Leg wraps or boots are used for the protection of the lower legs of horses during training, shipping, and exercise, as well as for therapeutic and medical purposes to provide support or cover for injuries. What are the socks on horses legs for? They are socks for cold temperatures! Silver Read more…
Longissimus dorsi. The Longissimus dorsi is the strongest muscle in a horse’s body. It originates from the last four cervical vertebrae and extends down the spine to the pelvis. This muscle raises and supports the head and neck and is used for rearing, kicking, jumping, and turning. It also is Read more…
It is more glenoid in shape than the human heart and consists of four chambers: the left and right atria, and the left and right ventricles. The average adult horse has a 3.6-kilogram (7.9 lb) heart, although it can be more than twice this size. Do horses have strong hearts? Read more…
Normal adult horses have a heart rate of 28 to 40 beats per minute. Do horses have 2 Hearts? Horses, like other mammals, have only one heart. However, the frog in each hoof acts like a pump to push blood back up the leg with each step a horse takes. Read more…
Horse head. The horse’s head is quite heavy – it can weigh approximately 16 kg if the horse is big. What is the most important body part of a horse? The hoof is arguably one of the most important horse body parts. In structure it is somewhat comparable to our Read more…
They eat grass and hay at meal time, and if they do a lot of work, they might eat concentrates, which are a mixture of grains, such as corn and oats. They eat fruits and vegetables at snack time but also like sugar and salt. Horses drink lots of water Read more…
In simple terms, horses eat grass and hay or haylage, but salt, concentrates and fruits or vegetables can also enhance their diets, depending on the required work regime and available feed. What do two horses eat? Many pleasure and trail horses don’t need grain: good-quality hay or pasture is sufficient. Read more…
The jaw strength (masseter muscle) of a horse is about 500 psi (pounds per square inch) Humans are usually less than 200 psi, while a Pit Bull measures 235 psi (#3 dog breed in jaw strength). What would happen if a horse bit you? If you are bitten and it Read more…
Types of Horse Feed Sugar Beet Horse Feed. Straight Horse Feeds. Conditioning Horse Feed. Balancer Horse Feed. What is the best type of feed for horses? Provide plenty of roughage If hay isn’t enough, grain can be added, but the bulk of a horse’s calories should always come from roughage. Read more…
MYTH: “Pulling a horse’s mane doesn’t hurt! They don’t have nerves in their hair follicles like we do.” FACT: Horses have sensory nerves in their hair follicles. Mane pulling can cause horses discomfort or pain. Can you pull a horse’s mane? Generally speaking, pulling the mane is only required for Read more…