Tongue ties are used with the aim of improving racing performance for two main reasons: to prevent the horse getting their tongue over the bit during a race. to preventing ‘choking’, or the airway being obstructed by soft tissue at Read more…
A hood covers the horses ears and head leaving eye holes for them to see. It is not used for concentration but rather horses that may be nervous of crowds and noises. They’re padded around the ears and so restrict Read more…
Blinker hood Racehorses wear blinkers to help maintain focus during a race. Why are race horses wearing red hoods? A hood is used to cover the horse’s ears and head in order to keep them calm. Inside the hood are Read more…
A fly mask is a piece of gear used on horses heads to cover the eyes, jaw, and sometimes the ears and muzzle to protect them from flies and other biting insects. Fly masks can also provide UV protection to Read more…
1940’s. Tractors replaced horses on farms in the 1940’s. This was a big change for farmers. It also changed the way agricultural work was organised, and resulted in the loss of employment for those who were traditionally hired as farm Read more…
It covers the entire head and is typically part of a Halloween costume, or is worn at other times to be funny, shocking, incongruous, or hip, or to disguise one’s identity. It has also become an internet meme. What are Read more…
A shadow roll is a piece of equipment, usually made of sheepskin or a synthetic material, that is attached to the noseband of a horse’s bridle. Like blinkers, it partially restricts the horse’s vision, and helps them to concentrate on Read more…
In different parts of the world, people have learned to ride and use the skills of a variety of large animals including elephants, ostriches and yaks, so it seems that culture and tradition are the real reasons why British farmers Read more…
Horses were never meant to be human slaves and carry them on their backs (no animal ever was!). They were meant to graze all day, walk or trot for tens of miles every day to find water, and gallop to Read more…
In the early 1930s, most Nebraska farmers still used horses and mules to plow, plant, and harvest crops. Tractors were beginning to replace horses, but even by 1940 only 23 percent of the nation’s farmers had tractors. When did they Read more…