After von Osten died in 1909, Hans was acquired by several owners. After 1916, there is no record of him and his fate is unknown. What did Clever Hans the horse do? Clever Hans (in German, der Kluge Hans) was Read more…
1907) was a horse that was claimed to have performed arithmetic and other intellectual tasks. After a formal investigation in 1907, psychologist Oskar Pfungst demonstrated that the horse was not actually performing these mental tasks, but was watching the reactions Read more…
Use a tape measure (the soft and flexible sewing kind, not the stiff construction kind) and a friend to measure your horse from center of his chest, across his shoulder, barrel and rump to the center of his tail. This Read more…
To measure your horse for fly boots, use a soft measuring tape and take two measurements: around their leg to measure circumference, and down the length of their leg from the knee to the coronet band to measure length. How Read more…
Fleece coolers are just as useful in warmer weather, when your horse needs to be cooled down and dried off after strenuous exercise. The sweatier the horse’s coat, the longer it will take for it to dry completely. What is Read more…
approximately 500,000 horses. Canada is home to approximately 500,000 horses, with 855,000 people active in the equine industry. 550,000 of these individuals live in horse-owning households, while 350,400 people have reported using horses that are owned by someone else. How Read more…
Yes all other factors stay the same the increase in cubic inches will make more power not only from the added size but by unshrouding the valves so the fill the cylinder better. How much horsepower do bigger pistons add? Read more…
Stallions. Horses are unusual among hoofed mammals. Many members of this group typically roam in large herds, seeking safety in numbers. Wild horses, in contrast, live year-round in small groups, or bands, of three to 10 individuals. Can horses free Read more…
Thankfully, Nicholson’s words proved true. A post on the Sable Island Institute’s Facebook page broke the good news after receiving a call from a staff member who had weathered the storm on the island. “[The] horses had emerged from sheltered Read more…
Today, wild horses and burros are present on 179 different BLM Herd Management Areas (HMA), covering 31.6 million acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. What countries still have wild horses? Herds of Read more…