Elephants Aren’t The Only Ones Who Never Forget

By sarajean on 7/31/10 7:20am
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The next time you meet a horse, know that you are making a friend for life. According to Discovery News, horses never forget a good friend. When they experience a positive relationship with a human, they remember that human later in life—even after not seeing him or her for a long period of time. They will also remain loyal to such humans.

It’s not surprising, since—also like elephants—horses form strong relationships with other horses in the wild. They have strong familial bonds, as well as keen social skills for interacting with animals from other groups, making them similar to humans in this light. Some horses even form lifetime bonds with other horses.

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Supplements

By Silvia on 7/27/10 9:41am
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Have TB that does not like supplements in his feed. Any thoughts on a supplement 'paste' he would like to eat.

Garlic

By Anonymous on 7/25/10 5:06pm
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A week ago, we put my 25 year old horse down.  My vet said he foundered, but we haven't changed a thing with our horses in 15 years.  I noticed today that all my garlic plants had been eaten.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

 

Good place to find good horses

By Arabella on 6/17/10 10:53am
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Here's a link to a really good site to look at and buy horses: http://www.dreamhorse.com/full_search.php

Brand?

By Anonymous on 4/26/10 7:06pm
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I bought a hourse about a year ago, other than his name and his age I know nothing about his history or origin. He has two brands one on his left shoulder which was given to him by the man I bought him from. He also has a brand on his left hip that I don't know, but I am hoping it'll tell me something about him. The brand on his left hip id a capital "D" over a O-ring snaffle bit. Does anyone know this brand? He is a large sorrel gelding that looks like he may be an Appendix he is around 15 years old. If you know anything please let me know I would loe to get some history on him.Timbers brand: You can see the brand better hereTimbers brand: You can see the brand better hereTimber: This is my gelding you can sort of see the brand on his hipTimber: This is my gelding you can sort of see the brand on his hip

"Utter gunk"?

By Anonymous on 4/18/10 11:32pm
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I adopted a BLM mustang recently, from a neighbor who purchased her from an auction. She is about 4 yrs old. I have bathed twice before, first two bathes of her life. I was bathing her today and noticed thick gunk, like a moist black/brown tar-like substance, not sure how else to explain it, between her utters. It does come off but did not want to start scrubbing and pulling it off before I asked for some advice. Is this ok to remove, is it a normal build up after 4 yrs w/o bathing? Thanks!


 

Equine interests

By Anonymous on 3/22/10 2:22pm
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What topic interests todays horse people?

HOW TO KEEP MY HORSE SOUND

By Anonymous on 3/17/10 9:33am
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My mare is having trouple keeping her hip in place which is making it really hard to keep her sound. Any suggestions on what to do to keep her sound?

Give Wild Mustangs a Chance

By sarajean on 3/13/10 12:32am
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In a recent roundup, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management took 1,922 wild horses away from their home in the Calico Mountain Complex of Nevada. These wild mustangs are supposed to be protected beneath the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, a federal law since 1971.

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Rare Breeds: The Spanish Jennet

By erika on 11/19/09 1:22pm
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Recently while I was researching a new Breyer Horse model, I ran across a horse breed I had never heard of: the Spanish Jennet.  In fact, a lot of source seem to be confusing or conflating the breed of horse of the Breyer model - the Knabstrupper - with the Spanish Jennet.  

Just to clarify the situation, the Knabstrupper is a breed of horse developed in the early 1800s from a single spotted mare.  The mare may or may not have been of Jennet blood, but the Knabstrupper could plausibly be seen as an extension of the Jennet breed.  However, the Jennet itself is an ancient breed - literally ancient, as it was first documented in the prehistoric Paleolithic cave art of Lascaux and Altamira.  In other words, the Knabstrupper is an offshoot of the Spanish Jennet.


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