A kick can shatter bones and traumatize soft tissue. In fact, medical journals document people going into cardiac arrest after sustaining a kick to the chest. In addition, a horse can seriously injure himself by kicking; a powerful impact with a cinder block wall, for example, can fracture bones within Read more…
If a horse and zebra successfully mate, their offspring will likely be sterile. Domestic horses have 64 chromosomes; Grevy’s zebras have 46 chromosomes; mountain zebras have 32 and plains zebras have 44. Why shouldn’t zebras and horses breed? While horses, zebras, and donkeys look similar and belong to the same Read more…
Usually horses are not severely injured by these interactions. Occasionally though you will actually see your horse sustain major trauma as a result. The most common severe injury sustained by a bad kick is a fracture. You may be amazed when they you seemingly severe trauma that results in minimal Read more…
Horses are especially prone to broken legs when caught up in a cattle guard with a pit. We do know that some horse owners use our Texan cattle guards as a deterrent. Most deer or horse guards work by placing two – 8′ x 6′ cattle guards across an 8′ Read more…
Disadvantages: Some females can be forcefully bred. It takes time to prepare. A Male and Female animal are put together in solitary pen to mate. There they are watched and/or assisted in the mating process to assure that the female becomes bred. What are the advantages of hand breeding? Advantages Read more…
You’ll often see horses frolicking in a field, galloping, bucking and kicking as they go. It’s a way to burn off steam and stretch their limbs. This type of kicking isn’t intended to cause harm but may do so by accident. Playful kicking isn’t something you need to–or even can–correct. Read more…
If he kicks, he has to work hard. A good thing to do here would be to yield the horse’s hindquarters around with a lot of energy. Hustle the horse’s feet in the circle until you feel that he’s got his attention back on you, and then go back to Read more…
Gain Respect By Disengaging the Hind-End. Have the Horse Back-Up and Out of Your Space. Gain Respect By Moving The Horse’s Shoulders Away From You. Lunge the Horse on a Lunge Line Without Being Pulled. Teach the Horse to Yield to Pressure Ahead.
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D pulls out, so what happens now? Well, you get your single unit stake back for D not running and then all multiple bets that include D are reduced accordingly. So, your four-fold of A, B, C and D becomes a treble of A, B and C. Any treble including Read more…