Recent questions tagged horses

Description : What are spurs supposed to accomplish?

Last Answer : I have a friend who has a business breaking and training horses; he wears spurs all the time. He says the spurs are a way of communicating with the horse, they aren’t to hurt the horse. The horse feels them but it’s not like a sharp stick.

Description : Cyst, Liquid, or Muscle on a Colt?

Last Answer : I’m sorry, don’t want to state the obvious, but I will do it anyway: call a vet.

Description : Why do horses stand together?

Last Answer : I doubt it is actually possible to know. But safety in numbers is a pretty common thread with all creatures. And it probably isn’t in the flighty and win sense. More of a be faster than your friend when chased by a bear thing.

Description : Does being a "stable genius" mean that you clean up horse stalls very effectively?

Last Answer : Not at all. It means you know how to shovel horse shit.

Description : Do animals that have branded (horses, cattle) remember who branded them and caused them pain?

Last Answer : I don’t think they would remember who branded them but I believe they know enough to shy away from a person who repeatedly abuses them.

Description : Should USC be forced to rename their horse mascot?

Last Answer : Did anyone from around the time that Traveler was alive ever filed a complaint against him/her for being discriminating against a certain color? Didn’t think so. Probably a rare sample of a non-racist horse.

Description : Why can't they domesticate zebras like they did horses?

Last Answer : Because painting white stripes on black african american horses is cheaper and easier.

Description : Is it safe to pull off the road and pet a horse you don't know?

Last Answer : Apparently it’s not safe.

Description : Does walking on pavement hurt horses?

Last Answer : Had a friend that was a farrier in Connecticut , he used something like THESE for carriage horses in southern New England.

Description : How differently do you think American Indian civilizations would have developed if they'd had horses from the beginning?

Last Answer : answer:I'm not sure what you mean by and I'm sure they made huge strides in their civilizations during the 300 years they had them, before the Europeans came . The Europeans came at ... , and Middle Eastern groups had camels. There have been plenty of alternatives for transportation and for work.

Description : How can riding horses break a girl's hymen?

Last Answer : Considering the weight of the girl is resting on her crotch, and the hymen is merely a membrane, it’s not at all surprising. Add to that the concept of horse back riding as a masturbatory exercise for young women, it means the pressure from horse back riding is directly on the area in question.

Description : What is the difference in the oats you feed your horse and the oats you eat for breakfast?

Last Answer : Husks

Description : Why do horses whinny?

Last Answer : answer:Horses use verbal communication like we use speech. It's to alert others of some situation. Check that the horse does not have a leg or hoof caught in something. Check that the horse's ... reacting to a problematic situation, it will try to get attention. Since it lacks speech, it whinnies.

Description : What are your thoughts on "dressage?"?

Last Answer : If the horses can accomplish the task, and they thrive… then where is the abuse?

Description : Should they pick up the poop?

Last Answer : They should be forced to eat it.

Description : Why can't they just leave the horses alone?

Last Answer : answer:It surely cannot be easy these days being Joan Guilfoyle, the (relatively) new director of the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program. On the one hand she works ... .com/national/archive/2012/05/the-feds-unnecessarily-round-up-wild-horses-then-complain-about-costs/256527/

Description : How old should you be to ride a pony?

Last Answer : Guess it depends on the size of the pony (all horses under 14.2 hh are considered poines), the weight and athletic prowess of the child, the speed of the ride, and exactly what you mean by “ride” (led around by an adult, for example, or something else).

Description : Was that a horse race?

Last Answer : answer:I don't know. According to this site there have been 21 near misses over the years; horses who have won the Derby and the Preakness but not the Belmont. But it certainly could happen and I'll ... another. :-) And this guy is going to have to eat his words; he's probably started already.

Description : So Obama legalized horse slaughter, your feelings?

Last Answer : More info please. Do you mean slaughter for food?

Description : What are your most enjoyable/unpleasant experiences involving horses?

Last Answer : answer:*You’re SO clever… Random? Well butter my muffin this is a GREAT question! Teeth… Horses teeth disturbe me. So although I like looking at them, much like everything else, they are rather plesant… Until of course they open their mouths, then, not so much. *Smiles.

Description : How intelligent are horses?

Last Answer : From what I know of horses, some are more intelligent than many people I know. They’re beautiful animals, inside and out – when Alex and I dream about our farm upstate, we have two horses at least in that dream.

Description : Which way does a lucky horseshoe point?

Last Answer : I thought the open end pointed down, so that the “bad luck” would go in and loop around and back out again.

Description : How much did a horse cost, in Denver, in 1885?

Last Answer : According to this, two sick horses in Colorado in 1889 were sold for $85. So, for a used horse that needed work I guess the market price was around $40—$45.

Description : Elegant show name for a gray hanoverian horse named hans (hahnz)

Last Answer : A Ride With Pride Hand Over A Horse Named Sue

Description : Does anyone know about horseback riding lessons in St. Charles,MO area?

Last Answer : There seem to be a lot of choices. Also here. :)

Description : What are your thoughts on whipping horses in order to train them?

Last Answer : i kind of like it

Description : What is the difference between a morgan and a quarter horse?

Last Answer : A Morgan is typically a smaller propotioned horse than the Quarter. This is not to say that a Morgan is always shorter in height or leaner in body than the Quarter Horse, but it is the typical case. It ... are comparing the two breeds. Here are a few links which might help - AQHA, FQHA, AMHA, FMHA

Description : Does anyone have any experiences with dude ranches?

Last Answer : The only ranch I know anything about is the Bar None from the nickelodeon show Hey Dude. I’m sure this isn’t helpful to you.

Description : I need an elegant barn name for my German horse asap! What should I name him?

Last Answer : Adolf.

Description : How does a rider control a horse?

Last Answer : with the reins and sound commands

Description : Do horses ever have green eyes?

Last Answer : answer:http://www.equine-information.com/eye-colour.html Yes, some can.

Description : I ride horses as a hobby anyone had an bad horse accidents?

Last Answer : Well I never rode horses enough to say I have, but there was this one time my brother and me snuck into a neighbors yard who owned horses. So I decided to get on one bare back and my brother made a ... his ass off while the whole time I could have been killed. It's funny now all these years later.

Description : Why are horse races always run counterclockwise?

Last Answer : answer:maybe they are just run left to right, but in a circle. Edit: aren’t most races counterclockwise?

Description : HORSES FACTS

Last Answer : Horses like us, can express their feelings using facials expressions. Horses look after for one another, if you see a herd of horses, at least one of them will be standing up to keep watch while the others ... their eyes are on the sides of their faces. Most horses can live up to 20-30 years old.