This will include checking the eyes in a darkened stable, listening to the heart and lungs, thorough inspection of the limbs, the back, the skin and the teeth. Any lumps, bumps or old injuries will be noted along with the Read more…
Parturition is divided into 3 stages. Stage I is characterized by signs of abdominal discomfort and restlessness due to uterine contractions. Stage II starts with the rupture of the chorioallantois and ends when the fetus is expelled. Stage III involves Read more…
If you are riding a horse who is going faster than you want, you have a choice: you can either yell: “Whoa!” or you can take him or her “down through the gears.” If you yell “Whoa” to my horse, Read more…
There’s always “spurred”. – Hot Licks. Oct 7, 2018 at 12:15. You might use “prodded” or “spurred” depending on whether the person that is starting the horse is saddled on it or not. What do you say to make a Read more…
Jumping stresses tendons and ligaments that support the leg during both push-off and landing. The impact of landing can also damage structures in the front feet. Is it cruel to make horses jump? Some people (usually those who profit from Read more…
Some trainers do it at age 3; others wait until age 4 or even later. Since most horses continue to grow until about age 7, doing too much too soon can cause injuries. However, incorporating a judicial amount of jumping Read more…
Thoroughbred. We will start off with one of the oldest and most reliable jumping mounts: the Thoroughbred. Thoroughbreds have more than earned their place as athletic, willing horses for sport horse disciplines. Which breed of horse can jump the highest? Read more…
Generally, any horse can jump an obstacle height between 2 and 3 feet (0.6 to 0.9 m). Can a horse jump 4 feet? An average untrained horse can jump 2 to 4 feet, whereas competitive show jumping horses can jump Read more…
Unfortunately, the Quarter Horse suffers from numerous genetic defects, perpetuated through the overuse of wildly popular sires. Bloodlines descended from the stallion Impressive may carry the gene for hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP). What is the behavior of a Quarter Horse? Read more…
The 4.25pm at Towcester The race made history as the first to feature no finishers, with the reason being a rule that had been introduced by the British Horseracing Authority two years before that banned jockeys from being able to Read more…