Peanut oil is prized by cooks because it withstands high frying temperatures. Due to its cost compared to other vegetable oils, peanut oil has not gained a foothold in the equine market, though there is no reason to believe that Read more…
If you’re worried your horse isn’t a big drinker, tips to encourage him to drink include adding apple juice or sugar beet water to his bucket, or using a product such as Horse Quencher – a natural supplement that can Read more…
Yes, horses are occasionally eating small birds and chicks. The horse just wanted some protein. Would a horse eat a chicken? Spoiler alert: horses are herbivores! Their entire digestive system is designed to process plant matter. Horses, as a species, Read more…
Some domestic horses even shake birds’ nests out of trees just to eat the eggs and babies. Even though horses are 100% herbivores, they sometimes will snack on things that are a little meaty. It’s just that their digestive system Read more…
Not only is it okay, it is actually a good idea! Keeping chickens along with horses is a time honored tradition that certainly can be manageable, and even beneficial – here’s why: Chickens are opportunists. When a pellet or kernel Read more…
Origin. The origin of the idiom is not known, but it has been used since the 19th century. It is easy to imagine that it stems from the fact that a horse is a very large animal. Even though it Read more…
“A multitude of potential diseases can be spread from birds to horses, although few are directly transmitted,” noted Laura Petroski, B.V.M.S, a veterinarian for Kentucky Equine Research. Mosquito-borne diseases such as the Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan encephalomyelitis and West Nile Read more…
Chickens that roam the horse pastures can also cause health issues for your equine partner. Sanitation issues from chicken droppings can pose health problems for horses such as infection from Salmonella, botulism, candidiasis and histoplasmosis (fungal infections) and even streptococcus. Read more…
Further, most types of lice are species-specific, meaning that horse lice do not typically infest humans. One exception to this “rule” is the poultry-chewing louse. When horses and poultry are housed in close contact, horses can become infested. Where do Read more…
The main reason for pulling or clipping the dock of the tail is to present a tidy tail top. This also can really flatter a horse’s butt, which can really show off your horse in the ring. Why would you Read more…