The front legs of a racehorse are typically wrapped to protect against interference injuries and provide tendon support. What does wrapping a horse legs do? 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 Read more…
My horses aren’t grazing uniformly, some areas are tall and others are low. How do I know when to rotate? This is normal grazing behavior for horses, but rotational grazing aims to reduce this pattern and get horses to graze more uniformly. What is rotation in a horse? The term Read more…
For some, a horse auction is an excellent place for buyer and seller to meet and arrive at fair market value for an animal. To others, a horse auction is the place where good money was spent on a horse which couldn’t, or didn’t, perform up to expectations. How are Read more…
Modern cars built for speed can reach up to 250 mph. The average sedan or minivan can easily reach 70-80 mph and would have no trouble against even the fastest thoroughbreds. Even though your average horse wouldn’t stand a chance against the cars of today, consider a time in which Read more…
Making horses pull oversized loads like carriages is cruel. Horses are forced to toil in all weather extremes, dodge traffic, and pound the pavement all day long. They may develop respiratory ailments because they breathe in exhaust fumes, and they can suffer debilitating leg problems from walking on hard surfaces. Read more…
During the war, farm hands were drafted or enlisted, the farmers who were left were making money, and equipment manufacturers were told that making tractors was a patriotic duty. As a result, when the war ended, the horses that remained on American farms lost their jobs. After the war, sales Read more…
Certain times of the year are better than others for buying horses. Selection is best in the fall and spring, but horses tend to be cheaper in the fall because sellers try not to “winter” horses because of feed costs. Prices are least expensive in the winter, but the selection Read more…
An entry level horse rancher (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $31,165. On the other end, a senior level horse rancher (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $49,646. How much are ranchers? Farm ranchers make $31,547 per year on average, or $15.17 per hour, Read more…
Each trained falling horse was limited to a maximum of three falls per day and given time to rest in between takes and for at least one full day following the shoot. Honorably, no horses were harmed in the making of this film. Were any animals harmed in making The Read more…
Horses were now an imperilled minority on the roads; bicycles were in decline in the U.S., although still popular in Europe. Cars became popular because the price of these machines had plummeted: a Ford Model T sold for $850 in 1908 but $260 in 1916, with a dramatic rise in Read more…