mounted on heavily padded and blindfolded horses, they provoke the bull to attack them. The aim is to plunge their lance into the bull’s neck thus weakening its Read more…
Occasionally mares that are not pregnant start producing milk. One cause for this is abnormal hormone production from one of the hormone producing glands in the body (i.e. secondary to Cushing’s Disease) and is sometimes due to a tumour forming in that gland, but not always. Why would a mare Read more…
Switzerland. Horse meat is widely available and consumed in Switzerland, where no taboo exists regarding it. The laws on foodstuffs of animal origin in Switzerland explicitly list equines as an animal type allowed for the production of food. Is it legal to eat horse in Switzerland? + It’s not illegal Read more…
In severe damage, the limb may become very painful and swollen and the horse may be severely lame. If the tendon is ruptured, the horse may walk with the toe tipped up. If a tendon sheath becomes infected, the horse will also be very lame. How do you tell if Read more…