All Blog Posts Tagged 'Equine' (27)

Gratitude for the Glorious Gift of Poop.

This is how you can tell there is a tourist in the barn: they keep their eyes on the ground and there’s lots of erratic tiptoeing. Some even squeal at the sight of manure. I call it Fecalphobia- an irrational fear of digestive waste. Thankfully, humans are the only species prone to the disease. (Nincompoops.) Everybody else is fine about bowel relief.

People who live with horses don’t get emotional about poop. It’s such a normal part of the day-to-day…

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Added by Anna Blake on December 9, 2011 at 8:30am — 5 Comments

Calcium - More than Just Bone

Often when we hear the word calcium we think of it as a bone building nutrient, but calcium also serves many vital functional roles in addition to structural roles. As discussed in our previous blog post, Keeping the Horse Replenished – Equine Electrolytes, calcium is one of the most important electrolytes, which are mineral salts that create electrical current in the horse. When evaluating the distribution of calcium in the horse we see that:

Approximately 99%…

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Added by Equi-Force Equine Products on September 1, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Keeping the Horse Replenished - Equine Electrolytes

With summer in full swing, the topic of equine electrolytes becomes very relevant. Electrolytes are mineral salts that create the electrical current in the horse and are necessary for a variety of biological processes, including:

Muscular contraction
Water balance
Regular heartbeat

As the summer gets hotter you find yourself with a sweaty horse, but a quick hose down is not all he needs after a good workout. Horse sweat is hypertonic, meaning… Continue

Added by Equi-Force Equine Products on August 30, 2011 at 12:18pm — No Comments

A Different Kind of Runaway.

Posted on 05/20/2011 by annablakeblog…

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Added by Anna Blake on May 20, 2011 at 7:54am — 1 Comment

Photography Tips from amateur photographer and professional rider Justin Ridgewell

I am an amateur photographer and professional rider and have always been interested in the art of photography.

I took the plunge and bought my first DSLR camera two years ago and have been playing with it ever since. As a self-taught photographer I have spent a lot of time reading books, surfing…

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Added by Justin Ridgewell on February 7, 2011 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Video Riding Without Saddle or Bridle!

Click the link below to view the youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiXiU8DU-Us

My greatest achievement to date!

Added by Brendán Gerard William Bergin on January 14, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - December 11, 2009

Welcome to this week’s edition of Equine Science News. Today I’ll be talking about DNA, horse vices and alternative medicines.

Scientists have made a new discovery about the evolution of our equine partners after looking at ancient DNA.

The team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in Australia looked at DNA from the bones of extinct horses, found in caves. They identified new horse species in the landmass of Europe & Asia and also in South… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on December 11, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment