The forelimb (also known as the thoracic limb) in the horse is adapted for extension and ground covering. This limb carries 55 to 60 percent of the horse’s body weight, and a large proportion of the rider’s weight as well. Read more…
The humerus sometimes known as the upper arm, long bone of the arm or arm bone might not make you laugh but it is a very important part of your skeleton. The humerus is a single bone in both horses Read more…
Loading your trailer If you are trailering one horse in a two-horse straight-load trailer, always load the horse on the driver’s side. If you are loading two horses, put the heavier horse on the driver’s side. What side should a Read more…
Cattle and horses are also poisoned by consuming marsh marigold, although dried plants in hay are no longer toxic to them. Is marsh marigold toxic? Marsh marigold leaves are poisonous to livestock and humans due to the presence of protoanemonin, Read more…
The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal’s height. Read more…
Over time, horses’ teeth continue to erupt and the roots are smaller than the main tooth. As the roots of the teeth erupt in later life, the gaps develop, allowing food to become packed between the teeth. A diastema can Read more…
Wolf teeth are more commonly found in the upper jaw but may appear in the lower jaw in some horses. Sometimes there may be a wolf tooth only on one side and not on the other. The majority of wolf Read more…
Jointed mouthpieces feature a break or multiple breaks in the bit and engage pressure on the tongue, bars, and lips of the horse. A single joint has only one break in the mouthpiece and creates a “nutcracker” effect. What does Read more…
Horses and cows have radicular hypsodont teeth. What are radicular teeth? Radicular grooves (RGs) are a developmental groove in the root of teeth that may continue apically down the root. Grooves run from the beginning of the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) Read more…
Did you know horses have hypsodont, or high-crowned teeth, that continue to erupt throughout their life. This is why they have to have their teeth filed, or “floated.” Why do horses have high-crowned teeth? The evolution of high-crowned molars among Read more…