By Kim Dimevski, SA Horse Trails Growing up learning about horses in the typical stable yard environment can give one a fairly limited education. Within these fixed confines we often only know what is taught to us by our instructors, and especially when young we tend to hang onto every word they say. We know what…
Veterinarians will typically recommend removing one of the twin embryos to maximise survival and well-being of both mare and remaining foal [dropcap]N[/dropcap]ature does not favour the birth of equine twins, and many mares will abort within the first 40 days of pregnancy. Of the mares who carry twins longer than six weeks, 80% will abort during…
Some riders interpret fear as a horse being 'bad.' Other recognise fear as a horse's natural reaction to being an animal of prey. [dropcap]D[/dropcap]oes your horse have a natural tendency towards specific types of behaviour, or are his responses moulded by influences in his lifetime? Can the right handling cure the ‘bad’ horse or are some…
