World War 1 Horse It has been estimated that 8 million horses, donkeys and mules died in World War 1. The horse above is carrying a cannon on his back. Will it be fired? ___________________________________ At the end of the Great War an Australian cavalryman in Palestine wrote these sentiments to wards his "waler" (short for the most common breed of Austalian warhorse, the New South [...]
Wow! I just played tourist at the most exceptional equestrian competition facility I have yet to visit. Tryon Internation Equestrian Center in North Carolina. Occasionally big money, vision, and equestian competition experiance comes together. And, for those of us competing, the state of North Carolina and the average tourist this is an example of a win win situation. It is impossible to [...]
HorseFlyNet • Bott Stones • Compost Covers • Hay Shades HorseFlyNet Does it allow air to flow through? Yes. Are chemicals or insecticides added? No. How much will it cost? $1.40 sq. foot. Are the nets guaranteed? Yes, if returned. What size do I need? Horses: about 2 feet off the ground and width of opening. Birds: down to the ground and width of opening. Hay Storage: down to the [...]
Our customer Susanne first ordered HorseFlyNet in 2007. She was pleased to let us quote her. "This is my second order for horsefly nets. The first one is still in use in our barn. We have a new lean to that needs darkening and your product fits the bill perfectly."I googled something like barn fly screens for horses and your name came up. I only ordered 1 the first time to see how it worked. I[...]
January 2011 POLO PLAYER EDITION Ground Cover New mallets are expensive, so taking care of them makes good economical sense. Since mallets are made of natural materials, moisture can wreak havoc on the them. Polo players like having quick and easy access to their mallets during a game but throwing them on the ground is not a good idea, especially when the grass is glistening with a fresh [...]
As we sit snug in our warm houses during a snow storm ever wonder where the flies are and how they survive? We found this post in a November 13, 2012 • ABC Home & Commercial in Pest & Termite, Rodent & Wildlife • Atlanta advertisement that explains. Have you ever noticed that house flies seem to disappear during the winter months? How do they manage to virtually vanish in the[...]
Jennifer La Plume VMD recently shared in her Newsletter this important information which I will post in my barn. After years around horses these number still escape me when I am concerned about a sick horse. HORSE'S VITAL SIGNSThanks to Ragged Mountain Equine Services, Jennifer A. La Plume VMD info@rmequine.com in Virginia.
The following is a short article printed in an April issue of THE WEEK magazine that is worth reprinting for horse owners who suffer with flies. Zebras' fly repellent "Biologists since Darwin have debated this riddle: Why do zebras have stripes? A probable answer is flies don't like stripes. Scientists examined several leading stripe theories that the color contrasts keep [...]
One would think that a horse would prefer drinking out of a clean water trough rather than out of a muddy puddle if it had the choice. But, you are wrong. After a rain, horses seem to enjoy the taste of the fresh water that accumulates in shallow puddles better than the large amount of stale H2O sitting in their regular troughs. In the wild, horses create their own mudholes by pawing at[...]