The urinary system or tract includes the kidneys, the ureters (tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder), the bladder, and the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body). What does the bladder do in a horse? The Read more…
It is one of Britain’s most-loved ancient hill figures, careering across the downland. Is the Uffington White Horse really a horse? Representation and meaning. It has long been debated whether the chalk figure was intended to represent a horse or Read more…
Instead of carefully cultivated pasture, hay, or pelleted feed, wild horses eat what they can find, when and where they can find it. That means sometimes grass, but also sometimes a variety of weeds and even shrubs. What do the Read more…
Harsh bits are a major source of damage, but a horse may also lacerate his tongue on sharp objects or bite it accidentally. And much of the time, you may never even notice the damage. Why do horses bite their Read more…
This behavior often accompanies slow or difficult eating, or dropping feed. Horses may also do this when they eat something that they do not like, or after being given a dose of oral medication. Some horses with neurologic or severe Read more…
Tongue lolling is usually a reaction to pain. If your horse is experiencing mouth and especially tongue pain, he typically will react by pulling his tongue toward the back of his throat. Trying to hold his tongue in this position Read more…
The urethra (the tube that transports urine from the bladder) and urethral process are inside of the penis and allow the horse to urinate. How do male horses pee? Normal geldings and stallions relax and drop their penis to urinate. Read more…
Table 3 Oral dimensions N Mean (mm) Mouth width 554 131.3 Distance between upper and lower jaw 554 28.9 Lower jaw width 508 29.5 Tongue thickness 79 15.8 How wide is a horse bit? between 5 and 6 inchesThe average Read more…
Sinon. The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable. Despite the Read more…
According to Quintus Smyrnaeus, Odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse (the horse being the emblem of Troy), hiding an elite force inside, and fooling the Trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy. Under the Read more…