soybean meal. High quality protein includes legumes, young grass pastures, soybean meal, canola meal, and linseed meal. Soybean meal is rated the highest quality due to the amino acid profile being superior to most other plant products. Moderate to low Read more…
Horses in Ancient Egypt. Horses were introduced into Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (about 1700-1550 BC). The earliest remains of horses are a few bones from Avaris and the skeleton of a horse found at Buhen. The Buhen remains Read more…
The barn might seem the logical choice, but that isn’t necessarily so. “Our recommendation in a hurricane is to turn them out, because they at least have a chance if they’re outside,” says Shuffitt, noting that barn or roof collapse Read more…
Resheph An Egyptian stele depicting Resheph Consort Adamma (in Ebla); Itum (in Egypt) Equivalents Mesopotamian equivalent Nergal Who is the Egyptian god of animals? In Egypt’s Early Dynastic period (c. 3100 – c. 2686 BC), Anubis was portrayed in full Read more…
The concept is simple: When your horse is cold, put on his blanket. When he’s not cold, take it off. When should you take your horses blanket off? A good rule of thumb is to consider blanketing your horse when Read more…
The horse is believed to have come to Egypt with the Hyksos around 1600BC, who settled in the Nile Delta from the Levant, looking for grazing land for their cattle. Did Hyksos use horses? In the wars between the Theban Read more…
Sleipnir was the eight-legged horse born of Sleipnir, and belonged to Odin. Loki gave birth to Sleipnir after turning himself into a female horse when his father demanded he sabotage the work of a craftsman from being able to complete Read more…
Allah took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it, and created the horse. How did Allah create the horse? “Know, then, that among us it is admitted that Allah created the horse out of the wind, as Read more…
In general Egyptians did not ride on horses but used them for chariots. Two horses are the rule. Horseshoes were not used. Egyptian horses, which were probably almost identical to those in the Near East, are rather small by comparison Read more…
If you are able to, make sure the horse is contained in a safe and enclosed area where they can graze safely. If the area of land where the horse has been abandoned is not secure and is alongside a Read more…