Researchers have now named four deceased Quarter Horse stallions that were carriers and produced at least one affected HERDA foal; they are Dry Doc, Doc O’Lena, Great Pine, and Zippo Pine Bar. How do you tell if a horse has Read more…
The panel includes testing for GBED (glycogen branching enzyme deficiency), HERDA (hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia), HYPP (hyperkalemic periodic paralysis), MH (malignant hyperthermia) and PSSM (polysaccharide storage myopathy). What does HERDA do to horses? HERDA is a genetic disease in Read more…
Type 1 PSSM is a common cause for tie-up signs in Quarter Horses, Paints, Appaloosas, and warmbloods. PSSM can often be managed with diet and exercise changes but there is no cure or medication used to treat it. HYPP is Read more…
grass pasture. Good-quality grass pasture is an excellent source of vitamin E in all natural forms. A horse that is sustaining itself on good-quality grass pasture will be consuming significantly more vitamin E than the NRC requirement. However, because vitamin Read more…
The summer heat in Arizona can be very challenging for livestock, especially horses! During the summers, the temperatures start rising above 100 degrees. In these extreme conditions, you have to take extra care to ensure your horses are comfortable, happy, Read more…
Lifetime Earnings. Lifetime Earnings (LTE) in National Cutting Horse Association shows are listed behind names in the pedigrees of sale horses . Produce Earners (PE) is listed after horses that have produced earners of that amount. What is a CL Read more…
The act of one horse attacking another is called “savaging” and while not completely unheard of during the running of a race, it’s not exactly common. What is savaging in horse racing? savage: Noun and Verb (to savage)When a horse Read more…
If you’re writing a desert-esque world, go for a breed that snorts in the face of extreme heat and lack of vegetation – like Arabians, Akhal-Tekes, or Marwaris. Like these breeds, your mount should be lean, compact, and light on Read more…
nd2/nd2=Non-Dun, no PM Dun is a dominant dilution that affects both pigment types. Although dun is the ancestral color of equids, non-dun is more commonly seen in breeds today. Dun is also associated with an assortment of “primitive markings,” such Read more…
Anglo European Studbook UK. Anglo European Studbook UK The AES is a highly regarded studbook registering quality studbook. With members throughout Europe via our daughter society in the Netherlands, our name stands for quality-bred horse. What is AES breed of Read more…