Feeding a healthy horse three or four sugar cubes is unlikely to cause a significant glucose spike; however, for a horse with uncontrolled IR, PSSM, or a laminitis history, feeding sugar cubes isn’t a risk worth taking. Skip the sugary Read more…
Dairy products – Horses are lactose intolerant, so cheese, milk, yoghurt & ice cream should be avoided. Is icecream good for horses? Dairy products So in general, dairy products of any kind are not safe for them as they don’t Read more…
The history and development of the four Southern African horse breeds, i.e. Basutho Pony, Nooitgedacht, South African (SA) Boerperd and Cape Boerperd, are traced from their common ancestor, the Cape Horse, to the present day. Did Africans have horses? In Read more…
As I noted earlier, horse feed generally isn’t harmful for dogs. However, when the feed contains non-food items, such as herbs and over-the-counter ingredients or if you top-dress the feed with products, such as dewormer or medication, it is important Read more…
filly. A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: In most cases, a filly is a female horse under four years old. In some nations, such Read more…
Why are the Germans taking everything from the farm? They needed to supply the army with food for the soldiers on the front lines. Trenches provided soldiers a place to sleep and helped to cover them from raids and attacks. Read more…
dam. A foals’ mother is called a dam or broodmare. Mares are females over four years old, and filly refers to females four and younger. The mother of a horse is listed on the horse’s pedigree as the dam. The Read more…
The mode of warfare changed, and the use of trench warfare, barbed wire and machine guns rendered traditional cavalry almost obsolete. Tanks, introduced in 1917, began to take over the role of shock combat. Early in the War, cavalry skirmishes Read more…
Morpurgo researched the subject further and learned that a million horses died on the British side; he extrapolated an overall figure of 10 million horse deaths on all sides. Were any horses hurt in the filming of War Horse? Amazingly, Read more…
Peace. At the end of the war, the Army had far more horses than it needed in peacetime. Around 500,000 were sold for work, about 100,000 of these in Britain, the rest abroad. Owing to public concern about the treatment Read more…