The horse meat scandal was limited to Europe. No American grocers, including Walmart, Aldi US, or distant Aldi cousin Trader Joe’s, sold any of the meat. (At least 80% of the beef sold in the United States comes from inside the U.S., with most of the rest from Canada and Read more…
Many products are derived from horses including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone and pharmaceuticals extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Humans provide domesticated horses with food, water and shelter as well as attention from specialists such as veterinarians and farriers. How are horses useful to humans? Horses have been Read more…
According to the company, no horse or any other animal is (currently) harmed in the making of their product. Elmer’s Glues, like many commercial “white” glues these days, are 100 percent chemical-based, which, depending on how you look at it, is worse than reusing the body parts of dead ungulates. Read more…
With some exceptions, chewing gum generally does not contain animal-derived ingredients. Gelatin is one example of an animal derived ingredient which can be used to give a specific texture to some chewing gum products, in particular to pellet gum. Is there horse hooves in gum? Glue, historically, is indeed made Read more…
Goodness! At $2.99 a tin! The makers, in a snide jab at Altoids, say their mints have no aftertaste because they are made with no animal products such as “horses’ hooves,” a reference to gelatin. What do they make out of horse hooves? Hoof glue is a form of animal Read more…
Two adults shouldn’t ride double on horseback because their combined weight is typically too much for a horse to carry safely. It’s best to ride for an adult to ride with a small child. After all, a horse is not designed to carry two people – let alone two fully-grown Read more…
2.5 pounds. A human’s brain weighs about 3 pounds; a horse’s brain weighs 2.5 pounds and is about the size of a human child’s brain. Is a horse’s brain the size of a walnut? The horse brain weighs between 600 and 800 g. There is an old myth which says Read more…
Generally speaking, the STIs (sexually transmitted infections) we associate with person-to-person sexual contact, including HIV, cannot be transmitted through sexual contact between humans and animals because these infections are species-specific. What STDs can you get from a horse? However, each have the potential to spread venereal – sexually transmitted – Read more…
What is another word for old horse? nag steed mare gelding filly colt yearling foal carthorse bronco What do you call an old female horse? A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and Read more…
Thoroughbreds are considered the fastest horses in the world and dominate the horse racing industry, while Arabian horses are known to be intelligent and excel in endurance riding. Take a look at some of the horse breeds used in racing, dressage and general riding. Which horse has won the most Read more…