Every year, horses should have their teeth floated, or filed down, to get rid of any painful, sharp edges or hooks that form on their teeth, especially if they have diets that are primarily made of soft foods like hay or alfalfa. How often do you brush horse teeth? 3. Read more…
The cheek teeth of young horses have a large amount of ‘reserve crown’ below the gum and for the majority of the horse’s life these teeth will erupt into the mouth to make up for the wearing down of the grinding surface of the tooth. How long do horses teeth Read more…
People are sometimes concerned about horses’ mouths being dirty or breeding grounds for bacteria, however, in a healthy, balanced and stable environment the horse’s mouth is quite a clean place. What animal has the second cleanest mouth? 1st place was the horse, 2nd was the pig, 3rd was the goat, Read more…
8 to 12 feet long. Five- to 6-foot standards work well for jumps below 6 feet high. Poles, gates or walls that fit between the standards range from 8 to 12 feet long. Standard hunter and jumper show jumps are 12 feet wide. How big is a jump pole? Quick Read more…
PVC pipe: A PVC pipe is the most recommended material for homemade horse jump rails. It’s light enough that, should a horse hit their knees or hooves against the bar, they won’t get harmed. Some people use landscaping timber, which is slightly heavier but still safe. Can you use PVC Read more…
Boron is equally as important as calcium and vitamin D as one of the essential minerals involved in horse bone and joint health. Boron can reduce inflammation, increase mental alertness and is often overlooked as it has positive effects on many aspects of health. What does boron do for horses? Read more…
The jumping process can be broken down into five phases: Approach. Take-off. Flight, suspension, or airborne phase. Landing. Recovery, getaway. What are the 5 phases of jumping a horse? A horse’s jump has five phases: approach, takeoff, flight (bascule), landing, and recovery. Horses can jump from any gait or from Read more…
A Worm is a form of malware that replicates itself and can spread to different computers via Network. Trojan Horse is a form of malware that capture some important information about a computer system or a computer network. The main objective of worms to eat the system resources. What is Read more…
Near is the horses left leg and off is the right. What side is near fore? Walk. The walk is a slow, four-beat, rhythmic pace of distinct successive hoof beats in an order such as near (left) hind, near fore, off (right) hind, off fore. What is left fore on Read more…
The proper way to measure cart shafts is to measure the horse from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttock. Then as a rule of thumb add about 8″ for a small pony, and for a horse, 12″. What size shafts do I need for my Read more…