Tip: Use Irish Spring Soap bars to repel mice, flies, and to prevent horses from chewing on wood. Instead of putting a block of poison or using heavy pesticide spray, simply place a few bars of soap around your tack room, feed room, and other areas of the barn. What Read more…
Banging a tail means to cut it off blunt at the bottom. Traditionally horse’s tails were banged to avoid them becoming soiled and straggly at the bottom. Does pulling a horse’s tail hurt? MYTH: “Pulling a horse’s mane doesn’t hurt! They don’t have nerves in their hair follicles like we Read more…
Nicking—Cutting tail tendons to cause an elevated carriage of the tail3 (pricking). Blocking—Numbing the tail to cause it to hang limply, usually achieved by injecting alcohol into the tail close to major nerves3 (deadening, nerving). Why do they cut horses tails? Why would some owners cut their horses’ tails? Draft Read more…
Horsetail contains silicon, which helps strengthen bone. For that reason, some practitioners recommend horsetail as a treatment for osteoporosis. It is also used as a diuretic, and as an ingredient in some cosmetics. What are the benefits of drinking horsetail tea? What it is used for Treat fluid retention. Help Read more…
Horses frequently bite each other when they are playing, and occasionally nip at their own legs or flanks to chase away flies or to signal discomfort from colic. When a horse repeatedly nips or bites himself, often to the point of drawing blood, this behavior is known as self-mutilation. Why Read more…
Types of Horsetail hyemale but lacks aesthetic qualities for landscaping. Field horsetail can grow up to 20 inches tall, but it’s often stunted by the dryness of the earth in which it grows so that it reaches only about eight inches tall or less. How fast does a horses tail Read more…
Zinc, biotin, protein (and the specific amino acid methionine), and fatty acids from dietary fat (such as vegetable oil and rice bran) are all necessary for hair growth. Most of these substances are found in the leading commercial hoof supplements on the market. Does coconut oil help hair growth in Read more…
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) – Naturally high in silica, this herb strengthens and conditions hair. Make a water infusion and apply after washing your hair, or infuse in Olive Oil to use in hot oil treatments. How do you do a horsetail infusion? Place 2 to 3 teaspoons of horsetail per Read more…
The most responsible way for most gardeners to grow horsetail is to plant it in a container, which will prevent the plant’s rhizomes from spreading—but that won’t stop the spores. This plant grows best in full shade but will grow in full sun or part sun as long as the Read more…
Horsetail Spike-rush is classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 ( ESA ). The species was also listed under the previous Endangered Species Act , and has retained the same status since transition to the ESA . Horsetail Spike-rush has received species and habitat protection since 2001. Where Read more…