Organisms that most commonly cause Greasy Heel include fungi, bacteria and mites in horses with feathering at their fetlocks. Is greasy heel the same as mud fever? What is Mud Fever or Greasy Heel? Greasy heel is the result of Read more…
Cleanse the bite and apply over-the-counter antiseptic spray or ointment to help keep the wound clean and decrease irritation and itchiness. In most cases, a horsefly bite can heal on its own in a few days. Be sure to watch Read more…
The winning time of 2.04. 80 set a new Derby record. With odds of 91–1, winning horse Donerail is the longest odds winner in Kentucky Derby history. 1913 Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby Grade I stakes race Jockey Roscoe Goose Trainer Read more…
Horsefly bite treatment Do not scratch the bite, even if it is itchy. Do not use anything to clean the bite apart from soap and plain water. Clean the bite area with clean cotton wool and plain warm water. Use Read more…
Sometimes riders pull their horses back to try and “collect”, riding front-to-back, rather than back-to-front. What does a collected horse look like? A note on collection: the collected horse is round and arched upward slightly through the back and neck, Read more…
The width of the bit is measured between the insides of the two rings, also known as cheek piece. If the bit is a straight bar, measure it from the one inner side of the shank to the other. At Read more…
A horse’s chewing motion is normally not up-and-down, but outside-to-inside on a slant determined by the slant of the matching surfaces of the upper and lower cheek teeth. Do horses chew sideways? 6. Horses chew with a circular sideways grinding Read more…
Most flies are silent flyers while horse flies produce a loud, buzzing sound. When you hear the buzz, locate the fly because horse flies love to land stealthily for a quick bite. What is the sound of fly fly? The Read more…
Adverb. (idiomatic) Directly from the source; firsthand. If you don’t believe me, go talk to him and hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. Is straight from the horse’s mouth offensive? Is straight from the horse’s mouth offensive? Generally, this Read more…
What is longitudinal suppleness? The term longitudinal suppleness refers to the horse’s suppleness over his top line, including back, neck, poll, and jaw. Only when the horse is longitudinally supple will he be able to swing through his back, powered Read more…