Horses are typically fed kelp at a rate of 5 – 20 grams per day, depending on iodine needs and the concentration of the product used. How much iodine does a horse need per day? 3.5 milligramsFortunately, a horse does Read more…
A “scratch” is when a horse is entered for a race but either his connections decide not to run him or the racetrack veterinarian determines that he is not fit to race. What does it mean when a horse has Read more…
Horses have oval-shaped hooves, long tails, short hair, long slender legs, muscular and deep torso build, long thick necks, and large elongated heads. The mane is a region of coarse hairs, which extends along the dorsal side of the neck Read more…
February 17, 2010 January 1, 2018 By Kentucky Equine Research Staff. A horse that has lain down too close to a fence or wall and gotten into a position from which he can’t get up is referred to as a Read more…
On horses, the mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop. What is considered a mane? mane Read more…
Sweet chestnuts will have a husk that looks “furry,” while the horse chestnut has sparser spikes on its husk. Water chestnuts are an entirely different thing. They are not really a chestnut at all, but the bulb of a plant Read more…
The horse chestnut is a tall, broad tree that has been widely planted in parks and gardens. Originally native to the mountains of northern Greece and Albania, it was introduced into the UK in 1616 and has since become naturalised. Read more…
One of the most common diseases of horse chestnut trees is leaf blight. Leaf blight is a fungal disease which causes large, brownish spots to develop on the tree’s leaves. Often, these brown spots will also be surrounded by yellow Read more…
Piebald – black and white – coats are amongst the most common colors for this breed. But Gypsy Vanners can also have skewbald coats – that’s white patches on a bay or chestnut coat (or any other color, as long Read more…
Fiend or Foe? Fast and Furious is an achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and requires one to win all the horse races in the base game, thus making this a missable achievement. Can you win the horse race Read more…