The biggest risk to consider when riding in glasses is what happens if they fall off or if you fall off while wearing them. There are sports-specific frames available, while lenses should have appropriate toughening to reduce the risk of them shattering should they sustain a direct impact. How do Read more…
This pattern often includes zebra-like stripes on the legs and a characteristic stripe along the back. But nearly all domestic horses aren’t Dun-colored — they mostly have single-colored coats, without any fun stripes. What are the stripes on a horse called? Leg bars and markings Also called zebra bars, tiger Read more…
Hair whorls in horses are also known as crowns, swirls, trichoglyphs or cowlicks and can be either clockwise or counterclockwise in the direction of growth. What is a cowlick on a horse? A cowlick is a swirl or charge of direction in a horse’s coat that most commonly occurs on Read more…
Chorulon – Predictable and synchronised ovulation. Reproductive hormones have been used in equine reproduction for over 30 years. The use of several different hormone analogues (including Chorulon) allows us to manage the mare’s oestrus cycle in a variety of ways. What is Chorulon used for? Chorulon (chorionic gonadotropin) is a Read more…
Baroque horses are characterized by a muscular, arched neck. As most blankets usually offer insufficient space for this neck, blankets are too tight and don’t allow horses to graze. Many owners and carers of Frisian horses, Quarter horses, Groningers, Tinkers and PRE’s recognize this problem. What does Baroque mean in Read more…
Guttural pouch mycosis (GPM) is a rare, potentially life-threatening fungal disease in horses. It is caused by a fungus, usually Aspergillus spp. that infects the lining of the horse’s guttural pouch. How do horses get guttural pouch mycosis? Guttural Pouch Tympany in Horses The condition occurs in young horses (from Read more…
It’s crucial that your horse riding helmet is snug but not so snug that it’s uncomfortable. The front of a properly fitting helmet should be about an inch above your eyebrows, so it doesn’t impede your vision, and you shouldn’t tilt it to the side, keep it level across. How Read more…
Recently, investigators determined that the equine guttural pouches function during selective brain-cooling to maintain blood carried by the internal carotid arteries at a temperature below the core body temperature during hyperthermia, induced by exercise. What is the purpose of the guttural pouch in horses? The guttural pouch is a structure Read more…
The foregut of the horse includes the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine. What happens in the foregut of a horse? The horse’s foregut is comprised of the mouth, esophagus, stomach and small intestine, which has responsibility for digestion and absorption of most non-fiber nutrients. The digestive tract of the horse Read more…
Dosing. Horse chestnut extract has most often been used by adults in doses of 300-600 mg by mouth daily for 8-12 weeks. Most horse chestnut extract products contain 16% to 20% triterpene glycosides (saponins), which is referred to as “aescin” on product labels. What are the side effects of taking Read more…