5.3) The floor of the chest is formed by the sternum, which is held in position by the first eight pairs of ribs. What is the sternum on a horse? Axial skeleton The sternum consists of multiple sternebrae, which fuse Read more…
In the short term, ringbone can be painfully debilitating for your horse. However, once the pastern joint has fused, either on its own or with the help of surgery or injection, most horses can return to full activity. But this Read more…
Measure for the crown and cheek pieces, parts 1 and 1a in the picture of the bridle above. To do this, measure from the corner of the horse’s mouth, up along the line that the cheek piece would follow, over Read more…
The trachea is formed by a number of horseshoe-shaped rings, joined together vertically by overlying ligaments, and by the trachealis muscle at their ends. The epiglottis closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing. Trachea FMA 7394 Anatomical terminology Why Read more…
Centre of Chest to D Ring on Saddle – View the horse from the front and find the centre point of the chest. Measure from this point to the D ring on your saddle. As long as your measurement fits Read more…
The Knight. Knights, armoured warriors fighting on horseback with lance, sword and shield, were the Norman ‘secret weapon’ at the Battle of Hastings. What were William’s army called? Duke William’s land was ruled by powerful lords, who owed him their Read more…
The rack may range in speed from 8 miles an hour in pleasure or style racking, up to as fast as 30 mph in speed racking. It is similar to the running walk of the Tennessee Walking Horse, but with Read more…
“I think the new 20-horse gate that Churchill’s acquired for the Kentucky Derby has leveled the playing field as much as you possibly can in a 20-horse field,” Asmussen said. “There’s no varying distance between horses.” How many horses are Read more…
The factors that go into determining race track condition include the surface conditions, type of surface, and track configuration. The surface conditions are influenced by the type of surface factoring in soil type, if the track is turf, artificial surface; Read more…
Genetic Tendencies John Foster Lasley, PhD and author of Genetic Principles in Horse Breeding, discovered that the gene for club feet is recessive, meaning that both sire and dam must have the gene in order for it to be passed Read more…