2 reasons why the horse was and is so popular
The reasons why the horse has been and continues to be so popular is firstly because of their temperament which is based upon their sociability. In the wild they have a naturally …
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Why do we not eat horses?
In general, humans do not eat horses because they have nearly always given their lives to benefit humans either to carry them and/or in some other way been a servant to humans. …
Isolated horses become stressed with weakened immunity
An interesting study has recently been published on the PLOS ONE website. It is called: Single housing but not changes in group composition causes stress-related immunomodulations in horses (link at base of …
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Horse does not want to be ridden and pretends to be dead. Why?
This TikTok video begs the question as to whether horses like being ridden. It seems to me that the average person almost automatically believes that horses like to be ridden because we …
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Do horses get cold feet?
Horses don’t get cold feet when standing in snow under very cold conditions because they do not have muscle mass below the knee or hock. The lower leg is mostly made up …
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