Strategies such as never pouring new grain over old, thoroughly cleaning out and scrubbing bins in between fill ups, storing grain in airtight containers and religiously cleaning up hay chaff, mold and dust, can all help eliminate the conditions that Read more…
The Horse Heaven Hills are a long range of high, rolling hills in Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties in Washington. The hills are an anticline ridge in the Yakima Fold Belt formed by north–south compression of lava flows in the Read more…
Washington. The Horse Heaven Hills AVA is located in south-central Washington — its southern border running 50 miles wide along the Columbia River. From the Columbia River, the AVA runs 20 miles north to the southern border of the Yakima Read more…
Horses briefly roamed widely through the hills, but they were largely removed to facilitate farming. Today, wild horses are confined to near Satus Pass. Why is it called Horse Heaven Hills? The appellation takes its name from an early pioneer Read more…
Primitive markings are stripes and bars. These include a stripe running down the back (a dorsal stripe), “zebra” stripes on the legs, wither bars, fish-boning off the dorsal stripe, and spider webbing on the face. Where is the Blaze located Read more…
Horses are long-day seasonal breeders, with reproductive activity coinciding with the long days of spring and summer, while the non-breeding season is associated with the shorter days of autumn and winter. What is a long day breeder? “Long day” breeders Read more…
If you’ve hunted a Legendary Animal in Red Dead Redemption 2 and died while carrying your precious cargo, you’ll find that your Legendary Pelt is gone after you’re resurrected. What happens if you die with a Legendary Animal on your Read more…
Caused by several strains of papilloma virus, warts are usually found in horses that are less than three years old. They often form on skin that has been compromised or stressed by sunburn, minor injuries, or insect bites. What does Read more…
Equine sarcoidosis seems to be an emerging problem. As more horses are referred for dermatologic disease, equine sarcoidosis should be considered in any case of exfoliative and/or nodular skin disease with or without systemic involvement, including generalized granulomatous disease affecting Read more…
Causes of warts The warts are caused by the equine papilloma virus, which is part of the Papillomaviridae family. It’s also related to the bovine papilloma virus, which causes warts in cattle and sarcoids in horses. Sarcoids are much larger Read more…