On September 8, 1858, U.S. Army Colonel George Wright (1803-1865) orders his troops to slaughter 800 Native American horses (the herd of a Palouse chief) at Liberty Lake to deny their use by enemy tribes. Soldiers also destroy Native American Read more…
Back in the Wild West, a horse with a broken leg might have spent its final seconds staring down the barrel of a cowboy’s gun. Horses were commonly shot after breaking their legs because they had a small chance of Read more…
War Horse (film) War Horse Running time 146 minutes Countries United States India Language English Budget $66–70 million How much did a medieval War Horse cost? Destriers, the highly-trained warhorses, cost around £40, but there are records of some being Read more…
Simply put, British and French units at Dunkirk destroyed all the equipment they could to prevent it being captured intact and thereby of use to the enemy. That included vehicles, weapons, supplies and, brutal as it may seem, horses. What Read more…
You can buy an inexpensive (less than $10) stethoscope at your local drug store in order to hear your horse’s heart. The best place to listen to the heart is just behind the elbow (see picture). The heart can be Read more…
noun. a coarse, mocking, or raucous laugh; guffaw. What is a horse laugh mean? a loud boisterous laugh: a loud boisterous laugh. Do horses giggle? Horses will raise their noses in the air and curl their upper lip towards the Read more…
One way is to listen to the heart directly. You can buy an inexpensive (less than $10) stethoscope at your local drug store in order to hear your horse’s heart. The best place to listen to the heart is just Read more…
A horse’s pulse is easiest to feel on the facial artery, which is located under the lower jawbone. Which artery is palpated to take the pulse in the horse? If you prefer to palpate an artery to check the horse’s Read more…
Acute problems can be caused by toxins from snakebite; drug–induced electrical malfunction; bacterial or hormonal reactions; lesions in the heart muscle, lining, valves, or pericardium, the sac that surrounds the heart; or direct injury such as gunshot or impalement on Read more…
Kentucky. Smile Happy is a 3 year old colt and has raced from 2021 to 2022. He was sired by Runhappy out of the Pleasant Tap mare Pleasant Smile. He was trained by Kenneth McPeek and has raced for Lucky Read more…