Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) come from sugars and starches, primarily from grain concentrates. Most performance horses require some form of NSC, and while there is no reason to fear feeding sugar and starch — sometimes glucose is necessary! What should I Read more…
An average-sized mare can produce a foal weighing about 100 pounds (45 kilograms), or about 10% of the mare’s own weight. This is neither the largest nor the smallest mammalian infant in comparison to the mother’s weight. How big is Read more…
FOAL FEEDING GUIDELINES Provide high-quality roughage (hay and pasture) free choice. Supplement with a high-quality, properly-balanced grain concentrate at weaning, or earlier if more rapid rates of gain are desired. What do I feed a newborn horse? The best and Read more…
Stable boots offer a gentle cooling effect for your horse after a strenuous exercise. They can also help with sensitive skin issues. Stable boots are breathable and provide good ventilation without allowing excess moisture to reach the horse’s leg. Do Read more…
RIDING BOOTS The high angled heel helps the boots hook onto the stirrups, and prevents them from wiggling around when riding. The smooth leather soul and tapered toe allow the boots to slide in and out of the stirrup with Read more…
Uses. Chaps are intended to protect the legs of cowboys from contact with daily environmental hazards seen in working with cattle, horses and other livestock. They help to protect riders’ legs from scraping on brush, injury from thorns of cacti, Read more…
Heels keep your feet from accidentally sliding through the stirrups and getting caught. Safety first! Discipline: Your boot should match the type of riding you’ll be doing. Why do horse riding boots have heels? The classic boot comes high enough Read more…
First Person (Central Narrator) If you’ve heard one war story, you haven’t heard them all. War Horse changes things up because its narrator is a horse. Is War Horse in first person? In the novel, the story is told using Read more…
You can eat them, but most Americans don’t, probably because they’re considered some of the friendliest fish in the sea, even if this reputation isn’t always true. What is this? Despite there being very little flesh on a seahorse, you’ll Read more…
Pipefish look like straight-bodied seahorses with tiny mouths. What do they look like seahorse? So, there you have it—seahorses look like horses because this shape allows them to efficiently hunt their prey. With that, it will come as no surprise Read more…