Chill them over winter in the fridge or in an unheated area, such as an outdoor building. These seeds need at least two to three months of chilling time, called cold stratification, to germinate. When you’re ready to plant, dunk Read more…
Horsenettle is a toxic plant, however, reports of animal poisoning are very rare. Usually, most animals tend to stay away due to its sharp prickles that can cause injury in the mouth and food pipe. A toxic component, a glycoalkaloid Read more…
Safest Riding Helmets Category Product You’ll Love Them If: Safest MIPS Helmet One K MIPS CCS MIPS technology, ABS composite shell Safest Kids Helmet Troxel Liberty Multiple colors, multiple safety certifications Safest Trail/Western Helmet Troxel Intrepid Multiple colors, great ventilation Read more…
Horse chestnut is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It was first introduced to the UK from Turkey in the late 16th century and widely planted. Though rarely found in woodland, it is a common sight in parks, gardens, streets and Read more…
Dosing. Horse chestnut extract has most often been used by adults in doses of 300-600 mg by mouth daily for 8-12 weeks. Most horse chestnut extract products contain 16% to 20% triterpene glycosides (saponins), which is referred to as “aescin” Read more…
The foregut of the horse includes the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine. What happens in the foregut of a horse? The horse’s foregut is comprised of the mouth, esophagus, stomach and small intestine, which has responsibility for digestion and absorption Read more…
Recently, investigators determined that the equine guttural pouches function during selective brain-cooling to maintain blood carried by the internal carotid arteries at a temperature below the core body temperature during hyperthermia, induced by exercise. What is the purpose of the Read more…
It’s crucial that your horse riding helmet is snug but not so snug that it’s uncomfortable. The front of a properly fitting helmet should be about an inch above your eyebrows, so it doesn’t impede your vision, and you shouldn’t Read more…
Guttural pouch mycosis (GPM) is a rare, potentially life-threatening fungal disease in horses. It is caused by a fungus, usually Aspergillus spp. that infects the lining of the horse’s guttural pouch. How do horses get guttural pouch mycosis? Guttural Pouch Read more…
Baroque horses are characterized by a muscular, arched neck. As most blankets usually offer insufficient space for this neck, blankets are too tight and don’t allow horses to graze. Many owners and carers of Frisian horses, Quarter horses, Groningers, Tinkers Read more…