Strait, along with his wife and manager, spent $123,000 to start a thoroughbred racing stable. He bought full or half interests in five horses this week at the Keeneland 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The group’s biggest purchase was a $36,000 Read more…
17.2″ hands. Harley’s out of a Fresian-Percheron mare and a Leopard Appaloosa stallion. At 17.2″ hands and more than 2,000 pounds, he’s twice the size of the thoroughbreds he escorts onto the track, and probably three times as wide. This Read more…
Unlike some mammals, like dogs and cats, horses do not bleed from their vulva when they are in heat. Most signs of a mare in heat are behavioral. A mare in heat will urinate more frequently. Do horses have periods Read more…
The raging hormones cause the poor mare to be distracted and easily startled. She might also feel pain in the ducts due to the growing follicle and pulsating vulva, much in the same way as women experience menstrual cramps. Do Read more…
Proud-cut is a term that is only ever applied to geldings (never to mares). If a horse is described as proud-cut, it may mean an incomplete castration (the vet left all or part of a testicle behind, which continues to Read more…
Estrous Cycle Estrus usually lasts for 6 days, but can be 4-10 days, depending on the mare. Diestrus is normally 15 days, but may vary from 12-18 days. How often do horses have periods? The estrous cycle, also known as Read more…
At least 2000 horses are killed on and off the racetrack in the U.S. every year, and this number does not include the racehorses that die killed behind the barn, for training, are sent to slaughter, and go unreported. This Read more…
Germany and Great Britain have the largest horse populations in the European Union. However Sweden has the highest number of horses per capita, and Belgium and the Netherlands the highest density of horses per 1 000 ha land. Which country Read more…
After one film (Nearly 100 horses died during the shooting of 1959’s Ben-Hur alone), horses are now protected as well as other animals. This means that no horses can be hurt or killed in the making of a film. Do Read more…
Horse racing can be a good or bad experience for a horse. Some racehorses are well taken care of – they live in comfortable facilities and receive outstanding treatment. But many horses are treated poorly; these animals are drugged, overworked, Read more…