Everything About Horses

An elephant has a very long nose, but we don’t call it a snout, we call it a trunk. A horse’s nose is rarely referred to as a snout, because it’s really their whole face that’s long. Birds have beaks. Read more…

Neck Cradle stops the horse from tearing or tugging at blankets and prevents gnawing on blisters or sores. Made of wooden dowels separated by wooden beads. Spaced to maintain proper position for a good fit. One adjustable size fits most. Read more…

Mane (horse) – Wikipedia. What is a horses fringe called? The part of a horse’s mane that falls across the front of its face like bangs is called a forelock. It’s also an old fashioned way to describe a person’s Read more…

Within a few hours, rigor mortis sets in, the intestine of dead horses rapidly fills with bacterial gas, and the eyes become cloudy and shrunken. How long after death does an animal get stiff? Be aware that rigor mortis, the Read more…

The horse’s head can be divided into two parts: top (neurocranium) and bottom (viscerocranium – the muzzle part). What are the parts of a horse’s head called? Muzzle: The lower portion of the horse’s head that includes the nostrils, chin, Read more…

A snip is a patch of white on the horse’s nose. It may be a small spot between the nostrils, or it may extend over the whole nose. What are the parts of a horse’s face called? Muzzle: The part Read more…

A prophet’s thumbprint is a depression in the muscle, usually found on the lower part of a horse’s neck or shoulder. It is often triangular but may also be linear, looking just like a thumbprint in a piece of bread Read more…

diastema. A diastema is a term that refers to the space between two teeth. In horses, especially geldings, the space where a bit fits, i.e. between the canines and the first cheek teeth, is a wide diastema. Why are they Read more…

If your horse won’t eat its normal feed you can try adding some things including: Bran. Honey. Molasses. Applesauce. Grated carrot or apple. Brewers yeast; or. Lucerne chaff. What to feed a horse that doesn’t want to eat? If your Read more…