The horse, a prey animal, depends on flight as its primary means of survival. Its natural predators are large animals such as cougars, wolves, or bears, so its ability to outrun these predators is critical. As humans, we need to Read more…
The horse that you speak of – the one who gets the female horse in the mood – is referred to as a “fluffer”. What is a donkey fluffer? Donkey Fluffer is a custom 12% bourbon barrel imperial stout conditioned Read more…
The microchip is a tiny computer chip that a vet implants under the skin of the horse to identify it. Only a vet must implant the microchip. The information on the microchip links the horse to the horse’s passport and Read more…
The most common cause of epistaxis in the horse is trauma to the head. Blunt trauma, such as knocking the head on a stable door, branch, etc or a kick or fall can cause hemorrhage into a sinus, which then Read more…
A Jockey can improve the racehorses’ chance of winning. Jockeys have to be smart, athletic, and fearless. They must know their horse and the competition. Who decides which jockey rides which horse? Jockeys Have No Contracts Yes, every single one Read more…
Riders also get performance-related pay in the shape of a percentage of any prize-money their mounts earn. This ranges from 8.5 to nine per cent of winning prize-money over jumps, depending on the race. It is 6.9 per cent on Read more…
Many are euthanized in order to save the owners further veterinary fees and other expenses for horses who will never race again. Why do they put racing horses down? Euthanization typically occurs when a horse breaks its leg during a Read more…
Contusions and bruises can occur nearly anywhere on a horse’s body during a fall. What happens to a horse that falls? Falling with one or both hindlimbs stretched out behind classically leads to rupture of the peroneus tertius – a Read more…
It’s simple, they have not been trained to walk straight. They are at a racetrack when you see them, they know what’s coming, they’re excited and try to work around their restraint by the bit. If the excitement boils over Read more…
The sad reality is that once the horse is worn out- “retired”- most will be killed. The public does not hear about race horses that had to be put down due to broken bones, unless it happens on the track. Read more…