Horses are flight or fight animals. If confronted with a threatening situation, they prefer protecting themselves by running away from the danger. If running away from a threat isn’t an option, horses can protect themselves by biting, striking, rearing up, Read more…
Horses—like many other animals—can learn to react to verbal cues: “Come here,” “back up,” “stay still,” “lift your foot,” “right,” “left,” etc. Although no scientific studies have confirmed horses also learn to recognize the words that form their individual names, Read more…
Digital pulses can be felt on the lower leg of your horse in the fetlock and pastern area. The pulse comes from the blood flowing through the artery to the hoof. The artery will pulse with each beat of your Read more…
Using light therapy has shown an increase in healing times from injuries and overall happy and healthy horses who haven’t had to undergo stressful and invasive recovery treatments. What does infrared do for horses? The infrared technology found in Protechmasta Read more…
The mares should be placed under lights by December 1 to have a significant effect in the spring. The lighting program should be continued in the spring until the natural lighting meets the requirements. The same lighting program can be Read more…
Light Fixtures: LED sports lighting fixtures or outdoor floodlights are most suitable for equestrian lighting since they have the power needed to lighten large outdoor areas like an arena. These types of lights will be able to cast the light Read more…
But, aside from young foal, adult horses do not typically die from the toxic venom from a snake bite. Your horse’s Veterinarian will be more concerned with asphyxiation due to swelling, infection and secondary disease that can result from a Read more…
Light riding horses usually range in height from 14 to 16 hands (56 to 64 inches, 142 to 163 cm) and can weigh from 380 to 550 kilograms (840 to 1,210 lb). How heavy is a light horse? The horse Read more…
Injuries to local nerves, such as the hypogastric branch and pudendal nerve, can have an effect on the bladder or urethral sphincter. If nerves are damaged, the horse will have no bladder control and be unable to urinate normally. Instead, Read more…
“Siting a barn is always location specific, but generally we see structures facing in the east/west direction,” Benoit says. “Positioning your structure this way will allow the sun to travel over the top of the structure evenly. What is the Read more…