Given the proper care, recovery time and rehabilitation program, most horses can recover sufficiently from a bow to return to some level of usefulness. If you’re patient, you will probably be able to bring your mare back to her pre-injury activity level, as well. Can you still ride a horse Read more…
Makes Hair Thicker and Prevents Horse Hair Loss The natural goodness of coconut oil for your horse’s hair goes a long way in preventing hair loss and making the hair thicker. Together with the two points mentioned above, this amazing benefit provides a holistic health benefit to your horse’s hair. Read more…
A Most horses that get appropriate rest after a bowed tendon can happily go back to work, even at a high level of performance. Because barrels are a speed event, there may be more risk involved, but it’s still entirely possible for your horse to be able to perform safely, Read more…
In this study, tail hairs took 19 days to lengthen by one centimeter for wild asses. Przewalski’s horses grew one centimeter of tail hair in 17 days, while domestic horses produced the same growth in 13 days. How quickly does horse hair grow? Anecdotally, it appears that a horse’s mane Read more…
Treatment of Curb in Horses Therapy will include plenty of rest, ice pack application to reduce the swelling of the limb utilized three to four times a day for about 30 minutes at a time, and perhaps a wrap of some sort to help reduce the swelling during the periods Read more…
One of the main reasons for stabling horses during the night is to keep him safe and healthy. People believe that stabling their horses at night provides the greatest safety and comfort for the animal. Do horses need to be stabled? Not all horses will need a stable/housing. Some breeds Read more…
Haircloth is a stiff, unsupple fabric typically made from horsehair and/or from the wooly hair of a camel. Although horsehair generally refers to the hair of a horse’s mane or tail, haircloth itself is sometimes called horsehair. Horse or camel hair woven into haircloth may be fashioned into clothing or Read more…
The horse may or may not exhibit lameness. In fact, many horses with serious tendon damage are never lame. Swelling also occurs around the tendon due to an accumulation of fluid (edema). In the short term, ice or cold hosing and bandaging the leg should decrease the local inflammation and Read more…
Stick to your horse’s normal routine wherever possible as sudden changes may make him more unsettled. If he is usually stabled, keep him stabled. If he is normally out in the field, keep him out there as long as it is safe, secure and not close to a firework display Read more…
Should You Clip Or Not? Body clipping is always optional, and most riders don’t bother. Sometimes horses are given several months off over the winter season, so there’s no point. Other times, horses are ridden more lightly, so they don’t wind up sweating that much either. Are you supposed to Read more…