CollectA horses come in three scales: Mini, Standard, and Deluxe. Mini Horses are in roughly a 1:64 scale, similar to Breyer’s Mini Whinnies, and are sold in sets. Standard models are in roughly a 1:20 scale, about the size of a Breyer Paddock Pal. These models are sold loose with Read more…
1:9 in scale. Spirit is 1:9 in scale, 8.25″H x 10″L, and was sculpted standing proud and free. Each Breyer Traditional model toy is hand painted, so no two are exactly alike! What type of horse is Spirit? Kiger mustang breedBorn to a stallion and mare that had been captured Read more…
The arteries (carrying blood away from the heart) are under high pressure. They are paired: one inside (medial) and one outside (lateral) and they supply blood to the rear of the hoof and the sole. Because of their location, injury to these vessels is fairly common. When one is cut, Read more…
“Horses have right and left feet, just like ours,” says Donald Jones, a farrier for nearly 40 years in the Pleasant Garden, N.C., area. Why do horses only have 1 toe? How horses—whose ancestors were dog-sized animals with three or four toes—ended up with a single hoof has long been Read more…
4.5–5 inches long. Horses Teeth A young adult horse’s teeth are typically 4.5–5 inches long with the majority of the crown remaining below the gumline in the dental socket. The rest of the tooth slowly emerges from the jaw, erupting about 1/8″ each year, as the horse ages. Are horse Read more…
40-42 permanent. Mature male horses have 40-42 permanent teeth and mares have 36-40 depending on the number of canine teeth present. Canine or bridle teeth erupt in the inter dental space at 4-5 years of age in male horses. They will only appear 20-25% of the time in mares and Read more…
Sharp enamel points – develop along the outer (buccal) edge of the maxillary cheek teeth and along the inner (lingual) edge of the mandibular cheek teeth. These points usually develop in the young horse and can be present as early as 2 years of age. What are enamel points in Read more…
Some horse lovers claim that you can estimate a horse’s age by feeling its ribs. Supposedly, the ribs will feel fused together before age 3-4, then continue to feel increasingly spread apart as the horse ages. There’s no real scientific evidence to support this method, however. Which body part tells Read more…
In horses, surgical exposure and curettage have been used to treat gutturomycosis. Topical natamycin and oral potassium iodide have been reported effective in cases of Aspergillus infection. Itraconazole (3 mg/kg, bid for 84–120 days) has been reported effective in Aspergillus rhinitis in horses. What is the best treatment for Aspergillus? Read more…
Most horses should have their first dental float between 2 and 2 1/2 years of age. Young horses start shedding their first deciduous (baby) teeth at 2 1/2 years of age, so this is an important time to have a good oral exam performed under sedation. Do foals have teeth? Read more…