Laminitis is inflammation and damage of the tissue between the hoof and the underlying coffin bone. In severe cases, it can progress to founder, in which the hoof and coffin bone are separated and the coffin bone can rotate, leading Read more…
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) is a hormonal disorder similar to Type 2 diabetes in humans. What causes horse diabetes? Diabetes mellitus is uncommon in horses and the few reported cases have included insulin resistant and type S DM, secondary to Read more…
Animal insulin is derived from cows and pigs. Is insulin made from horses? Insulin was originally derived from the pancreases of cows and pigs. Animal-sourced insulin is made from preparations of beef or pork pancreases, and has been used safely Read more…
A bridle is the collection of leather straps that fits around a horse’s head connecting the mouth bit and the reins so a jockey can control his mount. What does being on the bridle mean? WHAT DOES ON THE BRIDLE Read more…
It is called a Macaroni. What was Yankee Doodles horses name? “Yankee Doodle went to London riding on a pony; stuck a feather in his hat and called it Macaroni.” Macaroni the pony has been one of the best known Read more…
If we make the assumption that a horse is entirely muscle, where the fat should make up for less caloric parts like bones, it’s around 600kg and 1700kcal per kilo. That gives you about a million calories. How many calories Read more…
There are 218 calories in 500 ml of Beer. How much calories does red horse have? Other sizes: 100 g – 112kcal, 1 serving – 188kcal, 1 oz – 32kcal, more… How many calories are in a 500ml Smithwick’s premium Read more…
Dunstan Extruded Barley provides horse owners with a very safe way to feed this versatile grain to their horses for energy for both performance and conditioning. Is extruded feed better for horses? Horses also tend to consume extruded feeds slower Read more…
The lower part of the horses back, the sacrum, is formed of 5 fused vertebrae. The sacroiliac joint (SI) is the joint where the sacrum passes underneath the top of the pelvis (tubera sacrale). The SI joint is strengthened by Read more…
The two SI joints (one on each side of the horse) connect these bony structures (sacrum and ilium) along with a series of large ligaments in the middle or central aspect. How many SI joints are there? two jointsThe SI Read more…