If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If you love horses, there is nothing quite as rewarding or exciting as caring for a foal.
A foal needs to have special care from the moment of birth and there are specific things a horse owner must do […]
Every horse owner should know basic first aid for horses.
There are two types of first aid that may be needed to be rendered to a horse: treatment for injuries or wounds that do not require vet attention and first aid measures that should be rendered while waiting for a vet to arrive.
First aid given […]
You’ve purchased a horse and are not sure what breed it is, or you are thinking of buying a horse from an auction and need to determine what the breed is.
Being able to determine a breed of a horse can also come in hand for personal and professional reasons too.
There are 15 recognized […]
There are some basic things you need to know how to do when owning a horse.
Feeding the horse is one of the most important parts of horse ownership.
Horses require adequate pasture time. They also need vitamin supplements.
Horses also need dark greens that contain carotene, hay, carrots and corn.
If your horse does […]
The disease, grass sickness can affect not just horses but ponies and donkeys too.
First recognized in Scotland in 1907, it commonly occurs in the U.K., Ireland, Europe and North America.
Young horses are more susceptible to grass disease. The disease does not appear to have an affect on suckling foals.
Grass sickness is prevalent […]
Talking with others about horses is easier if you understand the basic terminology used when referring to horses.
If you or someone you love is really in to horses, you will want to be able to converse with them intelligently.
Here are the basic horse terms and what they mean.
There are some basic “age related […]
