Emaciation, muscular atrophy, a dull coat, glassy eyes and general weakness are the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Furthermore, undernourished horses suffer from slower gastro- intestinal and immune functions, a reduced tolerance to cold and poorer wound-healing. What does a starved Read more…
A major study, commissioned by Go Racing In Yorkshire on behalf of Yorkshire’s nine racecourses, has revealed that the horseracing industry contributes in excess of £300 million a year into the county’s economy. How does horse racing benefit the economy Read more…
Approximately 70 feet in length, it is made up of three parts: the duodenum, jejunum, then ileum. Food moves through the entire small intestine in as little as 30-60 minutes but can take longer, up to 8 hours. How long Read more…
Horses normally consume between 20–55 liters of water in a 24-hour period. Do horses need water at night? All horses must have access to clean drinking water 24 hours a day. Horses should always be provided with more water than Read more…
To avoid dehydration, horses need access to water 24 hours a day, in paddocks and fields as well as in stalls. Can horses go all night without water? A horse can live for almost a month without food, but within Read more…
4. Can a horse drink too much water? A horse can, in fact, drink too much water, particularly if he suffers from certain health conditions, such as equine Cushing’s disease. Such ailments can cause a horse to exhibit polydipsia, or Read more…
Horses like the cold Their performance declined outside this temperature range, but declined the most as temperatures went higher- the horses preferred 4 to 12 degrees over temperatures above 20 degrees. But they really liked the 12 to 19 degree Read more…
Horses learn to pee on hay because they don’t want to be splashed with urine, and hay is very good at preventing pee from splashing up and around your horse’s hooves and legs. How do I stop my horse from Read more…
The market size of the horse racing track industry in the United States was valued at over three billion U.S. dollars in 2020, reflecting a decrease over the previous year’s size of almost five billion U.S. dollars. The sector was Read more…
The American Horse Council estimates there are 7.2 million horses in the United States. Each year there are over 170,000 unwanted horses. How many horses are mistreated? Between 700 and 800 racehorses are injured and die every year, with a Read more…