At WeatherBeeta, we have blankets in a variety of denier, to match the needs of every horse. When choosing a turnout blanket, the most common types of deniers you will see are: 600D (medium), 1200D (heavy) or 1680D (very heavy.) Read more…
Gonadocorticoids, also produced by the adrenals, act on sperm production in stallions and affect reproductive behavior in both sexes. The adrenal glands also produce the catecholemines, epinephrine and norepinephrine. These hormones are responsible for the “fight or flight” response when Read more…
Regulatory control of the thyroid gland in horses is similar to other species. Clinical signs of hypothyroidism in adult horses are minimal. Several drugs and physiologic and pathophysiological states can cause circulating thyroid hormone concentrations to be low without actual Read more…
The udder is a term designating all the mammae in the mare. The mammary glands of the mare are close together, forming a small udder in the inguinal region. How many mammary glands do horses have? two mammary glandsThe horse Read more…
Riding gloves are used for two main reasons. Firstly, they are supposed to protect the hands from chafing from the reins and protect the hands from negative weather conditions (cold or humidity). There are winter, summer, and versatile (for the Read more…
Sweat appears on the head, flanks and top of the rump when a horse is extremely hot and may be at risk of heat stress. A horse who does not sweat as much as his herdmates in the same environment—or Read more…
Horses are considered the “champion sweat producers” of all our domestic animals, and have two types of sweat glands: apocrine and eccrine glands. The primary sweat glands are the apocrine glands. These are responsible for sweat production when your horse Read more…
There are two testicles, located in the scrotum. There are two epididymides and spermatic cords, two vas deferens and two ampullae, which empty into the pelvic urethra. The accessory sex glands. These include the prostate, the seminal vesicles and the Read more…
Horses’ skin appears just as sensitive as humans‘ The results revealed no significant difference between humans and horses in the concentration of nerve endings in the outer, surface layer of skin. Do horses have more sensitive skin than humans? The Read more…
Deep Digital Flexor Deep to the superficial digital flexor muscle and flexor muscles of the carpus. Passes through the carpal canal before branching and continues to insert on the palmar distal phalanx via the deep digital flexor tendon. Which of Read more…