Horse shows are considered by some riders as a form of beauty pageant, so in the late 20th century it became increasingly popular to increase the length and fullness of a horse’s tail. This is why “false horse tails” or “horse tail extensions” can be seen in today’s competitions. Why Read more…
Docked tails became cosmetically fashionable in some breeds where the procedure is performed, according to custom, for competitions or shows. Docking is rarely performed on non-draft breeds but surveys have found that approximately half1 of draft horses’ tails are docked,4 usually by use of a constricting band. Do they cut Read more…
Like it or not, branding horses makes for efficient, effective identification for the ranches that raise them and the people who ride them. In one glance, we can tell where the horse came from, who he is out of, who he is by and how old he is. What is Read more…
A tail chewing foal will either chew his mother’s tail or another horse’s that is in the pasture with him. Tail chewing is a problem because it both mars the appearance of the other horse and can cause digestive problems for the tail chewer if the hair is actually ingested. Read more…
In early spring Horsetail exhibits small brown shoots with a whorled cone at the top, which contains spores. At maturity the cones release their spores and the plant turns an army green. The young edible brown shoots have a flavor similar to asparagus. What does horsetail taste like? Horsetail has Read more…
Horsetail hair is sold by the pound, for as much as $400-$500 for white palomino hair. What is horsehair worth? Most horsehair comes from slaughtered horses. Hair for bows comes from tails of horses in cold climates, and is sorted by size. It comes primarily from stallions and costs $150–$400 Read more…
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is an herbal remedy that dates back to ancient Roman and Greek times. It was used traditionally to stop bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney problems. Why do they cut horses tails? Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the tail of the Read more…
Even without complications, tail alteration is cruel because it changes the way a horse can use his tail and sometimes prevents him from using it at all. Tail function is important to equine well-being. Why would a horses tail be docked? Docking. Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the Read more…
Cows are just more efficient sources of food than horses. Get a head start on the morning’s top stories. Brian Palmer of Slate explains that in terms of caloric content, 3 ounces of cows give you more bang per pound: A three-ounce serving of roast horse has 149 calories, 24 Read more…
Hoof glue is a form of animal glue made by boiling down the hooves of ungulates into partially hydrolyzed keratin. What are horses hooves used for? Hooves help them walk and run on hard ground. In animals such as the horse and antelope, hooves are an adaptation for fast running Read more…