Are male horses faster than female horses? Generally speaking, male horses are faster, taller, and stronger than their female counterparts. They also outnumber female horses on the racetrack and hold almost every relevant speed record. Does gender matter in horse Read more…
The short answer is that you lose your stake. Some promise to payout on the winner of some or all races even if your horse gets disqualified after the end of the run. The offer is usually for Win and Read more…
Millions of Americans enjoy horseback riding, but it can be a risky sport, even for experienced riders. The study by researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reveals that suffering a chest injury is the most common injury Read more…
The National Institutes of Health claim that horseback riding is more dangerous than motorcycling, downhill skiing, football, and rugby. Total Pro Sports ranks horseback riding as #7 in their list of most dangerous sports, behind football, soccer, and baseball. Is Read more…
To learn more about the most common distal limb injuries in horses, continue reading. Flexor tendon injury (desmitis) Fractures. Ligament injury. Laceration/Wounds. Penetrating foreign body injuries. Bony concussive trauma. What is the most common horse injury? 1. Head Injuries. Head Read more…
Horses bleed from their nose when running because blood from a horse’s lungs blows out of their noses when pressure builds up, this condition is EIPH. The blood got into its lungs because pulmonary capillaries burst during the strain of Read more…
The Thoroughbred-racing industry sends an estimated 10,000 horses to slaughter annually, meaning that half of the 20,000 new foals born each year will eventually be killed for their flesh. How many race horses end up in slaughter? According to the Read more…
In fact, of all sports in the U.S., equestrian sports are the most common cause of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults. Relative Risk. Sport Injuries per 1,000 Hours of Participation Karate 6.7 Baseball** 1.6-5.8 Downhill skiing 4.1 Horse Read more…
Horse-racing enthusiasts like to say that the jockey accounts for 10 percent of a horse’s performance on any given day. While that’s hardly scientific, it gets to the nut of a jockey’s role: He can’t do much with a lousy Read more…
Getting knocked over by a horse is possible while it is loose, tied or being led. The more you work around a horse, the less likely this becomes, as you learn to anticipate what your horse is thinking and will Read more…