What is horse allogrooming? Allogrooming is social grooming between two horses. They nip with their incisors along the necks or withers. Usually only bonded horses engage in social (mutual) grooming with each other. It increases bonding and establishes social hierarchies. Read more…
Blood Pressure Measurement There are two methods of assessing blood pressure in horses: direct and indirect. The indirect method of monitoring arterial blood pressure is noninvasive and more commonly used in neonatal foals or adult horses that are not anesthetized. Read more…
Statistics submitted to British Horse Society show that within the last 10 years, 43 humans have lost their lives and 315 horses have been killed as a result of horse riding traffic accidents on our roads. In the last year Read more…
Contact Carmen on 082 612 6966 to make an appointment. Step 2: Complete an Application to Adopt and pay a R250. 00 non-refundable deposit. Step 3:If we feel that you are suited to the horse you wish to adopt and Read more…
Horses can experience trauma and events they perceive as aversive that make them experience physical or mental pain and/or made them feel like their lives were threatened. Horses can form negative associations with events, situations, environments etc. Can horses be Read more…
shire horse. Ed, a shire horse from the Dyfed Shire Horse Farm in Eglwyswrw featured in the Royal Windsor Horse Show. As well as making his debut, Ed was also given his official name of Major Apollo from the Queen. Read more…
Prancing means to walk or move around with ostentatious, exaggerated movements. Although such a gait is generally associated with horses, some dog breeds can also prance. Some canines have prancing as their natural gait (body structure) while others do that Read more…
horse racing, sport of running horses at speed, mainly Thoroughbreds with a rider astride or Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. These two kinds of racing are called racing on the flat and harness racing, respectively. Read more…
Racehorses live in the equivalent of five-star hotel accommodation. They are well fed, rugged up and receive top class care and attention. Daily life on a racing yard usually revolves around a fairly strict routine beginning at first light and Read more…
Stable Staff. Stable Staff are the backbone of every racing yard They are the men and women who look after and ride the racehorses every day. Becoming a member of Stable Staff is also the doorway to becoming a Jockey Read more…