While humans have some large muscles and a bit of tissue below the knee that helps to stabilize a broken bone, along with a cast, a horse has very little muscle and hardly any other tissue besides tendons, ligaments, blood Read more…
Preparing Your Property For a Horse? Discover 4 Home Upgrades You Need Construct a Stable or Run-in Shed. Prepare a Water Supply Area. Choose the Right Fence for the Pasture. Evaluate Grazing Needs and Prepare Food Storage. Keeping a Horse Read more…
Stalls should be at least 10 feet x 10 feet for a standard riding horse. If the stall is going to house broodmares and foals, the stalls should be a minimum of 10 feet x 14 feet. Are horses OK Read more…
Horses are strong because of their muscles. Their muscles are strong enough to pull strong carts and strong things like that. In addition, they have strong legs for running fast! Why horse legs are so powerful? Their strength is part Read more…
Domestic horses also require shelter to be provided for them in inclement weather because again they can only utilise what is provided for them. A healthy horse can cope with low temperatures without any problem but it is when it Read more…
Feeding potato skins to horses is a BIG no. Though it may seem harmless (or even efficient in terms of waste reduction), you should never allow your horse to eat potato skins. Even more so than the potato flesh itself, Read more…
Their hooves are strong and don’t have nerve endings. You may be wondering why they need the extra protection for their feet if they already have these hooves. It’s true, hooves do provide some protection for the horses feet and Read more…
Horses have three types of hair on their body that all feel different. Mane, tail, and fur. Their mane hair feels just like human hair, soft, silky and long. Maybe a little bit less silky because they don’t tend to Read more…
Horses require six main classes of nutrients to survive; they include water, fats, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins,and minerals. What are the 6 essential nutrients for horses? When feeding horses, it is important to recognize that there are six basic nutrient categories Read more…
Types Of Horse Feed Horse Feed Supplements Cereals. These are energy giving feeds which have been treated to reduce the amount of starch that is present in them and to make them more digestible for the horse. Protein Feeds. Bulk Read more…