Can Horses Have Down Syndrome?

Can Horses Have Down Syndrome? (Find Out!)

While out with some friends the other night, we were having a discussion about some children that she teaches at her job. She works with children with special needs of many kinds, and some cases of children with down syndrome. It was a really interesting discussion, which naturally led us, a bunch of horse lovers, …

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Can Horses Eat Stinging Nettles?

Can Horses Eat Stinging Nettles?

I was out tending the horses the other day when I noticed that once again, stinging nettles were beginning to grow into their pasture again. It’s been a years long battle to try and remove the nettles, and despite all my efforts, they just keep coming back. Having them on the field has always made …

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Can Horses Eat Quinoa?

Can Horses Eat Quinoa?

My family have been very much on a ‘superfoods’ binge recently. I’m always up for trying new things, so I’ve been open to it, but we’ve been eating some seriously weird foods. Most of it is really good, although cooking with some of it has been a bit of a learning curve, to say the …

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How Often Should You Groom A Horse?

How Often Should You Groom A Horse?

For humans, daily grooming is essential to staying healthy and includes showering, brushing your teeth, and maintaining your hair. Grooming is not only important for humans, however, as many animals groom themselves regularly in order to maintain themselves. What about horses? How often do you need to groom them? Well, I was curious about this, …

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Do Horses Have A Gallbladder?

Do Horses Have A Gallbladder?

My family and I were watching a documentary about animal anatomy the other day, and how it differs from our own. They talked about many animals, but horses came up more than once. Something that was not mentioned was their gallbladders—which my son had just learned about in school. He wasn’t letting it go and …

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