Hot-towelling – also known as giving your horse a hot cloth – is basically a way for you to use a hot towel to “steam clean” your horse using small rags or towels soaked in steaming hot water. How do Read more…
In the Spring and Summer months, when fly season is in full force, you can keep bugs from biting your horse with fly protection products, such as fly sheets, fly boots, fly masks, and fly spray. When should you put Read more…
Sport horses Feeding salmon oil improves the elasticity of the cell membrane, resulting in a faster oxygen uptake. Also EPA and DHA affect the endocrine system/hormonal system. They increase insulin sensitivity in the horse, which improves its performance. What is Read more…
Benign thyroid enlargement is common in older horses. Beyond this, there is also a variety of abnormal lumps and bumps that can develop in this area. Under the surface of the skin, a firm bump could be a hematoma, abscess, Read more…
Mineral oil may also be used as a hoof dressing to protect and condition the horse’s hooves when recommended by a farrier or veterinarian. What oil is best for horses hooves? Best hoof oils, conditioners and other dressings Carr & Read more…
In the First World War 136,000 “walers” (the general name applied to Australian horses abroad) were sent overseas for use by the walers and the British and Indian governments. One horse from the 136,000 made it back to Australia. How Read more…
By 1917, Britain had over a million horses and mules in service, but harsh conditions, especially during winter, resulted in heavy losses, particularly amongst the Clydesdale horses, the main breed used to haul the guns. How many mules were used Read more…
If you don’t have a dryer and it’s a cold and wet day, you can still get your bed sheets dry inside your home. Simply hang over a large clothes horse and perhaps use a freestanding fan to help with Read more…
Only four of the more than 10,000 horses New Zealand sent overseas during WW1 returned home. How many horses did NZ send to WW1? Between 1914 and 1916 the New Zealand government acquired more than 10,000 horses to equip the Read more…
horse show (noun) How do you spell horse show? “Horse show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20show. Accessed 22 Nov. 2022. What do you mean by horse show? Horse show means a public display of any horses, in competition, except events where Read more…