Based on how closely some horses correspond to the classical signs of clinical depression and on how intense the individual responses can be, the loss of a close companion is felt as sadness by horses, and they certainly can express Read more…
A growing body of research suggests that horses can enter a depression-like state as a reaction to their environment or chronic pain. Research from France suggests that horses can develop something akin to depression in response to social or physical Read more…
Mares generally experience their first oestrus cycle between the age of 15 and 18 months. This natural phenomenon will repeat itself each year, throughout the breeding season, with a break during the winter period. What is it called when a Read more…
When horses squeal, it is usually a warning of horse-on-horse violence. What it Means: A mare will squeal to repel the advances of a stallion, but it may also indicate two horses meeting for the first time. They will sniff Read more…
Like all four audible communications, squealing has a very specific meaning and it means ‘aggression is about to ensue‘. In other words, it means, “I’m about to kick your butt!” Sometimes it’s a just a threat and sometimes the horse Read more…
What Do You Call a Female Horse? An adult female horse is called a mare. Any female horse over the age of four falls into this category. While there are other terms used to describe a female horse during different Read more…
The word “stud” comes from the Old English stod meaning “herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding”. Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the development of a stud book. Can Read more…
Ovary – the primary sex organ of the mare. The ovary produces the ovum (egg) to be fertilized and serves as an endocrine gland producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Oviduct – a long, convoluted tube extending from the infundibulum Read more…
Pawing is an indication something is not okay in the horse’s world. It’s body language expressing either 1) mental stress or 2) physical discomfort ranging from anticipation of a treat to painful ulcers. Pain, boredom, frustration, impatience, anxiety, hunger, excess Read more…
What is another word for studhorse? stallion entire stud-horse stud horse What’s another word for stallion? synonyms for stallion colt. filly. mare. bronco. foal. gelding. mustang. nag. What are synonyms for stud? WORDS RELATED TO STUD Casanova. Lothario. Prince Charming. Read more…