Researchers found first that the adult horse’s brain weighs 600 – 700 g. The average brain weight for horses aged 2 years and over was 606 g, while the average bodyweight was 535.22 kg. This meant the horses in this Read more…
The Brain Chain allows your horse to get their nose out in their natural position while he maintains his collection. This training tool promotes proper head position but requires very light hands. Twisted Wire Crown Piece, Chain Browband, Nylon Cord Read more…
A person called a farrier uses small nails to hold the shoe on the hoof. These nails do not hurt the horse. The nails go into a tough part of the hoof where the horse can’t feel them. Do the Read more…
Bone healing in adult horses typically takes at least four months, whereas foals heal faster. Can a horse heal a broken bone? They may be incomplete or complete, displaced or non-displaced, simple or comminuted. Some simple, non-displaced fractures repair well Read more…
“Does it hurt?’ asked the Rabbit. ‘Sometimes,’ said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. ‘When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.” Does it hurt Velveteen Rabbit? When a child loves you for a long, long time, Read more…
“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” “Real Read more…
In the wild, horses have free access to a wide range of species and typically spend 16 hours a day grazing. How often do wild horses eat? The wild horse grazes on average 16 hours out of every 24, so Read more…
The Skin Horse is kind of like the Velveteen Rabbit’s mentor. He gives our hero a deeper understanding of the world around him. And because the Skin Horse has already become Real he gives the Velveteen Rabbit a goal to Read more…
As horse owners, we have come to know that spring time is shedding “season” as our horses lose their winter coats in favor of a cooler and sleeker summer coat. But hair is constantly growing and shedding! It’s part of Read more…
Immature foals typically present with floppy ears, a silky hair coat, a slightly domed forehead and increased laxity of the joints and tendons. The term premature should be used in reference to foals that are born before 340 days of Read more…