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. The frog also acts as a shock absorber. Is Read more…
The earliest horses were tiny woodland creatures, the size of a housecat or small dog. They had a springy back and (usually) four toes in the front and three toes in the back. Over millions of years, as the horse Read more…
In the gait known as the gallop, all four feet leave the ground-but not when the legs are outstretched, as you might expect. In reality, the horse is airborne when its hind legs swing near the front legs, as shown Read more…
On this date in 1892, Oscar E. Brown, Buffalo, NY., invented the horseshoe. This patent number is #481,271. Did a black person invent horseshoe? Oscar Brown was an African American inventor and a part of Western New York’s history. In Read more…
As a rule of thumb, horses will usually require resetting every six weeks or so in order to maintain optimum foot and hoof health, although this can vary between animals. Can horses go out with a missing shoe? Keep in Read more…
The name was derived from the belief that when a horse lost its shoe, the horse’s owner would stop at the inn to re-shoe his horse and thus when they came, the horse only had three shoes. The pub itself Read more…
Some horses will exhibit several common behaviours when suffering colic, whereas others will show no outward sign at all. The most common signs of colic include: Pawing at the ground. What does it mean when a horse stomps the ground? Read more…
Hoof glue is a form of animal glue made by boiling down the hooves of ungulates into partially hydrolyzed keratin. It is not to be confused with hide glue. Are horse hooves still used in glue? Some companies, such as Read more…
Second only to a helmet, your footwear is an important gear category for horse riding. While you do not need riding boots specifically, it is important that your footwear has at least a 1-inch (2.5 cm) riding boots, a closed Read more…
These days, dead and unwanted horses aren’t sent to the glue factory as often they are sent across the border, slaughtered, and harvested for their valuable meat. Do they use dead horses for glue? According to the company, no horse Read more…