Do Rattlesnakes Hurt Horses?

Rattlesnake bites in horses are fairly common in rattlesnake territories. Symptoms vary from just a mild swelling to severe swelling and even death depending on location, the amount of venom injected, and the size of the horse. Most horses are bitten on the nose because they are curious. Are horse’s Read more…

Why Did Horses Evolve To Be Bigger?

Thus the classic story of horse evolution was formed: as grasslands took over from forests, the horse gradually evolved larger body size (perhaps to better defend against predators), taller-crowned teeth to handle abrasive grasses, and long, monodactyl limbs to race away from predators in their newly open habitat (Fig. What Read more…

Why Are Horses So Thick?

Horses have evolved by natural selection to have thick muscles, a large heart and powerful lungs. Do horses really have thick skin? These findings show that, although horse skin is thicker overall than human skin, the part of the skin that is thicker does not insulate them from pain that Read more…

Who’S The Best Horse Jockey?

Sir Gordon Richards is considered to be the best jockey of all time. During his career, he won 4,870 races, winning the British Flat Racing Champion Jockey title a record 26 times. Who is the best horse jockey currently? Irad Ortiz, Jr.Top Jockeys in Horse Racing # Name 2nds 1. Read more…