ASKHQ: WHY ARE GREY HORSES BORN DARKER?

Q: Why are grey horses born darker? A: Compared to white horses with pink skin, greys possess a modifying gene inherited from one or both parents. This gene causes the horse’s coat to turn grey with age even though he was born darker, usually chestnut or bay. The skin of grey horses is not pink and…

BylizzieDecember 13, 20240Comments

Breeding Horse Health

FRAGILE FOAL SYNDROME

By Amelia Campbell-Horne With breeding, so many things can go wrong, so any risk that can be eliminated should be! Fragile Foal Syndrome (FFS) is one such risk that can be easily avoided. In this article, HQ chats with Dr Mareli Smalberger, South Africa's local FFS expert, to help us understand how we can eliminate this risk…

BylizzieMarch 11, 20230Comments

Horse Breed

PEDIGREES – AN OVERVIEW

To understand breeding decisions, you need to learn how to examine the ancestry of a horse. Knowing bloodlines can help you to predict a horse's potential. Pedigree research often becomes a lifelong pursuit, or sometimes even an obsession for many top breeders, and involves an understanding of genetics. Speaking to horse breeders can often, therefore,…

BylizzieApril 21, 20210Comments

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ASKHQ: CAN YOU RIDE A MINIATURE HORSE?

Q: Can Miniature Horses be ridden? Answered by Suzette Ostreim A: Miniature Horses, like any other horse breed, can be ridden, and must be treated exactly like their larger counterparts when being selected for a riding career. Just like with the large breeds, the Miniature Horse must be mature in age and physical development (usually at around…

BylizzieJuly 11, 20200Comments

Horse Channel

HORSEY FOLKLORE: THE PROPHET’S THUMBPRINT

By Lalique Lemberger The ancient Bedouin legend of the Prophet's Thumbprint has been carried over through the generations and to this day horses who bear this mark are believed, by some, to be exceptional in some way. The myth originated with the Arabian horse, but today the mark is borne by many varieties of equines, including Thoroughbreds…

BylizzieMay 29, 20200Comments

Ask HQ Horse Channel Horse Health

EQUIFARM VETERINARY CLINIC

Please tell us a bit about Equifarm Veterinary Clinic and the services you offer? Equifarm Veterinary Clinic is a new veterinary practice in Namibia, where we focus on providing compassionate care and modern medicine, for every patient, every time. We are a mixed practice, serving 80% equines, 10% production animals and 10% small animals. We…

BylizzieApril 29, 20200Comments

Breeding Horse Channel Horse Health

HERD DYNAMICS

Who's the leader? By Jessi Louw Horses are social animals and the herd in which they stand not only influences the way they communicate with one another, but also dictates their daily processes. Feral herds and domesticated herds vary drastically from each other and it's interesting to understand how each affects the daily life…

BylizzieDecember 22, 20180Comments

Horse Channel

CONSUELO TRIBUTE – A GIFT FOR BREEDING AND THE SPORT

By Claus Koch In 1998, Sitta Voigts of Zonjati Stud asked Cord Wassmann, the chief judge of Hanoverian breeding, to find her a colt out of the Holstein Contender line. As requested, he bought her a Concerto 2 colt from Doris Hafemeister, the mother of the Olympic rider Dirk Hafemeister. Thus, Consuelo arrived in Namibia, but as…

BylizzieSeptember 26, 20180Comments

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