Hence, the form of energy possessed by a horse running on a level road is kinetic energy. Is a horse running mechanical energy? A horse’s athletic activities are sustained by the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy. Where do Read more…
Tips for Coping With the Loss of a Horse Your grief explained. Your grieving many losses in one. Saying goodbye isn’t easy. Honor their grief. Understand their unique pain. Send a thoughtful gift. Have a celebration of life. Rename your Read more…
Sometimes a sport horse is described with ‘flashy’ movement because it throws the front legs out in an extreme way in the trot. While it is a good thing for a horse to have a free shoulder and be able Read more…
The time of onset is variable but it is usually considered to appear between 1 and 6 hours (average 2–4 hours) after death. Depending on the circumstances, rigor mortis may last for a few hours to several days. How long Read more…
Horses’ ears are a means of communication and listening for sounds. Using ten muscles, a horse can rotate each ear independently, up to 180 degrees, to locate, funnel, and magnify sounds. What is the hearing range of a horse? 55 Read more…
In any case, “gee” came into the American lexicon as meaning for a horse (or other draft animal) to turn to the right. “Haw,” on the other hand (no pun intended), means to turn to the left. What’s the difference Read more…
When it’s hungry, feeding your horse more nutritious food, such as oat cakes, apples, and hay, or certain wild plant and herbs, will increase your bonding significantly. Feeding it less nutritional ‘treats’ like sugar cubes, peppermints, common bulrush and English Read more…
You can chase it down, lasso it, and hop on its back, or you can approach it slowly, calming it if it gets spooked. Once you get close enough, you can hop on its back. While you might be inclined Read more…
It takes a lot of experience and practice to be able to tame wild horses. This is not a task an inexperienced horse handler could or should take on. It requires an understanding of basic equine behavior and a certain Read more…
The most common cause of death in aged horses is diseases of the digestive system. That is to say, colic. Colic can also affect much younger animals but as the animal ages, everything works less well, including the digestive system. Read more…