A twitch is a device that is used to restrain horses for various stressful situations, such as veterinary treatment. It is usually made up of a stick-like handle loop of chain or rope on the end, or a metal ring with a rope loop which is wrapped around the upper Read more…
Fenwick Liquid Titanium® Mask is the original therapeutic mask that can help your horse relax and focus naturally. This drug-free breathable, wicking, 4-way stretch fabric makes our mask a very comfortable fit for your horse. Our therapeutic mask can be worn 24/7, depending on your horse’s need. How does the Read more…
Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power. The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Who are the cart-horses in Animal Farm? Boxer is described Read more…
A cluck (or kiss) is me asking my horse (softly) to step it up a notch in speed or intensity. How do you cluck for a horse? More videos on YouTube Horse Clucks – Practice creating suction with the backsides of your tongue by making repetitive horse cluck sounds. Place Read more…
Nosebands are used by riders to prevent the horse from opening its mouth, to increase control and, in some cases, to comply with the competition rules. Why does a horse need a noseband? The main purposes of using this noseband is to reduce the horse from crossing his jaw or Read more…
The result is declared a tie and the competitors are awarded a joint ranking. Dead heats can occur in both head-to-head races and competitions where competitors race sequentially and are ranked by finishing time. Can a horse race end in a tie? In horse racing, a dead heat occurs when Read more…
Horse flies love damp areas and hot weather, and it’s common to find them in pasturelands near creeks during the summer. Around homes, they enjoy weedy areas and long grass that can trap moisture and recreate the humid pasture habitat they love so much. Why do I suddenly have horse Read more…
The best way to tell the difference between houseflies and horseflies is by the size of the insects. Houseflies are much smaller than the horsefly and are around a quarter of an inch long. Horseflies are twice the size of a common housefly and are closer to one inch in Read more…
25–30 mm long. Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the scientific name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults Read more…
The spiracles of most insects can close to keep things such as dust out. Therefore, they can hold their breath, so to speak. But if an insect is trapped in water for too long, it will run out of oxygen and eventually drown. Can flies survive underwater? The “diving flies” Read more…