If you’re looking to improve your horseback riding beyond just walk, trot, and canter, the next thing you can add into the mix is lateral movements, like side passing and leg yielding. A lateral movement is when the horse moves Read more…
Temporary catheters (e.g., 14 x 2) can remain in place up to three days. Where do you place an IV on a horse? In horses, the jugular is the largest and most accessible vein for catheter placement. If it cannot Read more…
piebald Add to list Share. Use the adjective piebald to describe something that has different colored patches — especially black and white patches. If you own a piebald horse, you could name him Spot. The adjective piebald is a combination Read more…
When working around horses, the wearing of jewellery should be avoided. Earrings, other piercings and finger rings are easily caught and can either break or cause injury. What should you not do around a horse? Never stand directly in front Read more…
Peritoneal fluid can be readily collected via abdominocentesis in the minimally restrained, standing horse by the veterinarian in the field. Abdominocentesis may also be performed in laterally recumbent horses. This technique is most commonly employed in fluid collection from foals. Read more…
Shakespeare. This term probably derives from a phrase coined by Shakespeare, who wrote “a horse of that color” (Twelfth Night, 2:3), meaning “the same matter” rather than a different one. By the mid-1800s the term was used to point out Read more…
tire pressure warning light. A symbol that looks like an exclamation mark in a horseshoe is the tire pressure warning light. This lets you know when your tires aren’t exactly filled with enough air. What does an exclamation point with Read more…
Flipping halters are used at the discretion of each horse’s trainer. When a flipping halter is used, the opening of the horse’s individual gate may be delayed if the horse attempts to flip as the gates are being opened. With Read more…
It is mostly used for getting better gamble chances or to get good items easily on commands such as Dig, Hunt, Fish, Search, Crime, Postmemes, Steal (rob), and Gamble. It increases luck on certain commands, but the luck boost is Read more…
Horses need their hooves trimmed and horseshoes placed regularly, a procedure referred to as “shoeing” a horse. The person trained to shoe horses is called a farrier. Farriers provide an important part of the regular care that keeps horses healthy. Read more…